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Odd railroad crossing .
« on: April 15, 2020, 04:10:48 PM »
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Re: Odd railroad crossing .
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2020, 06:31:36 PM »
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Ah I see, because the flashers are obscured by the embankment. I think legally this is how this situation is supposed to be resolved. Reminds me of my area where some road signs obscured the flashers so on top of the normal cross buck there is also one mounted offset of the pole by about 4-5 feet.

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Re: Odd railroad crossing .
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2020, 08:47:51 PM »
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There is a very similar arrangement in Martinez CA:

https://goo.gl/maps/XCgnG5eR89NcTQnL8

The SP/UP main between Oakland and Sacramento is climbing an embankment to reach the bridge across the Carquinez Strait to Benicia, the ground-level track to the south of the embankment is the main to Stockton, and there are additional industrial tracks on both sides of the embankment to serve the local refinery.  It always seemed like a model railroad to me.

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Re: Odd railroad crossing .
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2020, 12:24:56 AM »
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I also noticed that, unlike a lot of crossing videos, this driver showed good judgement.  Even after the lights stopped and the gates went up, he approached the crossing very carefully!
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Re: Odd railroad crossing .
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2020, 12:31:51 AM »
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In the video, when they zoomed in at the flashing lights it seemed that the left one was incandescent bulb, and the right one was an LED array.  I guess they install LEDs as the incandescent bulbs burn out.
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Re: Odd railroad crossing .
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2020, 01:59:46 AM »
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That's what they do with traffic lights around here, and I've noticed a lot of commercial trucks with mismatched bulbs.
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