MP:  000159.120

 

Created October 31, 2020

 

Total Accidents:   12
Crossing DOT #:  343795P
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   13   (AS OF 2018)

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Western Signal Eastern Signal
Bell: NEG E-Bell NEG E-Bell
Base: Safetran Safetran
Lights: 4 - 12"x24" WCH Flatback w/ Leotek EV series LEDs 4 - 12"x24" WCH Flatback w/ Leotek EV series LEDs
Gate Lights: 4" NEG LED, 4" RECO LED, 4" RECO incandescent 4" NEG LEDs
Gate Mechanism: Safetran 1980s Safetran 1980s
Gate Striping: Vertical Striping Vertical Striping

 

Page created by: Ethan the Railfanner

This crossing is located on the CSX Mainline Subdivision.

 

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Overviews of this crossing on 12-29-17.
The western signal.

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It has a Safetran base.
A Safetran gate mechanism.
The older ENS sign and an old DOT tag.

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The lights were originally older Modern Industries 12x20 incandescents!
The bell here was a WCH mechanical bell!

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The gatelights were RECO LEDs on this signal.
The eastern signal.
It has another Safetran base.

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Another emergnecy information.
Another old ENS sign!
This signal originally had more older Modern Industries 12x20 incandescent lights!

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This signal had another WCH mechanical bell!
This signal still uses RECO LED gatelights.
The relay bungalow.

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Track view facing north towards Eastland Avenue.
Track view facing south towards Belvedere Drive.
A return trip on 8-15-18 shows some changes to this crossing.

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The western signal.
The lights are now WCH 12x24s with Leotek EV series LEDs.

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The bell on this signal is now an NEG E-Bell.
The remains of the WCH mechanical bell base on this signal.
The eastern signal.

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The lights are now also more WCH 12x24s with Leotek EV series LEDs.
This signal has another NEG E-Bell.
The gatelights are now NEG LEDs on this signal.

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The remains of another WCH mechanical bell base.
Track view facing north towards Eastland Avenue.
Track view facing south towards Belvedere Drive.

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On December 7, 2023, freebrickproductions made a return trip to this crossing to find that the western signal now has a backwards-crossbuck, a 4" NEG LED gatelight, 4" RECO LED gatelight, and a 4" RECO incandescent gatelight.

 

For a short while during this time period, I saw the western signal missing its crossbuck before it was added on, but no photo though.

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The crossing activates!

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CSX 341, an AC4400CW, leads CSX I141 through the crossing!

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The train clears the crossing...

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...and the signals deactivate.

 

 

 

 

Pictures 1-26 were taken by freebrickproductions on 12-29-17.

The first video was taken by Ethan the Railfanner on 6-7-18.

Pictures 27-43 and the second video were taken by Ethan the Railfanner on 8-15-18.

Pictures 44-104 and the third video were taken by freebrickproductions on 12-7-23.