US 278/AL 118 (Guin, AL)

MP: 648.550

Updated December 13, 2022

Total Accidents: 1
Crossing DOT #: 667575R
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS: 20 (AS OF 2016)

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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 Safetran base.	The gate mechanism comes from Safetran.	This signal has Safetran 12x20 inch lights.

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The DOT tag.	This signal has a Safetran Type-1 e-bell on it!		The gate lights are RECO LED gate lights.

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The second signal.		It has another Safetran base.	Another Safetran gate mechanism over here.

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The DOT tag.	More Safetran 12x20 inch lights on this signal.		The gate lights are RECO LEDs as well.

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A "No Left Turn" signal sign facing a side street.		It has a RACO base.	The DOT tag.

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Both of the lights come from Transport Products Corp.!		Close-ups of the Transport Products Corp. 8 inch light.

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Close-ups of the Transport Products Corp. 14 inch light, which has a "No Left Turn" lens in it.		Track views.

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The relay case.	THe crossing in action!

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		A rail crane pulls up to the crossing before going on a side-track.

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A return trip to the crossing on 9-20-19 finds that the Safetran Type 1 e-bell here was replaced with a General Signals Type 3 electronic bell.

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Another return trip to the crossing on 1-6-21 catches it in action again!

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A northbound intermodal train flies through with an ES44C4 leading a Dash-9, an ES44DC, and another ES44C4.

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The train passes...

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...and the gates rise.

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A third return trip to the crossing on 5-16-21 finds some fresh conduit around the crossing, a sign that the signals here are soon to be replaced.

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The new signals and relay case are sitting near the crossing as well!

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The first replacement signal.		It has a Siemens base.	A Siemens gate mechanism.

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The lights are all Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Dialight Ball LEDs.		It has a General Signals electronic bell on it.

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The second replacement signal.		It has another Siemens base.	Another Siemens gate mechanism.

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The lights on this signal are all more Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Dialight Ball LEDs.		This signal has another General Signals e-bell on it.

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The new foundations for both new singals.

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A fourth return trip to the crossing on 7-25-21 finds that the upgrade here has been completed. Not entirely sure which signal was installed on which side, but one of them did get side lights added to it during installation. Both gate arms were re-used from the previous signals here, the only pieces of equipment that appear to have been retained from the old install.

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The first new signal.		It has a Siemens base.	A Siemens gate mechanism.

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The lights on this signal are all Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Dialight Ball LEDs on a pair of Safetran brackets.

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This signal has a General Signals electronic bell on it.	This signal uses RECO gate lights.

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The second new signal.		It has another Siemens base.	Another Siemens gate mechanism.

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The emergency information.	The lights on this signal are more Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Dialight Ball LEDs on another Safetran bracket.