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The FRA mistakenly lists this crossing as being owned by UP instead of FWWR.
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Here's the signal that protects Hutton Drive
(photo taken in 2003 by Josh Baumann).
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An overview of the crossing taken by Brian556
sometime in January 2005.
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Here's one of the Belt Line cantilevers taken
on November 8, 2008 by TrainmanAlex2.
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The signal in picture 1 is located on Hutton Drive. However, the track goes right in the middle of this street and Belt Line Road. Right turns off of Hutton don't have a problem with trains. Left turns cannot make a full left turn properly onto Belt Line Rd. without hitting a train. Due to the actual tracks crossing on Belt Line Rd. and not Hutton Drive, the crossing is renamed "Belt Line Rd. #3".
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Looking north - more views of the Hutton Dr.
signal. It has a rusty WC Hayes mechanical bell.
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This signal could use a little TLC. One of
the cantilever lights is missing a visor, and all of the background
discs need repainting.
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The back side of the Hutton cantilever. Due
to the geometry of the intersection, the rear lights here are really
pointless.
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The cantilever was manufactured by Modern
Industries.
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I still think the cantilever signal on Hutton Drive is not an ideal installation, since traffic on Hutton drive only has a 50% chance of crossing the tracks (only left turns). Photos #6, 7, 15 and 16 show how far away the tracks are from vehicles making a right turn from Hutton onto Belt Line. I think a simple median-mounted mast signal (with either an illuminated "No Left Turn" sign or a "No Left Turn When Flashing" sign) would have been done the job just as effectively, or even more effectively, than the cantilever for a substantially lower cost.
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The front and back side of the westbound
signal on westbound Belt Line.
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The eastbound signal on Belt Line.
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Track view looking northeast, toward where
this spur track splits from the mainline.
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Track view looking south. Continuting south
on this track there are 2 more signalized crossings (Crosby Rd. #1 and
Valwood Pkwy.), then the track splits up
into many dead-end sidings
with passive crossings.
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The relay case. I believe the milepost number
on the case (33.2) is a FWWR MP, while the number in the FRA database
(603.74) is the old MP when this track was owned by Union Pacific.
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Photos #4 - 19 were taken by Josh Baumann on August 22, 2009.
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TrainmanAlex2 caught the crossing in a rare
active sequence on February 23, 2011. The bells sound WRRS-ish.
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