MP:  0457.68

 

Updated December 13, 2022

 

Total Accidents:   8*
Crossing DOT #:  351502E
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   2   (ESTIMATED)

 

Page created by: freebrickproductions

 

This crossing is located on the Eastern Alabama Railway.

 

*The FRA claims that there's only been 2 accidents here. However, it appears that 6 of the accidents that occured here were accidentally recorded under the neighboring Broadway Avenue #1 crossing.

 

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Overviews of the crossing.
The first crossbuck.
The emergency information.

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The second crossbuck.
The emergency information.
Looking northeast towards 5th Street.
Looking southwest towards 4th Street #2.

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A return trip to the crossing on 7-7-22 finds a large upgrade has occurred here!
The first new signal.

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It's a TCR cantilever.
The emergency information.
The mast lights are all WCH 12x24 inch lights with GE Dotted LEDs.

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The overhead lights are more WCH 12x24 inch lights with GE Dotted LEDs.
A WCH base.
A WCH gate mechanism.

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This signal has a General Signals Type 3 e-bell.
This signal uses NEG LED gate lights.
The second signal.

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It's another TCR cantilever.
The emergency information.
The mast lights are more WCH 12x24 inch lights with GE Dotted LEDs.

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The overhead lights are even more WCH 12x24 inch lights with GE Dotted LEDs.
Another WCH base.
Another WCH gate mechanism.

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This signal has another General Signals Type 3 e-bell.
More NEG LED gate lights over here.
The relay case.

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Track views.

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The crossbucks that used to protect this crossing lay on the ground near it.

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The crossing activates!

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An EARY train comes through the crossing, heading north towards Talladega with a GP40-2 leading a road slug and a trio of GP38-2s for power.

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The train passes...

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...and the gates rise. The bells here ring again as they do so.

 

 

Pictures 1-8 were taken on 1-30-19.

Pictures 9-98 and the video were taken on 7-7-22.