MP:  634.849

 

Created December 13, 2022

 

Total Accidents:   0
Crossing DOT #:  667549B
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   10   (AS OF 2021)

 

Page created by: freebrickproductions.

 

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.
A Safetran gate mechanism.
The emergency information.
A Safetran bracket.

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The lights on this signal are all Safetran 12x20 inch lights.
The lone bell here is a General Signals Type 1 e-bell!
This signal has RECO LED gate lights.

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

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The emergency information.
The lights on this signal are more Safetran 12x20 inch lights on another Safetran bracket.

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More RECO LED gate lights over here.
The relay case.
Looking northeast towards Elm Street.
Looking southwest towards Gattman Bottom Road in Gattman, MS.

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A return trip to the crossing on 3-21-21 catches it in action!

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A northbound BNSF autorack train flies through with a pair of ES44C4s pulling on the head-end.

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A Dash-9 works as the train's DPU.

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The train passes and the crossing deactivates.

 

 

Looking at Google Street View, it appears that these signals have since been replaced with modern BNSF ones.

 

Pictures 1-24 were taken on 9-20-19.

Pictures 25-49 and the video were taken on 3-21-21.