NW 86th St. (Clive, IA)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>	*Northern Signal*	*Southern Signal*	*Southern Side Signal*
Bell:	GS Type 2 E-Bell	N/A	GS Type 2 E-Bell
Cantilever:	Harmon	Harmon	N/A
Base:	GE/Harmon 5" Single Sided	GE/Harmon 5" Single Sided	GE/Harmon 5" Single Sided
Light Brackets:	4 - Harmon	4 - Harmon	Harmon
Lights:	10 - 12"x24" Harmon w/ Harmon Fading LEDs	10 - 12"x24" Harmon w/ Harmon Fading LEDs	4 - 12"x24" Harmon w/ Harmon Fading LEDs
Gate Lights:	3 - RECO 4" LEDs	3 - RECO 4" LEDs	3 - RECO 4" LEDs
Gate Mechanism:	WCH Style 3.5	WCH Style 3.5	WCH Style 3.5
Gate Striping:	Vertical Striping	Vertical Striping	Diagonal Striping

Page written by Michael Gillson.

Pictures 1-20 were taken on August 19, 2008, by Michael Gillson.

Pictures 21-27 were taken on September 27, 2008, by Michael Gillson.

Pictures 28-45 were taken on March 20, 2010, by Michael Gillson.

The video was taken on November 16, 2021, by Hopen111.

Pictures 46-101 were taken on January 25, 2025, by Hopen111.

This crossing is located on the IAIS Grimes Branch.

1	2	3	4
Facing South.	The relay case appears to be blocking the mast lights.	Manual controls on the relay case.	Facing Southeast.

5	6	7	8
At the time, there were ten pairs of 8" incandescent lights. One pair was RACO, the other nine pairs were WRRS. Note how the sidelights are aimed in Picture 7. Both signals also had inverted SORS signs.

9	10	11	12
A WRRS mini bell!		Facing North.	The Northbound signal.

13	14	15	16
The Northbound cantilever lights. Note the lock on the right-rear light.		The mast lights and SORS sign on the Northbound signal.	The DOT number for this crossing.

17	18	19	20
Track view, facing Northwest.	Track view, facing Southeast.	There were stop boards on both sides of the crossing.

21	22	23	24
A closer view of the old Northbound signal.		There was also a stop board on the East side of the crossing.

25	26	27
The final shots of the old signals. These signals stood here for quite a while, but their time was up.

Out with the old, in with the new. New signals replaced the old ones in 2009. Gates were also added at the time.

28	29	30	31
Facing South.	Facing North.	A new Northbound right turn lane was constructed and has its own signal.

32	33	34	35
All of the lights consist of 12"x24" Harmon lightheads with Harmon fading LEDs. Both cantilevers are from Harmon.

36	37	38	39
More views of the lights. All three gate motors are from WCH.			The lone GS electronic bell is on the mast signal.

40	41	42	43
Unlike the old signal, this signal lacks sidelights.	The relay bungalow.	Facing Northwest.	Facing Southeast.

44	45
The old stop boards were pulled up and now rest beside the tracks.

A return visit by Hopen111 in January 2025 shows no major changes have occurred since 2010. Only noticable changes were the addition of blue DOT tags and the gate arms on the main signals are now vertically striped.
It seems the new setup is working well, as no new accidents have occurred either.