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MP: 648.239 |
Updated December 13, 2022
Total Accidents: 1
Crossing
DOT #: 667574J
TOTAL
DAILY TRAINS: 20 (AS OF 2016)
Page created by: freebrickproductions
This crossing is located on the BNSF Birmingham Subdivision.
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Overviews of the crossing. |
The first signal. |
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It has a Griswold base! |
The lights on this signal are all 8 inch! |
The main lights are Safetran 8 inch lights. |
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And the side lights are RACO 8 inch lights! |
The bell is a General Signals Type-2 electronic bell. |
The second signal. |
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It has a RACO base. |
The DOT tag. |
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The lights on this signal are RACO 8 inch lights! |
Track views. |
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The relay case. |
The signals activate. |
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A rail crane comes through and the signals shut off shortly after. |
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A return trip to the crossing on 9-20-19 finds that both signals here were replaced! |
The first new signal. |
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Both signals has L&W bases. |
The emergency information. |
The lights on this signal are all re-used Safetran 12x20 inch lights. |
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The bell here is a GS Type 1 e-bell! |
The second new signal. |
The emergency information. |
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The lights on this signal are all re-used Safetran 12x20 inch lights with Dialight Ball LEDs, with a mix of newer Safetran heads and a 70s Safetran light head. |
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The relay case is still the same for the time being. |
Looking northeast towards US 278/AL 118. |
Looking southwest towards CR 49 in Beaverton. |
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The crossing activates! |
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A southbound military train flies through with an H3 ES44DC leading an H2 Dash-9 and a "fakebonnet" Dash-9! |
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The train passes. |
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Another return trip to the crossing on 5-16-21 finds that both signals are having some foundation work done, and that a brand new relay case is going in here, but the old one was still in place and active at the time. |
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A third return trip to the crossing on 7-25-21 finds that the second signal has been remounted onto a new foundation and now has a new General Signals e-bell on it. |
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No apparent changes had occurred to the other signal here. |
The new relay case is now active, and the old one was removed. |
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Pictures 1-28 and the first video were taken on 1-18-16.
Pictures 29-68 and the second video were taken on 9-20-19.
Pictures 69-72 were taken on 5-16-21.
Pictures 73-80 were taken on 7-25-21.