1st St./63rd St. (Des Moines, IA)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>	*Northern Signal*	*Northern Median Signal*	*Southern Signal*	*Southern Median Signal*
Bell:	WCH E-Bell	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cantilever:	Safetran	N/A	Safetran	Safetran
Base:	WCH 5" Single Sided	WCH 5" Single Sided	WCH 5" Single Sided	WCH 5" Single Sided
Light Brackets:	2 - Safetran 1 - Harmon	WCH	1 - Safetran 1 - WRRS	1 - Safetran 1 - WRRS
Lights:	2 - 12"x24" WCH w/ WCH/Miller 1st Gen LEDs 3 - 12"x24" Harmon w/ Harmon Fading LEDs 1 - 12"x20" WCH w/ WCH/Miller 2nd Gen LEDs	4 - 12"x24" WCH w/ GE Uniform Look LEDs	4 - 12"x24" WCH w/ WCH/Miller 1st Gen LEDs	4 - 12"x24" WCH w/ WCH/Miller 1st Gen LEDs
Gate Lights:	3 - RECO 4" LEDs	3 - RECO 4" LEDs	3 - RECO 4" LEDs	3 - RECO 4" LEDs
Gate Mechanism:	WCH Style 3.5	WCH Style 4	WCH Style 3.5	WCH Style 4
Gate Striping:	Vertical Striping	Vertical Striping	Vertical Striping	Diagonal Striping

The 1st video was taken on April 29, 2021, by Hopen111.
The 2nd video was taken on May 31, 2021, by Hopen111.
The 3rd video was taken on June 8, 2021, by Hopen111.
The 4th video was taken on June 17, 2021, by Hopen111.
The 5th video was taken on September 5, 2021, by Hopen111.
The 6th video was taken on November 19, 2021, by Hopen111.
The 7th video was taken on March 29, 2022, by Hopen111.
Pictures 1-35 were taken on July 7, 2023, by Hopen111.
Pictures 36-39 were taken on June 20, 2024, by Hopen111.
This crossing is located on the IAIS Council Bluffs Subdivision.
Page created by Hopen111 (using HopenRXRTools 1.2.2).

This crossing is prone to malfunctions, and the lights are quite dim during the daytime. I hardly believe that this crossing somehow has 0 accidents. Just check the videos down below and you'll see what I mean.
IAIS recently replaced the northern median signal, but the most of the lights are still dim.

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Street View from June 2021 shows this crossing used to have a GS E-Bell and the lights on the median signals were much less bright.

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Overview facing north.	Overview facing south.	Overview facing east.	Overview facing north at the pedestrian crossing. The crossbucks are loose and have rotated.

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The northern signal.

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The northern median signal.

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The southern signal.

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The southern median signal.

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The relay bungalow in the southwest quadrant.	The grade is all concrete.

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Track view facing east towards Park Ave. #1, #2, Mahaska Pkwy, & Raccoon Valley Little League Entrance.	Track view facing west towards 9th St. & 11th St. #2 in West Des Moines.

Returning in June 2024 shows some changed have already occurred to the crossing here.

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A random road closed sign next to the northern signal.	Updated overview facing east.	IAIS replaced one of the 12"x24" Safetran lights with a new WCH one with WCH/Miller 2nd Gen LEDs (and a mismatching backround).