Where might you find a crossbuck like this. The car looks like a US car, but I sure don't recognize style of the crossbuck! It looks homemade...
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Canadian?
It is a European style crossbuck, but the post looks old and the cylindrical hopper is US, so that is a good question.
They have those in Canada. JohnA
According to the all-knowing wikipedia, these are used in Canada, and Pakistan and Chile.
"n Canada, crossbucks have a red border and no lettering. These were installed in the 1980s shortly after English-French bilingualism was made official, replacing signs of a style similar to those used in the U.S., except the word "RAILWAY" was used instead of "RAILROAD" and in certain areas the words "TRAVERSE DE CHEMIN DE FER" were used."
OK, so being Canada, it seems plausible that a US cylindrical hopper would be riding those rails. Thanks, never noticed these, but I haven't been in Canada for at least 30 years.
I guess it is better to have NO words then to have words in English or French.
@BenLMaggi posted:I guess it is better to have NO words then to have words in English or French.
No, if I'm not mistaken, under the law enacted to ensure bilingualism, signs had to be in both languages.
Not easy to do, and be legible at a distance, on the thin arms of the 'X'. In the end, it was the 'X' itself, and alone, that was determined to be critical, and sufficient.
Mike
@Mellow Hudson Mike posted:No, if I'm not mistaken, under the law enacted to ensure bilingualism, signs had to be in both languages.
Not easy to do, and be legible at a distance, on the thin arms of the 'X'. In the end, it was the 'X' itself, and alone, that was determined to be critical, and sufficient.
Mike
Like the octagon shape of the stop sign.
Seen crossbuck like this on the Revelstoke, B.C. Canada west rail cam.
