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MP: A458.830 |
Created August 25, 2020
Total Accidents: 2
Crossing
DOT #: 732042H
TOTAL
DAILY TRAINS: 20 (AS OF 2019)
Page created by: freebrickproductions
This crossing is located on the NS Memphis District West End.
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Overviews of the crossing, which had the current signals installed at it in 2002, according to the FRA. |
The first signal. |
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It has a Safetran base. |
A Safetran gate mechanism. |
The emergency information and a DOT tag. |
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This signal has all Safetran 12x20 inch lights. |
The bell here is a General Signals Type 1 electronic bell! |
This signal uses NEG gate lights. |
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The second signal. It's rather tall due to an extension that was added later. |
It has another Safetran base. |
Another Safetran gate mechanism. |
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More Safetran 12x20 inch lights over here. |
This signal has RECO gate lights. |
The relay case. |
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Looking southeast towards Franklin Street. |
Looking northwest towards Linden Street #1. |
A return trip to the crossing on 3-4-19 catches the crossing in action! Note the wind-gaurd in Picture 24 is now out of alignment. |
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NS 23N crawls through downtown Corinth with a CSX ES44AH leading! |
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The trailing power is a UP AC44CW and a UP AC44CWCTE. |
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The train passes... |
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...and the gates rise. |
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I'm guessing the GS Type 1 here was either re-used from the previous signals here, or was just simply a very late install for a GS Type 1, as the GS Type 2 had already come out sometime around the year 2000.
Pictures 1-22 were taken on 2-12-19.
Pictures 23-72 and the video were taken on 3-4-19.