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Dave Mellor NJ

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38 Standard
 

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I hate those crossings. With my wife, we were flying low on a back road once, hit a crossing like that, only it was like a radical speed bump. Got airborne all four wheels. Couple miles later, on a left turn, my passenger side rear axle gives way. Took 36 hours to replace the axle and move on. Had the tools, best tool was a V8 Roster (Don't leave home without it), how I got the replacement axle. Nice part was I got the Touring Class 1st place as well as the Hard Luck Trophy at the Central National EV8 Meet! As I recall, that was Kansas City. Someone tell me the year? My memory ain't what it used to be.
 
ford38v8 said:
That sign just doesn’t look right anyway. Anyone ever seen a sign that says look out for the locomotive?
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Yes, I remember seeing them when I was a kid in the '60's. This is one of many pics that I've seen like that over the years. Although not very common, they did exist. However, I don't ever recall the sign facing the tracks. And yes, the '38 standard was a good looking Ford, IMO. Almost as nice as my 'old 37. F F
 
The sign is facing the on-coming traffic. The road appears to be parallel to the tracks and takes a "Z" turn to get over to the other side. The telephone pole on the other side of the tracks to the left of the car looks like it has the same sign facing the other way. I hate this type of intersection as the driver is practically blind to trains coming in the same direction. There are a couple of these type of grade crossings in West Virginia and there is one even worse where the tracks are about 5 feet above the level of the road, so you have a sharp rise on the sharp turn and can't see anything until you are in the middle of the tracks.
 
What can I say --- a lot of people over the years thought they could beat the train.................most didn't
 
I heard that just down the road a bit is this series of "Burma-Shave" signs :

He Tried To Cross

As Fast Train Neared

Death Didn't Draft Him,

He Volunteered!

Burma Shave
 
Kens 36 said:
Bruce, the guy just passed the train. How could he have missed it? I-Phone?
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It's really hard to say, but that train was really moving before they hit the brakes. If I had to guess, the truck was probably traveling slower than the train. This wasn't some over the road trucker making time, but a local guy hauling grain.
 
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