MP:  139.170

 

Updated December 13, 2022

 

Total Accidents:   6
Crossing DOT #:  728007M
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   18   (AS OF 2018)

 

Page created by: freebrickproductions

 

This crossing is located on the NS AGS South District with CSX having trackage rights over it.

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Signal #1 Signal #2 Signal #3 Signal #4
Bell: General Signals Type 2 electronic N/A N/A General Signals Type 2 electronic
Base: 5" Safetran 4" SERRMI 4" Safetran 5" Safetran
Light Frames: 4 - 12x20" Hawker-Siddeley Safetran

3 - 12x20" Hawker-Siddeley Safetran

1 - 12x20" Safetran

4 - 12x20" Hawker-Siddeley Safetran 4 - 12x20" Hawker-Siddeley Safetran
Gate Lights: 3 - RECOs N/A N/A 3 - RECOs
Gate Mechanism: Safetran mid-90s N/A N/A Safetran mid-90s
Gate Striping: Vertical N/A N/A Vertical

 

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Overviews of the crossing.
The first signal.

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It has a 5 inch Safetran base.
A Safetran gate mechanism.
The emergency information.
A Safetran bracket.

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This signal has Safetran 12x20 inch lights.
A General Signals Type 2 electronic bell.
RECO gate lights.

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The second signal.
It has a 4 inch Safetran base.
A DOT tag.

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This signal has a mixture of older and newer Safetran 12x20 inch lights, mounted on a Safetran bracket.

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The third signal.
It has another 4 inch Safetran base.
Another DOT tag.

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More Safetran 12x20 inch lights on another Safetran bracket over here.
The fourth signal.

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It has another 5 inch Safetran base.
Another Safetran gate mechanism.
The emergency information.
Another Safetran bracket.

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Even more Safetran 12x20 inch lights over here.
Another General Signals Type 2 electronic bell over here.
More RECO gate lights on this signal.

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Track views looking east towards 59th Street.
Track views looking west towards 56th Street #2.

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The relay case.
The crossing activates!

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An eastbound NS local freight rolls through with a pair of SD40-2s for power!

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The train passes and the gates rise.
The crossing activates again!

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An eastbound mixed freight comes through with an ET44AC leading an AC44C6M and an ES44DC.

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This gate arm has had a hole worn in it!

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The train passes...

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...and the gates rise once again.

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A return trip to the crossing on 10-10-21 finds that one of the gateless signals here now has a SERRMI base on it.

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures 1-115 and the first and second videos were taken on 6-27-19.

Pictures 116-119 and the third video were taken on 10-10-21.

The fourth video was taken on 11-19-21.