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MP: 680.360 |
Created December 13, 2022
Total Accidents: 2
Crossing
DOT #: 667465F
TOTAL
DAILY TRAINS: 12 (AS OF 2021)
Page created by: freebrickproductions
This crossing is located on the BNSF Birmingham Subdivision.
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Overviews of the crossing on 9-20-19. |
The first signal. |
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It had a Safetran base. |
The emergency information. |
The lights on this signal were Safetran 12x20 inch lights. |
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The lone bell here was a General Signals Type 2 e-bell. |
The second signal. |
It had another Safetran base. |
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The emergency information. |
The lights on this signal were more Safetran 12x20 inch lights. |
The relay case. |
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Looking northwest towards 3rd Street in Carbon Hill. |
Looking southeast towards Main Street. |
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The crossing activates! |
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A southbound BNSF military train comes through with an H3 ES44DC leading an H2 Dash-9 and a "fakebonnet" Dash-9! |
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The train passes. |
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A return trip to the crossing on 3-21-21 finds that the crossing has been completely upgraded! |
The first new signal. |
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It has a Siemens base. |
The emergency information. |
The lights on this signal are all Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Dialight Ball LEDs. |
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This signal has a General Signals Type 3 e-bell. |
The second new signal. |
It has another Siemens base. |
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The emergency information. |
The lights on this signal are more Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Dialight Ball LEDs. |
This signal had a dead General Signals (Type 3?) e-bell. |
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The new relay case. |
Track views. |
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The crossing activates! |
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A southbound BNSF grain train comes through with an H2 Dash-9 leading an H3 ES44C4 on the head-end! |
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Another H3 ES44C4, a UP SD70ACe, and a UP AC45CCTE work as the train's DPUs. |
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The crossing remains on for a little bit after the train has passed. I called in the dead e-bell here after this. |
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Another return to the crossing a few hours later on the same day finds that BNSF has replaced the dead General Signals e-bell was replaced with a re-used General Signals Type 2 electronic bell. |
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The crossing activates once again! |
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BNSF H-BIRMEM comes north through the crossing with another H2 Dash-9 leading a trio of H3 ES44ACs! |
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The train passes. |
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Pictures 1-44 and the first video were taken on 9-20-19.
Pictures 45-136 and the second and third videos were taken on 3-21-21.