Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Found these photos of signals with 45 degree crossbucks located somewhere in the California desert. These photographs were taken in 1970.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... 548848.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... 548849.jpg

I think that crossing has been posted before, as I know it appears to have narrow-gauge tracks and those weird bells on the signals. It was like for some industry or mine. Crossbucks have since been replaced.

freebrickproductions wrote:I think that crossing has been posted before, as I know it appears to have narrow-gauge tracks and those weird bells on the signals. It was like for some industry or mine. Crossbucks have since been replaced.

I thought these signals looked familiar, I suspected it could have been that crossing. Don't recall a post about the crossbucks though.

ToledoRailfan wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:I think that crossing has been posted before, as I know it appears to have narrow-gauge tracks and those weird bells on the signals. It was like for some industry or mine. Crossbucks have since been replaced.

I thought these signals looked familiar, I suspected it could have been that crossing. Don't recall a post about the crossbucks though.

I don't think any of us knew that the signals had 45° crossbucks, as street view shows standard 90° ones, IIRC.

freebrickproductions wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:I think that crossing has been posted before, as I know it appears to have narrow-gauge tracks and those weird bells on the signals. It was like for some industry or mine. Crossbucks have since been replaced.

I thought these signals looked familiar, I suspected it could have been that crossing. Don't recall a post about the crossbucks though.

I don't think any of us knew that the signals had 45° crossbucks, as street view shows standard 90° ones, IIRC.

Pretty crazy that those signals use to be even more unique.

One on an abandoned BNSF line in Canton, IL.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@40.55049 ... 312!8i6656

NathanFromEngland wrote:One on an abandoned BNSF line in Canton, IL.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@40.55049 ... 312!8i6656

That's not a signal.

freebrickproductions wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:One on an abandoned BNSF line in Canton, IL.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@40.55049 ... 312!8i6656

That's not a signal.

I thought you mean't signals and crossbuck crossings.

NathanFromEngland wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:One on an abandoned BNSF line in Canton, IL.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@40.55049 ... 312!8i6656

That's not a signal.

I thought you mean't signals and crossbuck crossings.

Coincidentally... my grandma lived 3 blocks from that location! Spent many summers when I was kid riding my bike in that area. I heard recently those tracks have been removed. Not sure about the status of the signals along that line. Many of them had fallen into disrepair.

cabman701 wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

NathanFromEngland wrote:One on an abandoned BNSF line in Canton, IL.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@40.55049 ... 312!8i6656

That's not a signal.

I thought you mean't signals and crossbuck crossings.

Coincidentally... my grandma lived 3 blocks from that location! Spent many summers when I was kid riding my bike in that area. I heard recently those tracks have been removed. Not sure about the status of the signals along that line. Many of them had fallen into disrepair.

Looks like an interesting line. It would be a bummer if its gone.