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MP: SPC823.93 |
Created August 12, 2016
Total Accidents: 0
Crossing
DOT #: 625762H
TOTAL
WEEKLY TRAINS: 4 (AS OF 2019)
Page created by: freebrickproductions
This crossing is located on the FGAR Quincy Mine Lead.
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Overviews of the crossing. |
The first signal. |
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It's a Modern Industries cantilever. |
The emergency information. |
The front and side lights are 8 inch Modern Industries lights! |
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The overhead lights are Modern Industries 12x24 inch lights. |
A WABCO base. |
A WABCO/US&S Model 75 gate mechanism! |
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The rear lights are a pair of WABCO 8 inch lights! |
This signal has a WABCO mechanical bell! |
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An old SCL DOT Tag. |
The gate is a hexagonally-shaped fiber-glass gate arm! Talk about rare! |
The gate lights are of an unknown brand (WABCO?). |
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The second signal. |
Another Modern Industries cantilever. |
The emergency information. |
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The front lights are another pair of Modern Industries 8 inch lights! |
The overhead lights are more Modern Industries 12x24 inch lights. |
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Another WABCO base. |
Another WABCO/US&S Model 75 gate mechanism over here! |
The rear lights are another pair of WABCO 8 inch lights! |
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This signal has a second WABCO mechanical bell! |
This signal has another hexagonal fiber-glass gate arm! |
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This signal has more of the unknown brand of gate lights. |
Track views. Picture 39 looks northeast towards 11th Street. Picture 40 looks southwest towards Franklin Street. |
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The relay case. |
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A return trip to this (almost) fully original 80s SCL install on 3-29-22 catches it in action! |
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FGAR TA-Local shoves through the crossing. |
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An HLCX GP38-2 is the power for this train. |
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The crossing deactivates a bit after the train has cleared it... |
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...only to activate again soon after for a brief tail-ring malfunction! |
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The gates rise soon once again, however. |
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Pictures 1-41 were taken on 7-8-16.
Pictures 42-66 and the video were taken on 3-29-22.