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MP: 0735.77 |
Updated December 13, 2022
Total Accidents: 9
Crossing
DOT #: 640247V
TOTAL
DAILY TRAINS: 2 (ESTIMATED)
Page created by: freebrickproductions
This crossing is located on the ATN Birmingham Subdivision.
| >>>>>>>>>>>>> | Signal #1 | Signal #2 |
| Bell: | WCH Type 4 electronic | N/A |
| Cantilever: | Harmon | Harmon |
| Light Frames: | 8 - 12x20" Harmon 2 - 12x24" 70s Safetran |
8 - 12x20" Harmon 2 - 12x20" Safetran |
| Base: | Safetran | Safetran |
| Gate Lights: | 3 - RECO LEDs | 3 - RECO LEDs |
| Gate Mechanism: | Safetran late-70s | Safetran late-70s |
| Gate Striping: | Diagonal | Vertical |
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Overviews of the crossing. |
The first signal. |
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It's a Harmon cantilever. |
The front mast lights are older Harmon 12x20 inch lights. |
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The overhead lights are more older Harmon 12x20 inch lights. |
A Safetran base. |
A Safetran gate mechanism. |
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The rear mast lights are older Safetran 12x20 inch lights. |
This signal has the lone Safetran mechanical bell at this crossing, which sounds noticeably flat. |
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The gate lights here are from RECO. |
The second signal. |
It's another Harmon cantilever. |
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All of the lights on the cantilever here are even more older Harmon 12x20 inch lights. |
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Another Safetran base. |
Another Safetran gate mechanism. |
The lights on the gate mast are WCH 12x20 inch lights. |
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This signal uses incandescent RECO gate lights! |
The relay case. |
Track views. Picture 30 looks northeast towards 50th Street #2. Picture 31 looks southwest towards 32nd Street. |
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A return trip to the crossing on 3-27-19 catches it in action!
Since I first visited here in 2016, the gate arm on the closer signal was replaced and all of the gate lights were replaced with RECO LEDs. |
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A southbound train passes through with an SD40R leading an ex-BN SD40-2! |
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The train passes and the gates begin to rise. |
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Another return trip to the crossing on 3-26-21 finds that the Safetran mechanical bell here was replaced with a WCH Type 4 electronic bell! |
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A third return trip to the crossing on 5-19-21 catches it in action again! |
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ATN Z390 comes through with a pair of SD40-2s for power! |
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The train passes... |
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...and the gates rise. |
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After I took the above video, the WCH 12x20s were re-aimed back towards the crossing, as can be seen in the video below:
Pictures 1-31 were taken on 6-16-16.
Pictures 32-52 and the first video were taken on 3-27-19.
The second video was taken on 6-28-19.
Pictures 53-56 were taken on 3-26-21.
Pictures 57-94 and the third video were taken on 5-19-21.
The fourth video was taken on 11-19-21.
The fifth video was taken on 1-27-22.