Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

freebrickproductions wrote:The last two actually aren't too uncommon, but the are certainly less common than the "traditional cantilever + gate mech on separate mast" combo that you see in a lot of places.
These usually tend to be put in when there isn't enough room at the crossing to put a gate mech on a separate mast from what I've seen.

Yes... this is more common than you might think. Here are a few in my hometown.

On this crossing, the newer one on the left used to look like the one on the right until it was knocked down about 5 years ago. In this case... just as brick said, there is not enough room for a separate gate mast due to the alley on each side of the track: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.78706,- ... 6656?hl=en

Here is another one just a few blocks down from the above: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.797234, ... 6656?hl=en. They had to modify the visors on this signal to keep them from getting hit by the gate... especially on windy days: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.797237, ... 6656?hl=en

And of course you have this model Safetran cantilever which I see quite a bit: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.819021, ... 6656?hl=en

This looks like a very complicated setup. This is a 3-way traffic intersection combined with a railroad crossing,combined with a drawbridge and its traffic setup. I have a lot of questions about this setup. https://www.google.com/maps/@44.197649, ... !1e1?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@44.197905, ... !1e1?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@44.197893, ... !1e1?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@44.197905, ... !1e1?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@44.198156, ... !1e1?hl=en

The lights on the gate appear to be Western-Cullen-Hayes No. 1590 gate lights.

Here is a 8'' crossing that I thought looked notable. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.949787, ... 1664?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@43.950001, ... 1664?hl=en
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Some nice vintage cantilevers. https://www.google.com/maps/@46.736906, ... 1664?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@46.736906, ... 1664?hl=en
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Why is the "Stop On Red Signal" sign in between the lights and the crossbuck? https://www.google.com/maps/@46.753405, ... 1664?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@46.753203, ... 1664?hl=en
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ToledoRailfan wrote:Here is a 8'' crossing that I thought looked notable. https://www.google.com/maps/@43.949787, ... 1664?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@43.950001, ... 1664?hl=en

That crossing's on the site: http://www.rxrsignals.net/Michigan/Custer/Main/

Active crossing in Mobile, AL:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.692866, ... 6656?hl=en

A rather cool crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.740721, ... 6656?hl=en

freebrickproductions wrote: A rather cool crossing:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.740721, ... 6656?hl=en

I've always thought those signals with the extra lights on top were weird looking. As of this year, I have found out they are more common that I thought they were. Yet I have yet to see one in person.

Another active crossing in Mobile, AL. This one appears to be malfunctioning as I don't see any trains nearby:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.669983, ... 6656?hl=en

A couple more active crossings in Mobile, AL:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.687244, ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.690791, ... 6656?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.686065, ... 6656?hl=en

freebrickproductions wrote:Another active crossing in Mobile, AL. This one appears to be malfunctioning as I don't see any trains nearby:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.669983, ... 6656?hl=en

That's most definitely a malfunction, considering how when you go past the crossing on the road there, the gates remain in the same position.