1228-20 MN&S NP-SOO connection at ex-Minnesota Western crossing
Looking north. Diamond crossing protected by smashboard gate
Date:
5/1/1982
Location:
Golden Valley, MN
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The Slidebroker image by John Hill
Author:
John Hill
Picture Categories: Signal,Track
This picture is part of album:
1982 Twin Cities Metro
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Jacob Nelson
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What's the smashboard gate for?
6/10/2009 6:48:23 PM
The Slidebroker image by John Hill
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Smashboards were once common where 2 lightly-trafficked railroads crossed at a diamond. Where traffic didn't warrant an on-site operator, the smashboard was a 'First come-first served" stop sign.
6/12/2009 6:47:45 AM
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