A Different Kind of Taxiway

The old National airport in Wash. D.C. in the 1930's also had a road
crossing the field. How about the taxiway at San Diego from the Coast Guard
hanger across a busy street to the field. Both places had railroad type
crossing gates.


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"Jack" wrote in
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The old National airport in Wash. D.C. in the 1930's also had a road
crossing the field. How about the taxiway at San Diego from the Coast
Guard hanger across a busy street to the field. Both places had
railroad type crossing gates.


IIRC: there was an airfield in Ireland that had a railroad track crossing
it. the tower and the railroad had an agreement, as to had the right of
way..

John Szalay wrote:
"Jack" wrote in
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The old National airport in Wash. D.C. in the 1930's also had a road
crossing the field. How about the taxiway at San Diego from the Coast
Guard hanger across a busy street to the field. Both places had
railroad type crossing gates.


IIRC: there was an airfield in Ireland that had a railroad track crossing
it. the tower and the railroad had an agreement, as to had the right of
way..
The Beech factory airport (BEC) in Wichita used to have a railroad track
across the runway at about midfield. I understand it's gone now. I
never saw a train there, but I wasn't there all that often, and I'm
pretty sure it was used from time to time.

The crossing was rough enough that we worried about landing gear damage.

"John Szalay" wrote in message
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"Jack" wrote in
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The old National airport in Wash. D.C. in the 1930's also had a road
crossing the field. How about the taxiway at San Diego from the Coast
Guard hanger across a busy street to the field. Both places had
railroad type crossing gates.


IIRC: there was an airfield in Ireland that had a railroad track crossing
it. the tower and the railroad had an agreement, as to had the right of
way..

RAF Ballykelly 210 Squadron c1962. Often required to 'extend downwing -
train crossing'.

John B

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"John Szalay" wrote in message
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"Jack" wrote in
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The old National airport in Wash. D.C. in the 1930's also had a road
crossing the field. How about the taxiway at San Diego from the Coast
Guard hanger across a busy street to the field. Both places had
railroad type crossing gates.


IIRC: there was an airfield in Ireland that had a railroad track crossing
it. the tower and the railroad had an agreement, as to had the right of
way..

RAF Ballykelly 210 Squadron c1962. Often required to 'extend downwing -
train crossing'.

John B

Oooops I Meant DOWNWIND not downwing.

John B

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"John Szalay" wrote in message
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"Jack" wrote in
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The old National airport in Wash. D.C. in the 1930's also had a road
crossing the field. How about the taxiway at San Diego from the Coast
Guard hanger across a busy street to the field. Both places had
railroad type crossing gates.


IIRC: there was an airfield in Ireland that had a railroad track
crossing
it. the tower and the railroad had an agreement, as to had the right of
way..

RAF Ballykelly 210 Squadron c1962. Often required to 'extend downwing -
train crossing'.

John B

Oooops I Meant DOWNWIND not downwing.

John B



The train also is awaiting clearance for takeoff...
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tbh

"John B" wrote in
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"John Szalay" wrote in message
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"Jack" wrote in
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IIRC: there was an airfield in Ireland that had a railroad track
crossing it. the tower and the railroad had an agreement, as to had
the right of way..

RAF Ballykelly 210 Squadron c1962. Often required to 'extend downwing
- train crossing'.

John B


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Thank you
I had heard stories about it, but was never able to
track down the where...

Similar set up has been installed at Essendon Airport recently. Only instead
of rail type boomgates there are full size gates.

"P50" wrote in
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Similar set up has been installed at Essendon Airport recently. Only
instead of rail type boomgates there are full size gates.



Try the runway/roadway set up at Gibraltar.
http://www.airliners.net/photos/phot.../2/0813272.jpg

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