Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Prospect St, Newark, NJ. This is horrific. Before it was looking like this it was probably an old working US&S set before it looked like this. Prepare for the worst:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Mt+Prosp ... 83,,1,5.74

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Mt+Prosp ... 48,,1,2.69
And just across the street:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Mt+Prosp ... 8,,1,11.04

Next street over Summer Ave:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Summer+A ... 0.6,,0,4.9

I don't think they are falling apart... the signals have been been completely vandalized. Based on the area they are in... I'm surprised they are still standing at all.

The railroad should have removed those when the line went dead. They could have at least used the parts for something else instead of having someone just destroy it.

A shame...

Did you see this telegraph pole?
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Mt+Prosp ... 14.63&z=16

They removed several of those here in town when Viall Ave 2 and Broadway got upgraded.

Some more old signal remains here:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Summer+A ... ,5.34&z=21
Former pedestrian signal:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Summer+A ... ,8.38&z=21

And here:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Summer+A ... -2.81&z=21

Along with here:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Summer+A ... -0.64&z=21
Old block signal at the crossing:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Summer+A ... -5.12&z=21

Old crossbuck crossing on a spur off of the line:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Summer+A ... ,5.09&z=21

Another one on the same spur:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Summer+A ... ,9.06&z=21

The spur becomes untracable and the mainline goes back into use, so going in the other direction:
Old searchlight:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Summer+A ... -3.16&z=21

The line is back in use after that due to it connecting with an active main line.