Bibb-Garrett Road (Decatur, AL)

MP: A358.70

Updated November 12, 2023

Total Accidents: 4
Crossing DOT #: 731844E
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS: 13 (AS OF 2014)

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This crossing is located on the NS Memphis District East End.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>	Signal #1	Signal #2
Bell:	Dead General Signals Type 2(?) electronic	General Signals Type 2 electronic
Base:	Safetran	Safetran
Light Frames:	8 - 12x20" Safetran	4 - 12x20" Safetran
Gate Lights:	RECO	RECO LED
Gate Mechanism:	Safetran 2000s	Safetran 2000s
Gate Striping:	Vertical	Vertical

1	2	3	4
Overviews of the crossing.		The first signal.

5	6	7	8
It has a Safetran base.	The DOT tags and emergency information.		This signal has a Safetran gate mech. (The gate lights are from RECO.)

9	10	11	12
The lights on this signal are a mixture of 12x20 and 12x24 inch lights, all of which are from Safetran.			The bell on this signal is a sick General Signals e-bell.

13	14	15	16
The second signal.		This signal has another Safetran base.	More DOT tags.

17	18	19	20
Yet another DOT tag.	The gate mechanism on this signal is also from Safetran.	The lights on this signal are all Safetran 12x20 inch lights.	The bell here is a General Signals Type 2 e-bell.

21	22	23	24
This signal has NEG gate lights.	Track views.		Action shots.

25	26	27	28
The sick e-bell is quite hard to hear, even though it's on the closer signal in pictures 25, 26, and 28.

45	46	47	48
A return trip on 4-7-17 shows a few changes to the crossing.		This signal hasn't changed much.

49	50	51	52
The gate light at the tip of the gate was replaced with a RECO gate light. The other two are still from NEG.		This signal has changed a bit more noticably.

53	54	55	56
The 12x24 inch lights were replaced with Safetran 12x20 inch lights!			The relay case.

57	58
Track view looking east towards Mooresville Road in Belle Mina.	Track view looking west towards River Junction .

59	60	61	62
Another return trip on 5-19-17 catches the crossing in action again.

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108

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110

111

112

113	114
Yet another return trip on 9-15-18 finds a few more changes to the crossing!

115	116	117	118
The first signal had one of its front lights replaced with a newer Safetran 12x20 inch light! The front lights are also now pretty closely spaced as a result.

119	120	121	122
The second signal also had some upgrades to its lights.

123	124	125	126
The front lights were replaced with newer Safetran 12x20 inch lights...		...while the rear lights remain unchanged...

127	128	129
...and the side lights were all upgraded to Safetran 12x24 inch lights!

130	131	132	133
One of the side lights has already been knocked-off!

134	135	136	137
The relay case.	Track views.		Some visors and 12x20 inch backgrounds lay at the crossing.

138	139	140	141
A fourth return trip on 9-22-18 shows another change to the crossing...		No changes to this signal.

142	143	144	145
The side lights on this signal have had another change to them.

146	147	148	149
The damaged light was replaced with another Safetran 12x20 inch light. As you can see, it had already been struck, again!		Various shots of the crossing in action.