Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

This is odd, and in my opinion is a bad idea safety wise, because the cantilever pole usually marks where you stop.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 74.53,,0,0

View from the other direction
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 53.92,,0,0

Here is another extreme example of this in Hammond, IN on the Norfolk Southern. It's so angled that the lights are installed on a 70-80 degree angle!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 71,,0,-1.9