MP:  P425.230

 

Created October 31, 2020

 

Total Accidents:   0
Crossing DOT #:  728327M
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   8   (AS OF 2020)

 

Page created by: freebrickproductions

 

This crossing is located on the NS P Line.

 

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Overviews of the crossing.
The first signal.

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It has a Safetran base.
A Safetran gate mechanism.
The emergency information.
A Safetran bracket.

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The lights on this signal are a mixture of 70s Safetran 12x24 inch lights, an 80s Safetran 12x24 inch light, and a newer Safetran 12x20 inch light.

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The bell here is a General Signals Type 2 e-bell.
The gate lights are RECO LEDs.
The second signal.

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It has a WRRS base.
This signal has all cast-iron WRRS 8 inch lights!

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The third signal.
It has another Safetran base.
Another Safetran gate mechanism.

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The emergency information.
This signal has all Safetran 12x24 inch lights on another Safetran bracket.

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More RECO LED gate lights over here.
The relay case.
Looking southeast towards 8th Street #2.
Looking northwest towards Henry Ellen Road.

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The crossing activates!

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NS 373 rolls through with an ES44AC leading an SD70ACu and an ES44DC.

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The train passes...

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...and the gates rise. The bell activates again as the gates start to rise, though it was a bit hard to hear over the truck.

 

 

All pictures and the video were taken on 3-18-20.