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142232G

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Northern Signal Southern Signal
Bell: NEG E Bell NEG E Bell
Base: WCH 5" Double Sided ^ WCH 5" Double Sided ^
Lights: 4 - 12"x24" WCH w/ Leotek EV LEDs 4 - 12"x24" WCH w/ Leotek EV LEDs
Junction Box: WCH WCH
Gate Lights: 4" NEG LEDs 4" NEG LEDs
Gate Mechanism: Siemens Imprinted w/ Old NEG 2 Way Saver Siemens Imprinted w/ Old NEG 2 Way Saver
Gate Striping: Upside Down Diagonal & Vertical Striping Vertical Striping

Pictures 1-32 and the video were taken on October 2, 2014.
Pictures 33-36 were taken on May 14, 2015.
Picture 37 was taken on September 21, 2016.
Pictures 38-52 and the 2nd video were taken on August 14, 2017.
Pictures 53-77 were taken on April 26, 2021.
The 3rd video was taken on October 24, 2022.
All pictures and videos were taken by Tommy McGowan.
This crossing is located on the CSX Willard Sub.

This crossing has a weird history, especially with lights.  As of 2014, the crossing had 12"x24" incandescents which had replaced 8" lights sometime within the last 10 years.  More details below.

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Overview of 2 gated signals facing south.
 Overview facing north.
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The northern signal.
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The southern signal.
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The relay bungalow in the southeast quadrant.
The side track's grade is wood and asphalt.
The main tracks' grade is rubber and asphalt.
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Track view facing west towards Poplar St. #2.
Track view facing east towards Ward Rd.
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Action shots from the 2 trains seen in the video below.
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In May 2015, we see the gate on the southern signal was replaced and the white DOT signs on both signals were replaced with blue ones.
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In September 2016, we see that the gates had extensions added to them.  The southern signal's lights were also split and mounted on separate brackets as the gate was turned to be parallel to the tracks.
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In August 2017, in one of the strangest upgrades I've seen, the lights were upgraded to LED, but NS style LEDs with 12"x20" GE Uniform Look LEDs in new frames.  This got NS LEDs, while Columbus #2 which is maintained by NS got CSX LEDs.  It's like they got the LED installations backwards.  Definitely had to do a double take just make sure I wasn't seeing things.

In late 2019, to further complicate things, brand new CSX signals were installed here with Leotek LEDs and an NEG E Bell.  So to put that in perspective, in 15 years, this crossing went through 4 sets of lights.   The original 8" lights most likely survived for decades before they were replaced.  Insane.

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Overview of the new signals facing south.
 Overview facing north.
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The new northern signal.
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The new southern signal.
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The same relay bungalow was kept in the southeast quadrant. The grade is rubber and asphalt. Track view facing west towards Poplar St. #2.
 Track view facing east towards Ward Rd.