MP:  AG149.760

 

Updated December 13, 2022

 

Total Accidents:   5
Crossing DOT #:  725386E
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   18   (AS OF 2020)

 

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.
An Invensys Rail gate mechanism.
The emergency information.
A Safetran bracket.

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This signal has all Safetran 12x20 inch lights.
The bell here is a General Signals Type 2 e-bell.
The gate lights on this signal are from RECO.

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The second signal.
It has another Safetran base.
Another Invensys Rail gate mechanism.

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The emergency information.
It has more Safetran 12x20 inch lights mounted on another Safetran bracket.

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Another General Signals Type 2 e-bell over here.
This signal uses NEG LED gate lights.
Looking southwest towards 50th Street.
Looking northeast towards 31st Street #1 in Birmingham.

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The relay case.

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A return trip to the crossing on 1-29-22 catches it in action! Didn't notice it at the time, but the first signal here had had all of its RECO gate lights replaced with a set of NEG LED gate lights, it appears.

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A northbound mixed freight comes through with a pair of UP AC44CWs leading a UP AC45CCTE, an NS SD70ACe, and an NS Dash-9.

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The train passes...

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...and the signals deactivate. The bells here ring again as the gates rise!

 

 

Pictures 1-25 were taken on 3-7-20.

Pictures 26-80 and the video were taken on 1-29-22.