MP:  0000.21

 

Updated December 13, 2022

 

Total Accidents:   0
Crossing DOT #:  728048S
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   2   (ESTIMATED)

 

Page created by: freebrickproductions

 

This crossing is located on the NS Woodlawn-Bessemer Branch, with CSX having trackage rights over it.

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Signal #1 Signal #2
Bell: N/A Safetran Type 3 electronic
Cantilever: Guy-wire Mast-arm Guy-wire Mast-arm
Light Frames: 4 - 12x20" Safetran

2 - 12x24" Hawker-Siddeley Safetran

2 - 12x20" Safetran
Base: Unmarked SERRMI
Gate Lights: 3 - RECOs 3 - RECOs
Gate Mechanism: Safetran 80s Safetran 80s
Gate Striping: Vertical Vertical

 

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Overviews of this odd crossing.
The first signal.

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It has an un-marked base.
The gate mechanism is from Safetran.
The emergency information.
The mast lights are Safetran 12x20 inch lights.

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The overhead lights are safetran 12x24 inch lights.
This signal has RECO gate lights.

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The second signal.
It has a SERRMI base.
Another Safetran gate mechanism.

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An old Southern Railroad DOT tag.
The emergency information.
The mast lights are more Safetran 12x24 inch lights.

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The bell here is a Safetran Type-3 e-bell.
The overhead lights are even more Safetran 12x24 inch lights.
This signal also has RECO gate lights.

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The relay case.
Track views. Picture 26 looks east towards 50th Street #3. Picture 27 looks west towards Airport Highway.

 

At the time of documenting the above photos, the Woodlawn-Bessemer Branch was technically out of service, due to the line not having any customers and not having any connections at the north end of this part of the line.

However, the line was later connected into the CSX line on the north end of the line, and was brought back into service with a CSX local running from the CSX Boyles Yard to the NS Norris Yard in Irondale and back.

 

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A return trip to the crossing on 6-28-19 catches it in action!

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A CSX C40-8W pulls a long CSX Local Freight through the crossing!

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This gate arm is stuck on the overhead lights!

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The train passes...

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...and the gates begin to rise...

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...only for the crossing to malfunction after shutting off! However, this time, the gate arm got stuck between the lights, which caused the e-bell to start messing up, as seen in the second video below.

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Another return trip on 5-12-20 shows that the overhead lights on the bell-less signal were replaced with Safetran 12x20 inch lights!

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A return trip to the crossing on 11-19-21 catches the crossing in action again!

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CSX Y130 comes through with a pair of SD40-2s for power!

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The train passes...

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...and the gates rise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For some reason, this crossing uses guy-wire traffic light mast-arms with the overhead lights mounted on a piece of mast hanging from them.

 

Pictures 1-27 were taken on 7-9-15.

Pictures 28-66 and the first and second videos were taken on 6-28-19.

Pictures 67-70 were taken on 5-12-20.

The third video was taken on 10-10-21.

Pictures 71-96 and the fourth, fifth, and sixth videos were taken on 10-19-21.