Pictures 1-41 and the 1st video were taken on May 7, 2019.
The 2nd video was taken on April 7, 2020.
Pictures 42-46 were taken on September 29, 2020.
Pictures 47-54 and the 3rd video was taken on June 2, 2021.
The 4th video was taken on November 20, 2023.
Pictures 55-90 and the 5th video were taken on November 20, 2023, by freebrickproductions.
The 6th video was taken on January 28, 2025.
All pictures and videos were taken by Tommy McGowan unless noted.
This crossing is located on the BNSF Mendota Sub.
The main signals were installed sometime between 2013 and 2018 replacing a pair of WRRS signals.
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ICC photos from October 2010 showing two WRRS signals with 12"x20" FS incandescents, WRRS gate mechanisms, and a WRRS Mechanical Bell. There was also an FS Company pedestrain gate. By 2011, the lights were upgraded to Dialight Ball LEDs. By 2015 the M Bell was replaced with a GS Type2, but around 2016, the WRRS signals were replaced with US&S style signals. Surprisingly, the pedestrian gate was not replaced at this time.
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Overview of 2 gated signals and a pedestrian gate facing south.
Overview facing north.
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The northern signal.
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The southern signal. the E-Bell was a GS Type 2 at this point.
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The northern
pedestrian gate. This is one of two Federal Signal pedestrian
gates left on the Mendota Sub, and possibly in Illinois. The
other is just west of here at Exchange St.
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The relay bungalow in the southwest quadrant.
The main tracks' grades are all concrete, and the side track's is all rubber.
A junk yard near the crossing with new and old equipment. The old stuff probably came from SW 4th Ave. and Chester St.
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In September 2020, we see the pedestrian gate was stuck in the down position and the sidewalk was blocked off as a result. This was like this for several months.
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In June 2021, we see the FS pedestrian gate was replaced with a US&S one. This specific mechanism came from the old northern signal at Kent St. in Kewanee. The old FS gate at Exchange St. is still there.
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Action shots from November 2023. By this point, the GS Type 2 was surprisingly replaced by a GS Type 1 E-Bell.
