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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Northern Entrance Signal Northern Exit Signal Southern Entrance Signal Southern Exit Signal
Bell: WCH Type 1.5 E-Bell WCH Type 1.5 E-Bell WCH Type 1.5 E-Bell WCH Type 1.5 E-Bell
Base: WCH 5" Single Sided ^ WCH 5" Single Sided ^ WCH 5" Single Sided ^ WCH 5" Single Sided ^
Lights: 4 - 12"x24" WCH w/ Electro-Tech's LEDs 2 - 12"x24" WCH w/ GE Dotted LEDs
2 - 12"x24" WCH w/ Electro-Tech's LEDs		 3 - 12"x24" WCH w/ Electro-Tech's LEDs
1 - 12"x24" WCH w/ GE Dotted LED		 4 - 12"x24" WCH w/ Electro-Tech's LEDs
Junction Boxes: WRRS WRRS WRRS WRRS
Gate Lights: NEG Clear LEDs NEG Clear LEDs 1 - Alstom Aurora LED
2 - NEG Clear LEDs		 1 - Alstom Aurora LED
2 - NEG Clear LEDs
Gate Mechanism: WCH Style 3.5 w/ Old WCH Gate Saver WCH Style 3.5 w/ Standard Mount WCH Style 3.5 w/ Old WCH Gate Saver WCH Style 3.5 w/ Standard Mount
Gate Striping: Vertical Striping Vertical Striping Vertical Striping Vertical Striping

Pictures 1-24 were taken on December 22, 2010.
Pictures 25-66 were taken on March 16, 2015.
The 1st video was taken on November 25, 2016.
The 2nd video was taken on April 9, 2019.
Pictures 67-72 were taken on December 1, 2019.
All pictures and videos were taken by Tommy McGowan.
This crossing is located on the UP Joliet Sub.

This massive setup replaced a pair of crossbucks in the early 2000s.  Originally, the gates had 4" WCH incandescents, but were replaced with Aurora LEDs around 2009.

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Overview of a WCH quad gate installation facing south.
 Overview facing north.
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The northern entrance signal.
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The northern exit signal.
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The southern entrance signal.
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The southern exit signal.
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The relay bungalow in the southwest quadrant. The grade is all concrete.
 Track view facing north towards Main St. Track view facing south towards Gorman Rd.

The grade was resurfaced around 2012 during the 110 mph track upgrade.
Around the same time, the wind guards were replaced for some reason, and the gate savers on the exit signals were replaced with standard mounts.

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Overview facing south.
 Overview facing north.
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The northern entrance signal. All of the main lights on the 4 signals were 1st Gen WCH LEDs at this point.
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The northern exit signal.
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The southern entrance signal.
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The southern exit signal.
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The relay bungalow in the southwest quadrant. The newer concrete grade.
 Track view facing north towards Main St. Track view facing south towards Gorman Rd.
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Updates to the gates from December 2019.  The northern exit signal's gate was replaced.  In 2015, there was only one NEG Clear LED (southern exit signal), and now there are 8, and only 4 Alstom LEDs left.
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In August 2024, we see all of the WCH LEDs were replaced with mostly Electro-Tech's LEDs with a few GE Dotted LEDs sprinkled in. The DOT tags were also turned forward and renumbered, and all of the gates that still had diagonal striping were restriped. Two more of the Alstom Aurora LEDs were also replaced with NEG Clear LEDs.
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The relay bungalow also had its signs replaced, plus the grade was resurfaced.