MP:  0377.00

 

Updated December 13, 2022

 

Total Accidents:   1
Crossing DOT #:  728478C
TOTAL WEEKLY TRAINS:   2   (ESTIMATED)

 

Page created by: freebrickproductions

 

This crossing is located on the Conecuh Valley Railroad.

 

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Overviews of the crossing.
The first signal.

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It's a Lincoln Industries cantilever.
The mast lights are WCH 12x24 inch lights with General Signals LEDs in them.

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The overhead lights are more WCH 12x24 inch lights with General Signals LEDs in them.
This signal has a WCH mechanical bell.

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This signal has an Energy Absorption Systems StopGate barrier for the gate!
The gate lights here are Alstom LED gate lights!

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The second signal.
It's another Lincoln Industries cantilever.

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All of the lights on this signal are even more WCH 12x24 inch lights with General Signals LEDs in them.

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This signal has another WCH mechanical bell.
This signal has another Energy Absorption Systems StopGate barrier for the gate!

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A look at the gate arm.
The gate lights here are more Alstom LED gate lights!
Track views. Picture 31 looks northeast towards Youngblood Street #2.

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The relay cases, which have the railroad's name, the road name, the mile post, and the DOT number printed on both of them.

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A return trip to the crossing on 7-24-19 catches it in action!

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COEH 1544 pulls a decently-sized train through the crossing!

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The train passes...

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...and the bells shut-off a little bit before the gates begin to rise.

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A return trip to the crossing on 3-26-22 finds that the StopGates here have been replaced with modern gate masts! It appears the WCH mechanical bells here were also left abandoned in place on top of the cantilevers.

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The first signal's new gate mast.
It has a TCR base.

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A WCH gate mechanism.
The rear mast lights are now a pair of WCH 12x24 inch lights with GE Dotted LEDs.
This signal now has a General Signals e-bell.

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This signal now uses NEG LED gate lights.
The second signal, which has also had its front pair of mast lights upgraded with a pair of GE Dotted LEDs in the same WCH heads.

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It has another TCR base.
Another WCH gate mechanism.
The rear mast lights are now another pair of WCH 12x24 inch lights with GE Dotted LEDs.

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Another General Signals e-bell over here now.
This signal now has more NEG LED gate lights.
A gate arm lays next to the crossing.
Milepost 377 & Milepost 2 stand next to this crossing.

 

 

As far as I'm aware, this was the only crossing in Alabama with these StopGates installed at it.

 

Pictures 1-33 were taken on 7-10-16.

Pictures 34-54 and the video were taken on 7-24-19.

Pictures 55-76 were taken on 3-26-22.