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916812N

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Northern Signal Southern Signal
Bell: WCH Mechanical 2nd Gen
 WCH Mechanical 2nd Gen
Cantilever: Safetran
 Lincoln Industries
Light Brackets: 3 - Safetran
 1 - Harmon
2 - Progress Rail
Lights: 4 - 12"x24" WCH w/ WCH/Miller 1st Gen LEDs
5 - 12"x24" WCH w/ GS LEDs
1 - 12"x24" Progress Rail w/ WCH/Miller 1st Gen LEDs 		2 - 12"x24" WCH w/ WCH/Miller 2nd Gen LEDs
4 - 12"x24" Harmon w/ Harmon Fading LEDs
6 - 12"x24" Progress Rail w/ Harmon Fading LEDs


Pictures 1-15 were taken on August 16, 2008, by Michael Gillson.

Pictures 16-47 were taken on July 29, 2024, by Hopen111.

This crossing is located on the IAIS Grimes Branch.


For a video of this crossing in 1992, click here.

 

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The Northbound signal consists of Safetran 12"x20" incandescent lights and a Safetran mechanical bell on a Safetran cantilever.

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The Southbound signal is identical to the Northbound signal.

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The side track serves a nearby industry, at least it used to.
These appear to be manual signal controls for the side track. There's one on each side of the road.

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Track view, facing Northwest.
I guess the intention of these is to get users of the bike trail to watch for trains.


A return visit in July 2024 by Hopen111 shows a lot of changes have happened since 2008.
The spur that went through this crossing has since gone OOS and is almost completely erased; however some renmants of it remain.
Blue DOT signs were also added and the grade has been replaced.

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Overview facing north. Overview facing south. The northern advance warning sign.
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The northern signal. The Safetran bell and 2 tracks sign lasted here all the way until sometime between October 2022 and November 2023.
This means that for more than a decade, the now incorrect 2 tracks sign was still here long after the 2nd spur track was abandoned!
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The southern signal. This cantilever replaced the old one when IAIS moved the signal further to the active track when the spur was ripped up.
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The manual control on the western side still stands!
The industry is still doing pretty well (not).
 The manual control on the eastern side has fallen.
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The relay bungalow in the northwest quadrant. The grade is all concrete. This was installed between August 3-10, 2021. The entire crossing was closed while this happened.
 Track view facing northwest towards Douglas Ave. Track view facing southeast towards Swanson Blvd. #2 in Clive.
I forgot to get a track view so I'm using a photo from November 21, 2023.
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The crossing in action! IAIS 702 leads a short train delivering lumber to the customer at the end of the line.