MP:  0000.09

 

Updated June 25, 2018

 

Total Accidents:   2
Crossing DOT #:  731882N
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   2   (AS OF 2014)

 

Page created by: freebrickproductions

 

This crossing is located on the NS Champion Paper Branch.

 

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

 

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Overviews of the crossing.
The first signal. The bell on top of this signal is a Safetran Type 3 electronic bell.

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A Modern Industries base.
The emergency information.
The lights on this signal are WRRS 8 inch lights.

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The second signal.
Another Modern Industries base.

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The lights on this signal are a RACO 8 inch light and a WRRS 8 inch light.

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The third signal.
Yet another Modern Industries base.
The emergency information and a DOT tag.

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The lights on this signal are even more WRRS 8 inch lights.
The fourth signal.

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Yet another Modern Industries base is on this signal as well.
Even more WRRS 8 inch lights here.

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The relay case.
Track views. Yes, that is a caboose in picture 32.

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A return trip on 10-9-15 shows that the Safetran Type 3 was replaced with a General Signals Type 3 e-bell. Nothing else had been changed at the crossing.

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A second return trip on 6-22-16 catches the crossing in action!

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NS A12 pulls up to the crossing.

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NS A12 then proceeds through the crossing.

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A third return trip on 1-24-17 catches the crossing in action again with NS 716 and NS 3065.

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A fourth return trip on 8-17-17 shows some changes to the crossing!
This signal had its lights upgraded!

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It now has a pair of Safetran 12x20 inch lights!
These lights were upgraded as well!

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More Safetran 12x20s over here...
Like the other two, this signal got a new pair of lights on it as well.

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These lights are another pair of Safetran 12x20 inch lights.
More new lights on this signal.

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Yet another pair of Safetran 12x20 inch lights...
Track view looking south towards the mainline and AL 33.
Track view looking north towards Alt. US 72/AL 20.

 

For some reason, NS aimed the new lights on the signals on the left-hand side of the road (Signals 2 and 4 at the top of the page) straight forwards while the lights on the signals on the right-hand side of the road (Signals 1 and 3 at the top of the page) were aimed towards the left-hand side of the road.

The old lights were aimed the opposite way, so I'm not sure why NS would do it this way for the new lights. Just seems dangerous to me.

 

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A fifth return trip on 10-13-17 catches the crossing in action, though NS A12 didn't proceed through the crossing while I was there on this trip...

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A sixth return trip on 10-19-17 catches the crossing in action again...
...with NS A12 finally being caught going through it!

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An RP-E4D Yard Slug!

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The train eventually clears the crossing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For some reason, there are four signals here with one pair of front lights each.

 

Pictures 1-32 were taken on 1-19-15.

Pictures 33 and 34 were taken on 10-9-15.

Pictures 35-60 and the first two videos were taken on 6-22-16.

Pictures 61-68 and the third video were taken on 1-24-17.

Pictures 69-88 were taken on 8-17-17.

Pictures 89-92 and the fourth video were taken on 10-13-17.

Pictures 93-110 and the fifth and sixth videos were taken on 10-19-17.