Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Rapid City, SD.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... ,,0,-10.25
(Incorrect crossbuck as well - CROSSING RAILROAD)

Not to mention the traffic light turns into a lamppost mount at the top...

weatherdan882002 wrote:Not to mention the traffic light turns into a lamppost mount at the top...

That is done very commonly here although usually it is just one long pole with the mounting hardware for a signal mast on it. See here.

This extra mount was what I found interesting...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 09559&z=17
Personally I think an extra crossbuck near this set of lights would be a good idea as well.

SirKrunch wrote:This extra mount was what I found interesting...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 09559&z=17
Personally I think an extra crossbuck near this set of lights would be a good idea as well.

Interesting. A crossbuck would help that look a little more normal... however it would still be a bit higher off the ground than where you would expect it to be.

Still though... I like that idea betther than having a railroad cantilver with a traffic signal cantilever mounted directly in front of it. Case and point:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... .92,,0,4.5

The right side mast light is completely blocked by the traffic signal... also, if you are driving a high profile vehicle (such as a school bus), the outside lights on the railroad cantilever are blocked by the traffic signal as well. Poor planning in my opinion!