MP:  ANJ938.900

 

Updated December 13, 2022

 

Total Accidents:   1
Crossing DOT #:  639415C
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   20   (AS OF 2018)

 

Page created by: freebrickproductions

 

This crossing is located on the CSX Lineville Subdivision.

 

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Overviews of the crossing.
The first signal.
It has a Safetran base.

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The gate mechanism is from Safetran.
The emergency information.
The lights are all Safetran 12x24 inch lights.

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A Safetran junction box.
The bell on this signal is a WRRS mechanical bell!
This signal uses RECO LED gate lights.

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The second signal, which has the counterweight arms on it mounted backwards!
It has a WCH base.
Another Safetran gate mechanism.

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Close-up of one of the counterweight arms.
The emergency information.
This signal uses more Safetran 12x24 inch lights.

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Another Safetran junction box.
This signal has an NEG e-bell. According to Google Street View, this signal didn't have a bell originally, not even back in 2016!
More RECO LED gate lights over here.

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The relay case.
Track view looking southeast towards CR 83 in Harpersville.
Track view looking west towards CR 51.
The crossing activates!

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The NEG e-bell on this signal sounds like it has a bit of trouble when it starts.
The train is a northbound (westbound) mixed freight with an ET44AH leading an AC44CW and a GP38-2.

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The train passes...

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...and the gates rise.

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A return trip to the crossing on 6-18-22 finds only a small upgrade to the second signal at this crossing...

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Two of the gate lights were replaced, and now the signal has a mix of NEG LED gate lights and a RECO LED gate light.

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The crossing activates!

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A southbound grain train comes through with an SD70MAC leading an AC44CW!

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The train passes...

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...and the gates rise.

 

 

 

 

Pictures 1-46 and the first video were taken on 3-23-18.

Pictures 47-82 and the second and third videos were taken on 6-18-22.