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What does this signal protect?

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:06 pm
by cabman701
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=270393

Looks like there could be a road that the photographer is standing on that makes a sharp curve just before the crossing? And maybe I'm not seeing it correctly... but doesn't that signal have rear lights (not flashers!) that point to the woods? :Confused:

Last but not least... unless it's in between flashes, the signal doesn't appear to be operating?

Re: What does this signal protect?

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:11 pm
by Crossingman18
I have no idea, unless its a road that curves out of view from the photographer, but from what I can tell, I believe those 8" lights are US&S.

Re: What does this signal protect?

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:47 pm
by Brent
I would assume there's a road that curves at that location. You can see part of a guardrail near the bottom of the signal. Those do look like US&S lights. As for them being on, it's hard to tell because of the sunlight reflecting off of them, but I don't see any reason why they wouldn't be working.

Re: What does this signal protect?

Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:25 pm
by Andrewsaxamophone
There is a guard rail next to the signal, so I assume it is for a road that curves right up to the crossing.