Church St. NW (Huntsville, AL)

MP: 338.98

Updated December 13, 2022

Total Accidents: 9
Crossing DOT #: 731807C
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS: 12 (AS OF 2013)

All of the pictures and the videos were taken by freebrickproductions.

This crossing is located on the NS Memphis District East End.

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Looking at the Huntsville depot.	An overview.	These are an older style of Safetran cantilever. The lights on the cantilevers are 12"x20" Safetran incandescent.

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The lights on both masts are 12"x24" Safetran incandescent.		This is a Safetran cantilever.	The ENS sign.

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A crossbuck and "2-Tracks" placard.	An Invensys gate motor.	More views of the lights.

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Another Safetran cantilever.	A Safetran base.	Another Invensys gate motor.	These are older Safetran lights.

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The lone bell is a WCH mechanical.		Track view, facing northeast towards Cleveland Avenue #1.	Track view, facing southwest towards Holmes Avenue #1 and Holmes Avenue #2 on the HMCR.

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The relay cabinet.	Also at this crossing is a side track sporting a pair of crossbucks. Heading South, you're greeted with a "3-Tracks" sign.

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In the opposite direction, it's just "Tracks".		Track view, facing West.	Track view, facing East.

Both signals had RECO gate lights at the time, but I didn't get any pictures of them.

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A return visit shows the signals in action.

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More views of the signals.

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Another return trip on 1-16-18 shows a change to the crossing.		The first signal, which had the gate arm replaced a few years prior but is otherwise unchanged. Still uses RECO gate lights.

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The bell-less signal had the gate arm replaced much more recently and now has NEG gate lights.

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Track views.		NS A81 heads through the crossing with an SD40-2 running lite.

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A third return trip on 5-30-18 shows yet another change to the crossing!

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The bell-less signal had the change done to it again.		The mast lights are now newer Safetran 12x20 inch incandescent lights!

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The early Safetran 12x20 inch overhead lights are still here though.		The signal with the bell remains unchanged.

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Track views again.		The crossing activates!

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An eastbound NS mixed freight comes through with a pair of Dash-9s leading an SD80MAC!

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The train passes and the gates rise.

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A fourth return trip on 9-15-18 finds the mast lights on the northbound cantilever are now more Safetran 12x20 inch lights.

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The rest of the crossing remains unchanged at the time.

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The crossing activates!		NS 26Q comes through with a UP SD60M leading a UP SD70M!

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The train passes and the gates rise.

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A fifth return trip on 10-6-18 finds yet another upgrade here.

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The northbound cantilever has had its original Safetran 12x20 inch lights replaced with newer Safetran 12x20 inch lights.

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The southbound cantilever also had its original Safetran 12x20 inch lights replaced with newer Safetran 12x20 inch lights.

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Track views.

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The crossbucks here, which remained largely unchanged at the time.

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A sixth return trip on on 3-12-19 catches the crossing in action once again.

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NS A81 comes through with an SD40-2 pulling one car and the gates rise.

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A seventh return trip on 5-2-20 finds new signals are being installed here!		The first signal, which was in the process of being installed.

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It's a Siemens cantilever.	The emergency information.	The mast lights are all Safetran 12x20 inch lights with GE Uniform Look LEDs.

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This signal has a General Signals Type 3 electronic bell.	A Siemens base.	A Siemens gate mechanism.	A pair of wind-guards.

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No changes to the old signals.	The old and new relay cases.

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Various orange tubing located around the crossing.

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The rest of the new signals for this crossing can be found located near the crossing.

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An eighth return trip on 5-6-20 catches the crossing in action once again!

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NS 365 comes through with a pair of AC44C6Ms leading a Dash-9 and an SD60e.

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The train passes...

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...and the gates rise.

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A ninth return trip on 7-19-20 finds the upgrade to the crossing has been completed!		The new southbound signal.

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The Safetran 12x20 inch mast lights with GE Uniform Look LEDs have been uncovered.		The overhead lights are more Safetran 12x20 inch mast lights with GE Uniform Look LEDs.