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Can't say I've seen anything like this before.

It's an indication for trains to come to a stop right there since that's a diamond. It's also probably decades old because from the looks of it, neither of those lines receive much use if any anymore.

Joosh wrote:https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4927151 ... 312!8i6656


Can't say I've seen anything like this before.

Nice find! That is pretty odd, maybe at one point one of the lines was a streetcar line. Definitely very old and very classic!

ZachL wrote:neither of those lines receive much use if any anymore.

I don't know about that.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4927519 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4927243 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4935355 ... 312!8i6656
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I this found this not to far from that signal.
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I also came across this odd cantilever signal near the signal.
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Those odd signals seem to be a thing around here.

I think these sections of track do get some use, but not much. They're owned by a couple small shortlines.

ToledoRailfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:neither of those lines receive much use if any anymore.

I this found this not to far from that signal.

Those odd signals seem to be a thing around here.

IIRC, those are smash-boards or tilt-boards or something like that. It was basically an old way of controlling diamonds once upon a time.

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:neither of those lines receive much use if any anymore.

I this found this not to far from that signal.

Those odd signals seem to be a thing around here.

IIRC, those are smash-boards or tilt-boards or something like that. It was basically an old way of controlling diamonds once upon a time.

Pretty amazing that their still there! Kind of makes ya wonder when they were last in service.

ToledoRailfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:neither of those lines receive much use if any anymore.

I don't know about that.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4927519 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4927243 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4935355 ... 312!8i6656

Then whomever manages that line really needs to fix their grade.

ZachL wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:neither of those lines receive much use if any anymore.

I don't know about that.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4927519 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4927243 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4935355 ... 312!8i6656

Then whomever manages that line really needs to fix their grade.

That would be fun to drive over!

ToledoRailfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:neither of those lines receive much use if any anymore.

I don't know about that.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4927519 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4927243 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4935355 ... 312!8i6656

Then whomever manages that line really needs to fix their grade.

That would be fun to drive over!

As a motorist, I can vouch that it's not fun at all to drive over a rough crossing.