MP:  72.70 & 165.26

 

Created January 10, 2005

 

Total Accidents:   1

Crossing DOT #s:  630664C, 734756E
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   18   (ESTIMATED)

 

Pictures 1-8 were taken by Tom Wade I believe sometime in early January of 2005.

Pictures 9-53 and 57-99 and the first two videos were taken by Elliot Hamerstone on March 29, 2020.

Pictures 54-56 were taken by Elliot Hamesrtone on March 26, 2020.

The third video was taken by freebrickproductions on December 22, 2021.

 

The CSX crossing is located on the CSX Aberdeen Subdivision, while the NS crossing is located on the NS Danville District.

 

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This is an interesting setup here. I think that this is the CSX crossing, but I'm not 100% sure. Most of the lights on these signals are 12"x24", but the lights on the back of the gates are 12"x20". Both signals have mechanical bells. Amtrak uses both crossings for some odd reason.

 

In picture 2, a CSX work truck is blocking the tracks for some unknown reason. A train with 8 cars was waiting for a red light on a block signal (just to the right of picture 2 not seen). These work trucks have a very strict amount of time for stopping train traffic, and in addition to that, an Amtrak train was coming in the opposite direction, and from what I've heard, if you delay an Amtrak train, you really hear about it. NS and Amtrak have trackage rights on this crossing.

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Another view of the crossing.

There's another crossing behind this one. This NS crossing is a 4-quad crossing!

You can see the NS crossing in the background of this CSX crossing.

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Here some pictures of the NS 4-quad crossing. This crossing has a mix of 20" and 24" discs. The FRA doesn't mention the 4-quad crossing as of yet. Their last update was 1997. It appears that there's only 1 crossing bell, and it looks like a General Signals electronic bell seen on the background signal shown in picture 7.

 

You can barely see it, but above the cantilever signal in picture 7, there's another set of lights mounted above. You can barely see them next to the Stop sign.

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A return trip to both crossings on 3-29-20 from Elliot Hamerstone shows some changes.
The northern signal.
Both signals have Modern Industrries cantilevers.

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The emergency information.
The front mast lights on this signal are still 12x24s, but the frames are Modern Industries, and now have Leotek EV series LEDs!

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The overhead lights are also the same as the front mast lights as well!
A WABCO base!
A US&S Model 75 gate mechanism!

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The rear mast lights are a pair of US&S 12x20s with Leotek EV series LEDs!

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The bell on this signal is a WABCO mechanical bell!
The gatelights are from NEG.
The emergency information on the southern signal.

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The front and side mast lights on this signal are once again more Modern Industries 12x24s with Leotek EV series LEDs! These are mounted on two Modern Industries junction boxes.

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The overhead lights are once again the same as the front mast and side lights!
Another WABCO base!
Another US&S Model 75 gate mechanism!

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The rear mast has another pair of US&S 12x20 lights with Leotek EV series LEDs!
Another WABCO mechanical bell located over here!

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More NEG gatelights on this signal.
The relay case.
Track view facing east.
Track view facing west towards Harrison Avenue.

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The nearby block signal turned on!
An Amtrak train rolls through the crossing with some action shots.

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Nighttime action shots from 3-26-20.

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Overviews of the NS Crossing.
The bigger emergency information near the southern cantilever signal.
The southern cantilever signal itself is from Safetran.

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The emergency information.
The lights on this signal are all Safetran 12x20 incandescents.

The bell here is a Safetran Type 3 (Siemens) E-Bell.

This most likely replaced the General Signals E-Bell that was originally here.

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A Safetran base.
A Safetran gate mechanism.
There is another pair of Safetran 12x20 incandescent lights on the rear mast of the signal.

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NEG gatleights on this signal.
The southern mast signal.
It has another Safetran base.
Another Safetran gate mechanism.

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This signal has more Safetran 12x20 incandescent lights.
The northern mast signal.
Once again, more Safetran 12x20 incandescent lights.
The bigger emergency information near the northern cantilever signal.

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The northern cantilever signal itself.
The front mast lights on this signal are Safetran 12x24 incandescents.
The overhead lights are even more Safetran 12x20 incandescents.

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There is another Safetran base over here.
Yet another Safetran gate mechanism.
Once again, another pair of Safetran 12x20 incandescent lights overhere.

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This signal uses more NEG gatelights.
The relay bungalow.
Track view facing east.
Track view facing west towards Harrison Avenue.

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Some emergency information on the relay bungalow.
Action shots with Amtrak 109 slowly creeping up to the crossing.

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