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MP: 729.300 |
Updated December 13, 2022
Total Accidents: 1
Crossing
DOT #: 663650L
TOTAL
DAILY TRAINS: 8 (AS OF 2020)
Page created by: freebrickproductions
This crossing is located on the BNSF Birmingham Subdivision.
| >>>>>>>>>>>>> | Signal #1 | Signal #2 |
| Bell: | General Signals Type 3 electronic | General Signals Type 3 electronic |
| Base: | Safetran | US&S |
| Light Frames: | 4 - 12x24" Safetran w/ Dialight Ball LEDs | 4 - 12x24" Safetran w/ Dialight Ball LEDs |
| Gate Lights: | 3 - RECO LEDs | 3 - NEG LEDs |
| Gate Mechanism: | Safetran-branded Siemens | Safetran-branded Siemens |
| Gate Striping: | Vertical | Vertical |
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Overviews of the crossing. |
The first signal. |
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It has a Safetran base. |
A Safetran-branded Siemens gate mechanism. |
The emergency information. |
A Safetran bracket. |
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This signal has all Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Dialight Ball LEDs. |
This bell is a General Signals Type 3 e-bell. |
The gate lights here are RECO LEDs. |
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The second signal. |
It has a US&S base. |
Another Safetran-branded Siemens gate mechanism. |
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The emergency information. |
This signal has more Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Dialight Ball LEDs on another Safetran bracket. |
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This General Signals e-bell is dead. |
The gate lights over here are all NEG LED gate lights, with one of them having come off! |
The relay case. |
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Looking southeast towards Avenue W #1. |
Looking northwest towards Blount Street. |
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Later on in the day, the crossing is caught in action! |
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A southbound intermodal train comes through with an H2 Dash-9 leading an ES44DC and an ES44C4! |
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The train passes... |
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...and the crossing shuts off. |
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A return trip to the crossing on 11-28-21 finds that the dead General Signals e-bell here was replaced with another General Signals Type 3 e-bell! The crossing was also malfunctioning at the time, as seen in the second video below. |
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Pictures 1-54 and the first video were taken on 2-8-20.
Pictures 55-58 and the second video were taken on 11-28-21.