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MP: A299.10 |
Updated June 25, 2018
Total Accidents: 0
Crossing
DOT #: 731713B
TOTAL
DAILY TRAINS: 2 (AS OF 2014)
Page created by: freebrickproductions
This crossing is located on the NS Revere Lead.
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Overviews of the crossing. |
The first signal. |
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It has an older Safetran base. |
A Safetran gate mechanism. |
The emergency information and a DOT tag. |
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This signal has a pair of Safetran 8 inch lights on it. |
RECO gate lights on this signal. |
The second signal. |
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It has another older Safetran base. |
Another Safetran gate mechanism. |
The emergency information. |
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This signal has another pair Safetran 8 inch lights. |
More RECO gate lights on this signal. |
The third signal. |
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It has yet another older Safetran base. |
Yet another Safetran gate mechanism. |
The emergency information. |
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This signal has more Safetran 8 inch lights. |
The gate lights on this signal are also from RECO. |
The fourth signal. |
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It has a newer Safetran base. |
This signal has a fourth Safetran gate mech. |
Yet another pair Safetran 8 inch lights. |
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The lone bell at this crossing is a Safetran mechanical bell. |
Even more RECO gate lights on this signal. |
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The relay case. |
Track views. Picture 38 looks northeast towards Woods Cove Road. Picture 39 looks south towards Law Street #1 and Law Street #2. |
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A return trip on 8-27-16 shows some changes to the crossing! |
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The first signal has had the lights replaced with Safetran 12x20 inch lights! |
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The same thing goes for the second signal! |
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The third signal (the one with the bell) got some older Safetran 12x20 inch lights installed on it! According to Google Street View, this was the last signal to retain 8 inch lights as well. |
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The fourth signal also has a pair of Safetran 12x20 inch lights on it. |
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Another return trip on 6-12-17 shows NS A81 creeping up to the crossing. |
The signals activate! |
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NS A81 comes through the crossing with two SD40-2s for power. |
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The train quickly passes... |
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...and the gates begin to rise... |
...only to immediately go back down again due to a tail-ring malfunction! |
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In Picture 76, the red car in front had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting the gate due to the malfunction.
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The gates rise once again, this time without any issues. |
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Pictures 1-39 were taken on 12-19-15.
Pictures 40-53 were taken on 8-27-16.
Pictures 54-80 and the video were taken on 6-12-17.