MP:  A297.60

 

Updated December 13, 2022

 

Total Accidents:   2
Crossing DOT #:  731705J
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   14   (AS OF 2022)

 

Page created by: freebrickproductions

 

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

 

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Overviews of the crossing.
The first signal.

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It has a Serrmi base.
The emergency information and DOT tag.
The lights on this signal are all 8 inch.

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The main lights were made by Safetran and the side lights were made by RACO.
The bell at this crossing is a Safetran mechanical bell.

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The second signal.
Another Serrmi base.
The emergency information.

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A pair of DOT tags.
This signal has Safetran 8 inch lights.
The relay case.

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Track views. Picture 21 looks east towards Market Street. Picture 22 looks west towards Cedar Hill Drive.
Action shots.

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A return trip on 6-26-17 shows that the only change to the crossing was the replacement of the emergency information signs with new blue ones.

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However, it turns out that the bell-less signal actually has a mixture of Safetran and RACO 8 inch lights!

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Another return trip on 7-19-18 finds some more changes to the crossing!
The first signal.

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The emergency information.
The front pair of lights were replaced with a pair of Safetran 12x24 inch lights.

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The rest of the lights and the bell remain unchanged.

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The second signal.
All of its lights were replaced with Modern Industries 12x24 inch lights! I believe these came from Bellefonte Road in Hollywood.

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Track views.

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Another third trip on 9-15-18 catches the crossing in action again!

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NS 25Q comes through with a UP SD60M leading a UP SD70M!

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The train passes.

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A fourth return trip on 4-17-19 catches the crossing in action again!

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NS 264 comes through with a BNSF Dash-9 leading a BNSF GEVO!

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The train passes once again.

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Yet another return trip on 2-1-21 finds another change to the crossing.
The first signal appears to have been struck and set back-up.

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It now has a Safetran base.
No major changes to the lights, though one of the rear backgrounds was damaged.
The bell is now at a lean, but still works.

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No changes to the other signal.

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The crossing activates!

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NS 362 comes through with an SD70ACe leading an ES44DC!

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The train passes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This crossing is not in a good area. Almost all of the buildings around the crossing, with the exception of the depot museum and one of the former warehouses(?), are abandoned.

The depot museum is only open from 10 AM to 2 PM on Fridays as well and one of the former warehouses(?) is now a haunted-house attraction that appears to only be open around Halloween.

 

Pictures 1-38 and the first video were taken on 10-11-14.

The second video was taken on 12-19-15.

Pictures 39-46 and the third video were taken on 6-26-17.

The fourth video was taken on 11-7-17.

Pictures 47-66 were taken on 7-19-18.

Pictures 67-92 and the fifth video were taken on 9-15-18.

Pictures 93-114 and the sixth video were taken on 4-17-19.

Pictures 115-154 and the seventh video were taken on 2-1-21.

The eighth video was taken on 11-14-21.