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MP: A299.10 |
Updated June 25, 2018
Total Accidents: 1
Crossing
DOT #: 731712U
TOTAL
DAILY TRAINS: 2 (AS OF 2014)
Page created by: freebrickproductions
This crossing is located on the NS Revere Lead.
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Overviews of the crossing. |
The first signal. |
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A RACO base. |
The emergency information. |
The lights on this signal are Safetan 12x24 inch lights. |
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The second signal. |
A Modern Industries base. |
An old Southern Railroad DOT tag. |
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The emergency information. |
This signal also has Safetran 12x24 inch lights. |
The relay case. |
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The bell at this crossing is a Safetran mechancial bell mounted on top of the relay case. What it's mounted on appears to be PVC pipe. |
Track views. Picture 19 looks north towards Willow Street. Picture 20 looks south towards US 72. |
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A return trip to the crossing on 6-12-17 shows no changes to the crossing, other than the installation of new blue emergency information signs. |
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NS A81 is shoving up the branch! |
The crossing activates, though the flasher relay is broken! |
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According to the conductor on NS A81, these signals have been like this ever since he started working on NS A81, so I'm surprised that NS has let the maintenance on this line slack off this much!
Though the lack of maintenance might be due to the fact the line is dead outside of the one last customer along the line and the car storage on the southern end of it.
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The signal farther from the relay case has nice bright lights, but the signal closer to the relay case has extremely dim lights! This is very dangerous NS!!!
I'm not sure why the lights on the one signal are so dim either. Maybe they're missing reflectors? Either way, the lights on it are almost impossible to see! |
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NS A81's power is a pair of SD40-2s! |
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The train clears the crossing and the signals shut-off, though they have a tail-ring malfunction shortly afterwards. |
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Pictures 1-20 were taken on 10-11-14.
Pictures 21-40 and the video were taken on 6-12-17.