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MP: 000144.580 |
Created December 25, 2016
Total Accidents: 0
Crossing
DOT #: 343772H
TOTAL
DAILY TRAINS: 15 (AS OF 2016)
| >>>>>>>>>>>>>> | First Signal | Second Signal | Third Signal |
| Bell: | NEG E-Bell | NEG E-Bell | N/A |
| Base: | WCH | WCH | WCH |
| Lights: | 2 - 12"x24" WCH Flatback w/ Leotek EV series LEDs | 2 - 12"x24" WCH Flatback w/ Leotek EV series LEDs | 2 - 12"x24" WCH Flatback w/ Leotek EV series LEDs |
| Gate Lights: | 4" NEG LEDs | 4" NEG LEDs | 4" NEG LEDs |
| Gate Mechanism: | Siemens Imprinted | Siemens Imprinted | Siemens Imprinted |
| Gate Striping: | Vertical Striping | Vertical Striping | Vertical Striping |
Page created by: freebrickproductions
This crossing is located on the CSX Mainline Subdivision.
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Overview of the crossing. |
The first signal. |
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It has a Transport Products Corp. base. |
The gate mechanism is a GRS/WRRS gate mechanism! |
This signal has a white emergency information sing! |
WRRS junction boxes. |
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The lights on this signal are all WRRS 8 inch lights! |
The gate lights are RECO LED gate lights. |
The second signal. |
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Note the broken wind gaurd. |
An old clamp-style base. |
The emergency information and a couple of L&N DOT tags! |
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Close-ups of the DOT tags. |
This signal has more WRRS 8 inch lights! |
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More WRRS junction boxes. |
A Modern Industries base. |
The gate mechanism over here is from GRS! |
More RECO LED gate lights over here. |
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The relay case. |
The bell is an old school bell mounted under a cover on the side of the relay case! |
Track view looking south towards Market Street. |
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Track view looking north towards McGlothlin Street. |
The crossing activates! The lights start about two seconds before the bell and gates do. |
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The bell continues to ring while the gates are down. |
An AC6000CW leads a southbound train through the crossing! |
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The train passes and the gates begin to rise. The lights shut off about a second or two before the bell stops and the gates begin to rise. |
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The GRS gate mechanism is really slow and takes a long time to raise up. It will probably be getting replaced soon. |
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On April 12, 2023, Ethan the Railfanner made a return trip to this crossing to find that the crossing was in the process of getting replaced! |
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On December 4, 2023, freebrickproductions made a return trip to this crossing to see the new signals in action. (I didn't have close-up photos at the time yet due to being busy with other things.) |
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CSX 954, an ES44AH, leads M209 through the crossing! |
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The train clears the crossing... |
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...and the signals deactivate. |
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On September 29, 2024, Ethan the Railfanner finally returned back to this crossing for close-ups of the new signals. |
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The new first signal. |
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The new second signal. |
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The new third signal. |
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The new relay bungalow. |
Track views. |
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Pictures 1-46 and the first video were taken on 8-10-16.
Picture 47-51 and the second video were taken on 4-12-23 by Ethan the Railfanner.
Picture 52-82 and the second video were taken on 12-4-23.
Pictures 84-112 were taken on 9-29-24 by Ethan the Railfanner.