MP:  SGC637.980

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Overviews of the crossing.

The first signal.

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It has a WCH base.

A Safetran gate mechanism.

The emergency information.

A WCH bracket.

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The lights on this signal are a mixture of older WCH 12x24 inch lights with WCH 2nd Generation LEDs and a newer WCH 12x24 inch light with a Leotek EV Series LEDs.

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This signal has an NEG electronic bell.

The gate lights are RECO LEDs.

The second signal.

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Another Safetran gate mechanism.

The emergency information.

A Safetran bracket.

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This signal has all Safetran 12x24 inch lights, which didn't appear to be working at the time.

The bell is a sick General Signals (Type 1?) e-bell.

It has more RECO LED gate lights.

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The third signal. This cantilever was a bit odd, given that it didn't really protect anything anymore.

It's a Safetran gate mechanism.

Another Safetran bracket.

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The mast lights are a mixture of an older Federal Signal 12x20 inch light and a WCH 12x20 inch light!

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The overhead lights are more early Federal Signal 12x20 inch lights!

The relay case.

Looking northeast towards Burnt Hickory Road.

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Looking southwest towards Euharlee Road.

Milepost 638 stands near the crossing.

The crossing activates!

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CSX A700 comes through with a single ES40DC for power.

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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 8-15-23 finds that the crossing has been removed and the signals removed!

 

The foundations of the second signal and cantilever still exist where they once stood, but nothing remains of the newest CSX signal that was at this crossing, nor does the foundation of the relay case remain.

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The track views and a couple of pictures of the signage and milepost near the crossing.

 

At the time of updating this page (12-28-23), the FRA still had yet to mark that this crossing was closed, as the most recent inventory report from 2022 still lists it as open.

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The two mast signals and the relay case were left laying in the signal dump by the Cartersville yard office. There was no sign of the Safetran cantilever that this crossing used to have.

 

Definitely glad I was able to get this crossing filmed back when I did, it's a shame to see it's gone now though.