Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

I thought there should be a topic that is like the Google Maps Scavenger Hunt topic but for traffic signals and signs. Here are some of my finds.

Temporary traffic signals. https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6499029 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@39.6512088 ... 6656?hl=en
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Vintage Y-Y-R signals. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2436979 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2433791 ... 6656?hl=en

The signals pointing toward the fire station are G-Y-R signals. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2435171 ... 6656?hl=en
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Vintage incandescent signals with the red section being the larger than the yellow and green section. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3520483 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3521202 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3521202 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3522889 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3524171 ... 6656?hl=en

There are also vintage worded pedestrian signals here.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3523389 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3522889 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3521678 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3521202 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3520515 ... 6656?hl=en
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A pair of vintage 4-way signals! https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6353843 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6355099 ... 6656?hl=en
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Another pair. https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6379827 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6379777 ... 6656?hl=en

ToledoRailfan wrote: Vintage incandescent signals with the red section being the larger than the yellow and green section. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3520483 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3521202 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3521202 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3522889 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3524171 ... 6656?hl=en

There are also vintage worded pedestrian signals here.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3523389 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3522889 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3521678 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3521202 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3520515 ... 6656?hl=en

Those are called 12-8-8 signals. Love the worded 12 inch peds though!

I'll probably post some stuff from Alabama later.

ToledoRailfan wrote: A pair of vintage 4-way signals! https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6353843 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6355099 ... 6656?hl=en
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Another pair. https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6379827 ... 6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6379777 ... 6656?hl=en

Mine, from 2009:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/busman_49 ... 053814116/

An old traffic Wig-Wag near Tooronga station in Melbourne with a vintage Pedestrian Crossing sign!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.850 ... 312!8i6656

By 2013, they had replaced with a newer one, but reused the older pole.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.850 ... 312!8i6656

Good old, fashioned 3Ms in Logansport, IN
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7530505 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7528557 ... 312!8i6656

Fostoria, OH has some 4-ways
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1567182 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1555684 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1586133 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.170463, ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1640451 ... 312!8i6656
As well as some 12-8-8s
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1640373 ... 312!8i6656

Joosh wrote: Fostoria, OH has some 4-ways
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1567182 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1555684 ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1586133 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.170463, ... 328!8i1664
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1640451 ... 312!8i6656

A few of those aren't 4-ways, but 4-way clusters. Nice finds though!

Joosh wrote: As well as some 12-8-8s
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1640373 ... 312!8i6656

Love the 8 inch arrow in the Durasig there!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1640138 ... 312!8i6656
I also love the 2-way Crouse-hinds Art-deco cluster there:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1640138 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.16389,- ... 312!8i6656

Came across this intersection last night for the first time. The road is divided by a canal so there are 2 sets of lights. Originally both sets of lights were on span wire like this:
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.7989717 ... 312!8i6656

Apparently, that was causing some trouble, as the 2nd set of lights will change green when traffic turning from the opposite road gets a green arrow (so as not to congest the middle of this intersection).

Now, the 2nd set of lights have been removed from the span wire and placed on the pole. They put both lights heads next to each other, angled them a bit, and put visors in both the red and green lights so that they cannot be easily seen for traffic stopped at the first set of lights. Just thought this was an interesting solution.
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.7989976 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.7989976 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@27.7989336 ... 312!8i6656

Some more 4-way clusters in Ohio:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.163281, ... 56!6m1!1e1
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.155705, ... 56!6m1!1e1

They took out a 4-way cluster recently
In 2007 https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1617709 ... 64!6m1!1e1
In 2015 https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1617815 ... 56!6m1!1e1

Joosh wrote:Some more 4-way clusters in Ohio:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.163281, ... 56!6m1!1e1

12 inch worded peds there as well!

freebrickproductions wrote:

Joosh wrote:Some more 4-way clusters in Ohio:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.163281, ... 56!6m1!1e1

12 inch worded peds there as well!

12" worded pedestrians were actually somewhat common around Tampa before they replaced them all with countdown signals.