MP:  000161.550

 

Created September 25, 2019

 

Total Accidents:   4
Crossing DOT #:  343797D
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   15   (AS OF 2018)

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Northern Signal Southern Signal
Bell: NEG E-Bell N/A
Base: WCH Safetran
Lights: 4 - 12"x24" WCH Flatback w/ Leotek EV series LEDs 4 - 12"x24" Safetran incandescents
Gate Lights: 4" NEG LEDs 4" NEG LEDs, 4" RECO incandescent
Gate Mechanism: Invensys Rail Safetran 2000s
Gate Striping: Vertical Striping Diagonal Striping

 

Page created by: Ethan the Railfanner

This crossing is located on the CSX Mainline Subdivision.

 

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Overviews of this crossing.
The southern signal.

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It has a Safetran base.
A Safetran gate mechanism.
The emergency information.
This signal has Safetran 12x24 incandescent lgihts.

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This signal has RECO incandescent gatelights!
The northern signal.

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It had another Safetran base.
Another Safetran gate mechanism.
The emergency information.
This signal had more Safetran 12x24 incandescents.

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This signal once had 2 dead NEG E-Bells!!
This signal used to have RECO gatelights.

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The relay bungalow.
Track view facing west towards Saundersville Road in Hendersonville.
Track view facing east towards Belvedere Drive.

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A return trip on 2-17-19 shows a change to the crossing.
The northern signal has been replaced!

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It has a WCH base.
An Inveseys Rail gate mechanism.
The emergency information.

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This signal now has WCH 12x24 lights with Leotek EV series LEDs.
The gatelights are from NEG.
This signal now has one NEG E-Bell.

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The southern signal remains the same.

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On December 7, 2023, freebrickproductions made a return trip to this crossing to find a few changes.

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The northern signal. While not much as changed, the lights were re-aligned to be off-centered for various reasons.

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The southern signal. There are now 2 NEG LED gatelights and 1 RECO incandescent gatelight on this signal.

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The crossing activates! CSX 572, an AC4400CW, leads a southbound autorack train through the crossing.

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The train clears the crossing...

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...and the signals deactivate.

 

 

 

 

Pictures 1-23 were taken on 8-15-18.

Pictures 24-37 were taken on 2-17-19.

The first video was taken on 10-14-18.

The second video was taken on 2-18-19.

Pictures 38-87 and the third video were taken on 12-7-23 by freebrickproductions.