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MP: AG151.790 |
Updated December 13, 2022
Total Accidents: 11
Crossing
DOT #: 725391B
TOTAL
DAILY TRAINS: 37 (ESTIMATED)
Page created by: freebrickproductions
This crossing is located on the NS AGS South District.
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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. |
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This signal has a mixture of Safetran 12x24 inch lights and a Safetran 12x20 inch light. |
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The bell on it is a Safetran Type 3 e-bell. |
This signal uses RECO LED gate lights. |
The second signal. |
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It has another Safetran base. |
Another Safetran gate mechanism. |
The emergency information and a DOT tag. |
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It has all Safetran 12x20 inch lights. |
This signal has an odd-sounding General Signals Type 1 e-bell! |
This signal uses NEG LED gate lights. |
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The relay case. |
Looking southwest towards 5th Street #2. |
Looking northeast towards Cairo Road #2 in Birmingham. |
An automatic block signal stands near the crossing. |
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A return trip to the crossing on 11-22-21 finds that the tip gate light on the first signal was replaced with an NEG LED gate light. One of the other RECO LED gate lights on this signal was also replaced with a RECO incandescent gate light. |
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The crossing activates! |
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Amtrak 20 flies north through the crossing with a pair of P42DCs for power! |
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The gates rise after the train has passed. |
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Pictures 1-28 were taken on 3-7-20.
Pictures 29-44 and the video were taken on 11-22-21.