Near the Train Tracks

This is another lost post. Dated 2-20-07. I'm sure it still looks like this, though. That's an apartment building hugging the tracks. A little too close for my comfort! Don't you know that it's noisy!

A train crossing in my neighborhood. An apartment building on one side. Fields on the other.

Baskets of Stones

These were stacked along the train tracks. Not sure why. There are stones scattered along the train tracks. Click on the photo to enlarge it.

P.S. I was further down the line and there were no stones along the track because they were working on it. So these were probably the stones they moved.

Train Crossing

The sign warns that there is a train crossing ahead. That is an overpass for cars in the background. Click on the labels below for more about trains.

Crossing the Train Tracks

A new overpass was built over the train tracks.

The road used to go under the train tracks.

Along the side of the overpass, a crossing was made for people who are walking or riding bicycles. Poles were placed in the middle so that people wouldn't ride their bicycles down the ramp.

The steps aren't very steep so they are easy to climb.

This metal wall was built to block the construction under the overpass.

Emergency Button at a Train Crossing

Click on the picture to enlarge it. Can you see the sign with the red arrow? Because of the angle it looks like it is in front of the train. The arrow is pointing to an emergency button. The emergency button is on the other side of the narrow street. There is an arrow next to the emergency button. It is pointing the other way. Arrows light up to tell which direction the train is coming. This is a very small neighborhood train crossing. Note how close the train is to the apartment building on the right!

This is the sign pointing to the emergency button.

This is the emergency button. This sign says to lift up the cover and push the button when there is an emergency. The cover is actually a thick piece of plastic that you slide over.

Working on the Railroad

I was walking along when I saw all these men on the train tracks. I stopped in my tracks. Someone was blowing a whistle in some sort of code. Everyone scrambled to the sides. It's something that you don't see or hear very often. All of sudden the crossing bars came down and bells started ringing and SWOOSH! This train zoomed by.



Trains come through every couple of minutes or so. It must take them a long to get a job done.

A View of A Train