 |
MP: 725.300 |
Created October 31, 2020
Total Accidents: 0
Crossing
DOT #: 664848X
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 2 electronic | N/A |
| Cantilever: | Harmon | Harmon |
| Light Frames: | 5 - 12x20" Harmon 1 - 12x20" Safetran 2 - 12x20" WCH |
6 - 12x20" Harmon 2 - 12x20" WCH |
| Base: | WCH | WCH |
| Gate Lights: | 3 - RECO LEDs | 1 - NEG LED 2 - RECO LEDs |
| Gate Mechanism: | WCH Style 3 | WCH Style 3 |
| Gate Striping: | Vertical | Vertical |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Overviews of the crossing. |
The first signal. |
||
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
It's a Harmon cantilever. |
The emergency information. |
The mast lights are a pair of Harmon 12x20 inch lights! |
|
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
The overhead lights are a mixture of Harmon 12x20 inch lights and a Safetran 12x20 inch light! |
The lone bell here is a General Signals Type 2 e-bell. |
A WCH base. |
|
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
A WCH gate mechanism! |
The rear mast lights are a pair of WCH 12x20 inch lights! |
This signal has all RECO LED gate lights. |
|
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
The second signal. |
It's another Harmon cantilever. |
The emergency information. |
|
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
The cantilever has more Harmon 12x20 inch lights! |
|||
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
Another WCH base. |
Another WCH gate mechanism! |
The rear mast lights are another pair of WCH 12x20 inch lights! |
|
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
This signal has a mixture of an NEG LED gate light and two RECO LED gate lights. |
Looking southeast towards Blount Street in Birmingham. |
Looking northwest towards Poplar Lane in Adamsville. |
|
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
The relay case. |
The crossing activates! |
|||
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
47 |
48 |
49 |
A southbound military train comes through with a BNSF ES44DC leading an H2 Dash-9 and a "fakebonnet" Dash-9! The train eventually comes to a stop on the crossing for a meet... |
|||
50 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
54 |
55 |
56 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
63 |
64 |
65 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
73 |
74 |
75 |
76 |
77 |
78 |
79 |
80 |
81 |
82 |
83 |
84 |
85 |
86 |
87 |
88 |
89 |
90 |
91 |
92 |
93 |
94 |
95 |
96 |
97 |
98 |
99 |
100 |
101 |
102 |
A northbound intermodal train with a trio of ES44C4s passes through the crossing as well! However, before it can clear the crossing, it too comes to a stop. |
|||
103 |
104 |
105 |
106 |
The military train begins to move again... |
|||
107 |
108 |
109 |
110 |
...followed by the intermodal train. |
|||
111 |
112 |
113 |
114 |
115 |
116 |
117 |
118 |
119 |
120 |
121 |
Both trains eventually clear the crossing... |
||
122 |
123 |
124 |
...and the signals shut off... |
||
125 |
126 |
127 |
128 |
...only to activate once again for a tail-ring malfunction! |
|||
129 |
130 |
131 |
132 |
The gates rise once more. |
|||
All pictures and the video were taken on 9-20-19.