Total Daily Trains: 21 (as of 2022)

 

Pictures 1-14 were taken on October 2, 2007 by TrainmanKight.

Pictures 15-32 were taken on October 11, 2014 by freebrickproductions.

Pictures 33-44 and the first video were taken on June 29, 2015 by freebrickproductions.

Pictures 45-52 were taken on March 15, 2018 by freebrickproductions.

Pictures 53-76 and the second video were taken on January 1, 2020 by freebrickproductions.

Pictures 77-80 were taken on May 28, 2022 by freebrickproductions.

 

This crossing is located on the CSX Chattanooga Subdivision and the NS Memphis District East End.

 

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An overview of the crossing.

Here's the signal with a GS type 2 electronic bell on top.
Facing NorthEast.

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Facing SouthWest.
Facing SouthWest with a CSX train visible.
A side view of the crossing.
The other signal with a mechanical bell.

 

Note in picture 7 that CSX and NS have their own tracks. CSX uses the left track, and NS uses the right track. They join together further down the line.

 

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The lights on this signal, and the other signal are all 12"x24" Safetran incandescent lights.

The bell you see here is a WRRS mechanical bell.

 

Unfortunately, the WRRS bell has some trouble to it. Most of the time, it fails to ring, making believe that it's dead, however when you least expect it, it will ring, although somewhat poorly.

 

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A DOT number. Note that NS's DOT number is not listed anywhere here.
Here's a shot of one of the signals in action.

 

If you try to look online at these DOT numbers, everything is wrong, regarding the daily train counts, whether the crossing is active or not, or the amount of tracks.

 

For videos of this crossing, visit the following links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x66DoqQQigI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVHplJL3WI

 

Update: I was told that the WRRS mechanical bell has changed to a GS type 2 bell.

 

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On 10-11-14, freebrickproductions made a return trip to the crossing.
The first signal, which used to be the one with the GS Type-2 e-bell.
It has a Safetran base.

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The emergency information.
The lights were upgraded to LED. The LEDs are WCH 2nd Generation LEDs.
The GS Type-2 e-bell was replaced with a Safetran Type-3 e-bell.

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The second signal. This signal used to have a WRRS mechnical bell on it.
It has another Safetran base.
The emergency information, which is missing the DOT number and mile post over here.

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These lights were upgraded to LED as well. The LEDs are WCH 2nd Generation LEDs.
The bell on this signal is now another Safetran Type-3 e-bell.
The relay case.

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Track views. The NS Memphis District joins the CSX Chattanooga Sub just northeast of the crossing, as you can see in picture 31. Picture 31 looks northeast towards Kansas Avenue.

The track on the right heads southwest towards the pedestrian crossings on the CSX Chattanooga Subdivision in Picture 32, while the track on the left heads southwest towards CR 137 in Fackler on the NS Memphis District East End.

 

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On 6-29-15, freebrickproductions made a second return trip out to the crossing to catch it in action.

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A third return trip by freebrickproductions on 3-15-18 brings news of yet another change to this crossing!

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The first signal had the bell replaced with an NEG electronic bell!

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The other signal remains the same.
Track views.

 

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A fourth return trip by freebrickproductions on 1-1-20 catches the crossing in action again!

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NS 365 comes through with a pair of NS Dash-9s leading an ET44AC!

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The train passes.

 

 

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A fifth return trip to the crossing on May 28, 2022 by freebrickproductions finds that CSX has replaced the remaining Safetran Type 3 electronic bell here with another NEG electronic bell.