>>>>>>>>>>>>>>	Western Signal 7 Tracks	Eastern Signal 7 Tracks	Western Signal Single Track	Eastern Signal Single Track
Bell:	NEG E-Bell	NEG E-Bell	NEG E-Bell	NEG E-Bell
Cantilever:	Lincoln Industries Cantilever	Lincoln Industries Cantilever	Lincoln Industries Cantilever	Lincoln Industries Cantilever
Mast Base:	WCH 5" Double Sided ^	WCH 5" Double Sided ^	WCH 5" Double Sided ^	WCH 5" Double Sided ^
Lights:	8 - 12"x24" WCH w/ 2nd Gen WCH LEDs	8 - 12"x24" WCH w/ 2nd Gen WCH LEDs	8 - 12"x24" WCH w/ 2nd Gen WCH LEDs	8 - 12"x24" WCH w/ 2nd Gen WCH LEDs
Junction Boxes:	Progress Rail	Progress Rail	Progress Rail	Progress Rail
Gate Lights:	4" RECO LEDs	4" RECO LEDs	4" RECO LEDs	4" RECO LEDs
Gate Mechanism:	Invensys Rail w/ Old NEG 2 Way Saver	Invensys Rail w/ Old NEG 2 Way Saver	Invensys Rail w/ Old NEG 2 Way Saver	Invensys Rail w/ Old NEG 2 Way Saver
Gate Striping:	Vertical Striping	Vertical Striping	Vertical Striping	Vertical Striping

Pictures 1-17 were taken on July 14, 2007.
Pictures 18-24 were taken on July 21, 2007.
Pictures 25-100 and the video were taken on March 12, 2019.
Pictures 1-17 were taken by chicagorailfan@yahoo.com, and Pictures 25-100 and the video were taken by Tommy McGowan.
This 7 track crossing is on the CSX Blue Island Sub, IHB Mainline, and CSX Eldson Sub.
The single track crossing is on a connection track between the Metra Rock Island District and the IHB mainline.
The crossing is maintained is owned and maintained by CSX.

The tower in picture 4 is called a signal tower, because THIS CROSSING IS MANUALLY CONTROLLED!
Three switches control these signals, one for the outer signals, and one for each inner signal!

The 7 track crossing has two General Signals Type 2 electronic bells, and the 1 track crossing has a WCH type 3 electronic bell, and an unknown, Safetran-like mechanical bell as well.

The two inner cantilever bells silence once the gates fully lower. The two outer cantilevers keep ringing from startup to when the gates start rising.

Lucky that the person working the signals has an A/C unit up there!
Note how the right signal gate in picture 15 is still up.

This person running the signals is doing something wrong here... I think whenever a button is pressed, all 4 cantilevers flash, which is fine, however this guy also lets all the gates down, when only 3 should be down if there is no train on the 1 track crossing. You can't blame the relays for this one. If I was running it, I'd keep only 3 gates down, and 1 up, unless trains were using both crossings.

This crossing has a lot of other problems with it: Updated in 2007 and 2009, One report said 40 daily trains, while the other said 5, which is way too low for even both crossings.

Having a manually controlled crossing is dangerous with this high amount of trains. I've been told that there have been instances where the guy in the tower was way late in activating the signals, that the gates were lowering while the lead locomotive was crossing.

By 2009, the WCH E-Bell was replaced with a Safetran Type 3 E-Bell.
In 2014, the crossing was completely rehabilitated with brand new signals, and the crossing tower was closed. The crossing now functions as a normal double crossing.