>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Western Signal Eastern Signal
Bell: General Signals Type 1 E-Bell N/A
Base: Safetran Safetran
Lights: 4 - 12"x24" Safetran w/ Leotek EV series LEDs 4 - 12"x24" Safetran w/ Leotek EV series LEDs
Gate Lights: 4" NEG LEDs 4" RECO LEDs, 4" NEG LED (Dead)
Gate Mechanism: Safetran 2000s Safetran 2000s
Gate Striping: Vertical Striping Vertical Striping

 

Pictures 1-21 were taken by TrainmanKight.

Pictures 22-44 were taken by Ethan the Railfanner.

Pictures 45-116 were taken by freebrickproductions.

 

This crossing is located on the CSX Chattanooga Subdivision.

 

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All parts on this signal are from Safetran, except for the electronic, which is a GS type 2 sounding bell.

The light frames are 12"x24", and are incandescent.

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Here are some active shots of the crossing.

 

Pictures 1-18 were taken on November 18, 2010.

Pictures 19-21 were taken on November 7, 2010.

 

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A return trip on 6-14-20 by Ethan the Railfanner shows some changes to this crossing.
The eastern signal.

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It has a Safetran base.
A Safetran gate mechanism.
The lights still remain as Safetran 12x24s, but the front lights have been upgraded to Dialight Low Wattage LEDs. The rear lights still remain incandescent.

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The bell here is actually a GS Type 1 E-Bell!
The gatelights are now NEG LEDs.
The western signal.

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It has another Safetran base.
Another Safetran gate mechanism.
The emergency information.

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Like the other signal, the lights still remain as Safetran 12x24 incandescents, but the front lights have also been upgraded to Dialight Low Wattage LEDs. The rear lights also remain incandescent.
This signal uses RECO LED gatelights.

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The relay bungalow.
Track view facing north towards Middle Tennessee Boulevard.
Track view facing south towards County Farm Road.

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On July 12, 2024, freebrickproductions made a return trip to this crossing to find some changes.

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The western signal. All of the lights have been changed/upgraded to Leotek EV series LEDs.

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The eastern signal. All of the lights have been changed/upgraded to Leotek EV series LEDs, along with the gatelights now being 2 RECO LEDs and a dead NEG LED.

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The crossing activates!

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CSX 5247, an ES40DC, leads CSX I141 through the crossing!

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The train clears the crossing...

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...and the signals deactivate.

 

 

 

Pictures 22-44 were taken on June 14, 2020.

Pictures 45-119 and the first video were taken on July 12, 2024 by freebrickproductions.

The second video was taken on June 1, 2024 by Ethan the Railfanner.