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MP: 0347.90 |
Updated December 13, 2022
Total Accidents: 1
Crossing
DOT #: 736009W
TOTAL
DAILY TRAINS: 4 (AS OF 2014)
Page created by: freebrickproductions
This crossing is located on the HICX Dunlop Branch with NS having trackage rights over it.
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Overviews of the crossing. |
The first signal. |
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It's a Harmon cantilever. |
The front lights are Modern Induestries 12x24 inch lights. |
The rear/side lights are a pair of Federal Signal 8 inch lights. |
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The overhead lights are more Modern Industries 12x24 inch lights. |
The bell on this signal is a dying Modern Industries mechanical bell. |
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The second signal. |
It's another Harmon cantilever. |
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All of the lights on this signal are Modern Industries 12x24 inch lights. |
The bell on this signal is a dead WCH mechanical bell. |
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The relay case with a rotating beacon on top of it. The beacon has since been removed. |
The DOT tag with the wrong DOT number. |
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Track views. Picture 25 looks west towards Short Pike Road #1 and Short Pike Road #2. Picture 26 looks east towards Graphics Drive in Madison. |
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A return trip on 7-24-16 catches the crossing in action. |
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NS A81 shoves a train across the crossing. |
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NS A81's power. |
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The crossing activates again later for the outbound trip. |
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NS A81 pulls the train back across the crossing, though with fewer cars this time. |
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The train passes the crossing. |
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Another return trip to the crossing on 3-3-22 finds a couple of changes here.
Both signals also had all of their lights upgraded to LED using LED bulbs in the heads, but that's not exactly something you can easily tell in these pictures. You can see the new LEDs here in this video, however. |
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The first signal has had its dying Modern Industries mechanical bell rotated 90° on the cantilever mast and repainted. |
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The second signal has had its dead WCH mechanical bell replaced with a General Signals Type 3 e-bell. |
An updated view of the relay case. |
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This crossing is on the border between Huntsville and Madison. The north side of the crossing is in Madison and the south side of the crossing is in Huntsville.
Pictures 1-26 were taken on 3-28-13.
Pictures 27-56 and the first and second videos were taken on 7-24-16.
The third and fourth videos were taken on 1-11-18.
The fifth video was taken on 3-13-19.
Pictures 57-66 were taken on 3-3-22.