Franklin St. (Cedar Falls, IA)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>	*Northern Signal*	*Southern Signal*	*Western Signal*
Bell:	RRS Mechanical!	N/A	N/A
Base:	Unmarked 4" Clamped	Unmarked 4" Clamped	Unmarked 4" Clamped
Light Brackets:	WRRS	WRRS	WRRS
Lights:	4 - 8"x20" WRRS incandescents	4 - 8"x20" WRRS incandescents	4 - 8"x20" WRRS incandescents

Pictures 1-18 were taken on July 18, 2008, by mlgillson@hotmail.com.

Pictures 19-42 and the video were taken on October 22, 2022, by Hopen111.
Pictures 43-44 were taken on March 8, 2025, by Hopen111.
This crossing is located on the former IANR Cedar Falls Utilities Spur.

On August 26, 2022, the last freight train ran on this line. It picked up some rolling stock that was left in storage at the Cedar Falls Utilities (which was last placed there in the summer of 2020).
Later on December 12, 2023, marks when the final train used this line. It was in fact, a rare IANR business train for CN to do an inspection of the line, due to their recent interest of buying out IANR at the time.
Unfortunately, the last and only customer on this line has stopped business with IANR, and plans were made to rip up the rails in 2023, but the line still remains as of 2024.
No progress on ripping up the tracks have been done, and it appears the line and its crossings will remain for many more years, slowly rotting away.

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Facing North.	8" WRRS incandescent lights.	Facing East. The track run down 5th St. East of the crossing.	Facing Northwest.

Train traffic on this line is very sporadic. The only traffic is an occasional coal train going to Cedar Falls Utilities.

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More 8" WRRS incandescent lights.	The Eastbound signal. Not sure why it's on this side of the road.	A GRS relay case.	Even more 8" WRRS incandescent lights.