MP:  760.570

 

Created October 31, 2020

 

Total Accidents:   0
Crossing DOT #:  726843M
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   23   (AS OF 2020)

 

Page created by: freebrickproductions

 

This crossing is located on the NS East End District.

 

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Overviews of the crossing, which features a nice 1990s NS install.

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The first signal, which looks rather odd!		It has a Safetran base.	A Safetran gate mechanism.

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The emergency information.		The lights are all Safetran 12x20 inch lights.

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This signal has a Safetran mechanical bell!		The gate lights are from NEG.

 

For whatever reason, when NS installed the above signal, they chose not to install any sidelights on it! However, I don't really mind, as it makes the signal look rather unique, IMHO.

This is probably also how the one signal in Napier Field should've looked as well, but I still love how that signal only has one pair of rear lights on it.

 

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The second signal, which is much more standard-looking.		It has another Safetran base.	Another Safetran gate mechanism.

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The emergency information.		It has more Safetran 12x20 inch lights.

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This signal has another Safetran mechanical bell!		More NEG gate lights over here.	The relay case.

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Looking northeast towards Depot Street.	Looking southwest towards Truss Ferry Road in Pell City.	An approach-lit intermediate signal stands next to the crossing.

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The signals activate!

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	NS 186 comes flying through with an ET44AC leading a Dash-9.

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		Another Dash-9 and another ET44AC work as the mid-train DPUs.

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The train passes and the signals deactivate.

 

 

All pictures and the video were taken on 3-27-20.