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MP: 000293.22 |
Updated November 12, 2023
Total Accidents: 2
Crossing
DOT #: 352068K
TOTAL
DAILY TRAINS: 28 (AS OF 2012)
Page created by: freebrickproductions
This crossing is located on the CSX S&NA North Sub.
| >>>>>>>>>>>>> | Signal #1 | Signal #2 |
| Bell: | General Signals Type 1 electronic | N/A |
| Base: | Modern Industries | WCH |
| Light Frames: | 3 - 12x24" WCH w/ WCH 2nd Gen LEDs 1 - 12x24" Modern Industries w/ WCH 2nd Gen LED 4 - 12x24" Safetran w/ WCH 2nd Gen LEDs |
4 - WCH 12x24" w/ WCH 2nd Gen LEDs |
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Overview shots of the crossing. |
The first signal. |
A Modern Industries base. |
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The emergency information. |
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lights on this signal are a mixture of three WCH lights, one Modern
Industries light, and four Safetran lights. They are all 12x24 inch and
incandescent. |
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A General Signals Type 1 electronic bell. |
The second signal. |
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A Safetran base. |
The emergency information. |
The lights on this signal are 12x24 inch Safetran incandescent lights. |
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Track views. Picture 18 looks north towards Elm Street #1 and Elm Street #2. Picture 19 looks south towards Pryor Street. |
The relay case. |
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Action shots. |
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On a return trip on 12-31-13, it was discovered that all of the lights had been upgraded to WCH 2nd Generation LEDs. |
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A return trip on 10-18-16 shows that the bell-less signal was knocked down and replaced with a slightly older one. |
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The lights are now slightly older Safetran 12x24s from the 1990s with WCH 2nd Generation LEDs. |
Action shots. |
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The LEDs were caught mid-flash here. |
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CSX R518 heads north through the crossing. |
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Another return trip to the crossing on 11-2-23 finds another upgrade to this crossing. |
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No changes to the first signal, thankfully. |
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The second signal was replaced entirely once again! |
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The remains of the previous signal still laid near the crossing, it looks likea vehicle hit it once again. Most of it was pretty well destroyed, though the light in Picture 64 was remarkably intact.
The date listed on the inside of the (remains of the) lights give 1997 as the year, so I'm guessing CSX had originally installed this signal somewhere else (maybe Hickory Street in Hartselle?) back in the late-90s. |
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CSX L692 approaches the crossing on the southern end of the N&D Branch with a lone GP40-2 for power, with the crossing activating just a few seconds before the train reached it! |
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The train quickly passes. |
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Pictures 1-27 and the first video were taken on July 26, 2013.
Picture 28 was taken on December 31, 2013.
Pictures 29-52 and the second video were taken on October 18, 2015.
The third video was taken on March 18, 2019.
The fourth video was taken on September 2, 2021.
The fifth video was taken on October 9, 2021.
The sixth video was taken on October 17, 2021.
The seventh video was taken on July 4, 2023.
The eighth video was taken on July 15, 2023.
The ninth video was taken on October 9, 2023.
Pictures 53-75 and the tenth video was taken on November 2, 2023.