MP:  801.080

 

Updated December 13, 2022

 

Total Accidents:   6
Crossing DOT #:  728047K
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   6   (AS OF 2020)

 

Page created by: freebrickproductions

 

This crossing is located on the NS West End District.

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>	Signal #1	Signal #2
Bell:	Safetran Type 3 electronic	Safetran Type 3 electronic
Base:	Safetran	Safetran
Light Frames:	4 - 12x20" Safetran	4 - 12x20" Safetran
Gate Lights:	3 - RECO LEDs	3 - RECO LEDs
Gate Mechanism:	Siemens Sticker Style 1	Siemens Sticker Style 1
Gate Striping:	Vertical	Vertical

 

1	2	3	4
Overviews of the crossing.		The first signal.

5	6	7	8
It has a Safetran base.	A Siemens gate mechanism.	The emergency information.	A Safetran bracket.

9	10	11	12
The lights are all Safetran 12x20s.		It has a Safetran Type 3 e-bell.	The gate lights are RECO LEDs.

13	14	15	16
The second signal.		It has another Safetran base.	Another Siemens gate mechanism.

17	18	19	20
The emergency information.	It has more Safetran 12x20 inch lights on another Safetran bracket.

21	22	23	24
Another Safetran Type 3 e-bell on this signal.	More RECO LED gate lights over here.	Looking southeast towards 21st Avenue and F L Shuttlesworth Drive #2.	Looking northwest towards 35th Avenue.

25	26	27	28
The relay case.	The diamond with the CSX Birmingham Mineral Sub.	NS's wayside signals around said diamond.

29	30
The relay case for the signals around the diamond.	CP Boyles stands near this crossing.

31	32	33	34
A return trip to the crossing on 12-29-20 catches the crossing in action!

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42	43	44
NS 329 comes through the crossing with an AC44C6M leading a trio of Dash-9s on the head-end.

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63	64	65
A UP SD70ACe and a UP AC44CWCTE work as the mid-train DPUs.

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The train passes...

77	78	79	80
...and the signals shut-off.

 

 

Pictures 1-30 were taken on 2-1-20.

Pictures 31-80 and the video were taken on 12-29-20.