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MP*: NON2.100, SA7.750 |
Updated December 13, 2022
Total Accidents*: 5, 1
Crossing
DOT #*: 843903P, 728096G
TOTAL
DAILY TRAINS*: 4, 3 (AS OF 2020)
Page created by: freebrickproductions
This crossing is located on the CSX Birmingham Mineral Subdivision, NS Ensley Branch, and BHRR North Ensley Subdivision.
*First number is for the BHRR's line, second number is for NS's line. CSX doesn't seem to have an assigned DOT number for this crossing, for some reason.
| >>>>>>>>>>>>> | Signal #1 | Signal #2 |
| Bell: | dead WCH 2nd Gen mechanical | WCH 2nd Gen mechanical |
| Base: | WCH | WCH |
| Light Frames: | 4 - 12x24" Safetran | 4 - 12x24" Safetran |
| Gate Lights: | 3 - RECOs | 3 - RECO LEDs |
| Gate Mechanism: | Safetran 2000s | Safetran 2000s |
| Gate Striping: | Diagonal | Vertical |
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Overviews of the crossing. |
The first signal. |
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It has a WCH base. |
A Safetran gate mechanism. |
An old Birmingham Southern DOT tag! |
The emergency information. |
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The lights are all Safetran 12x24 inch lights. |
This signal has a dead WCH mechanical bell. |
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It has older RECO gate lights! |
The first crossbuck, which is backwards. |
The second crossbuck. |
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This one's mounted properly. |
The third crossbuck. |
The emergency information. |
It has an old SOU DOT tag! |
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Close-ups of the crossbucks here. |
The fourth crossbuck. |
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The emergency information. |
The second signal. |
It has another WCH base. |
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Another Safetran gate mechanism. |
The emergency information. |
It has more Safetran 12x24 inch lights. |
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Another WCH mechanical bell over here, which still works! |
This signal has RECO LED gate lights. |
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The relay cases. |
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Looking northeast towards Avenue G. |
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Looking southwest towards Crawford Street in Fairfield. |
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The crossing activates! The dead WCH mechanical bell does click a few times before it dies just as the gates begin to lower. |
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An NS local freight 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. |
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Not sure why BNSF chose to mount this signal only half-way up the mast... |
All pictures and the first video were taken on 2-8-20.
The second video was taken on 11-28-21.