Market St./Buck Island Rd. (Athens, AL)

MP: 000293.68

Updated November 12, 2023

Total Accidents: 7
Crossing DOT #: 352072A
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS: 19 (AS OF 2013)

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This crossing is located on the CSX S&NA North Sub.

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Overviews of the crossing.		The first signal.

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This is a Modern Industries cantilever.	The emergency information.	12x24 inch Modern Industries lights on the mast.

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	More of the same lights overhead.		A General Signals Type 1 electronic bell.

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The second signal.	This signal is almost exactly the same as the other one. The only difference for this one is that it doesn't have a bell.

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			Looking north along the line towards Hobbs Street.

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Looking south down the line towards Washington Street.	The relay case.	Action shots.

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On 7-24-15, I made a return trip back out to the crossing and discovered that it had been upgraded to LED.

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Both signals now have WCH 2nd Generation LEDs in the lights.

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Another return trip on 10-18-15 catches the crossing in action. The signals were caught mid-flash in picture 50.

A fourth return trip on 5-15-16 shows that the crossing is being upgraded!

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	The first new signal.		It's a Progress Rail cantilever.

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The emergency information.	This signal has a Siemens gate mechanism.	The mast lights are WCH 12x24 inch lights with Leotek EV Series LEDs in them.

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The overhead lights are more WCH 12x24 inch lights with Leotek EV Series LEDs.		This signal has an NEG e-bell.	The second new signal.

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	It's another Progress Rail cantilever.	The emergency information.	It has another Siemens gate mechansim.

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All of the lights on this signal are more WCH 12x24 inch lights with Leotek EV Series LEDs.

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This signal has another NEG e-bell.	A new pedestrian signal.		It has a WCH base.

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It also has a third Siemens gate mech.	The old and new relay cases. The old one was still in use at the time.

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Looking south along the tracks towards Washington Street.	Looking north along the tracks towards Hobbs Street.	Where one of the old cantilevers once stood.	Action shots.

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The gate mechs didn't move since they weren't hooked up yet.	An NS Dash-9 leads a CSX grain train through the crossing!

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	Another return trip on 6-3-16 shows the upgrade is complete.		The first signal now has a gate.

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The new emergency information sign.	This signal now has RECO LED gate lights.	The second signal got a gate as well.	Another new emergency information sign.

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This signal now has RECO LED gate lights as well.	The pedestrian signal with its gate.	The new relay case is in use now.	Action shots.

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A sixth return trip to this crossing on 9-2-21 finds that the second cantilever signal here now has an NEG LED gate light on the tip of it.

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A seventh return trip to the crossing on 3-7-23 finds that CSX has replaced the middle gate light on the first signal with another NEG LED gate light.