MP: 149.39

Updated January 2026

Total Accidents:  2
Crossing DOT #:  079776J
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:  28   (AS OF 2013)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Northern Signal Southern Signal
Bell: GS Type 3 E-Bell None
Base: US&S 5" Single Sided > US&S 5" Single Sided >
Lights: 8 - 12"x24" US&S w/ Dialight Ball LEDs 8 - 12"x24" US&S w/ Dialight Ball LEDs
Junction Boxes: US&S US&S
Gate Lights: 3 - 4" RECO LEDs 3 - 4" RECO LEDs
Gate Mechanism: US&S Model 95 Style 3 w/ GSI Gate Saver US&S Model 95 Style 3 w/ GSI Gate Saver
Gate Striping: Vertical Striping Vertical Striping

The 1st video was taken on December 22, 2016.
Pictures 1-30 were taken on May 7, 2019.
Pictures 31-41 and the 2nd video were taken on July 18, 2025.
All pictures and videos were taken by Tommy McGowan.
This crossing is located on the BNSF Mendota Sub.

This crossing was installed in 2010 after it was moved a couple hundred feet east of where it originally was (the old crossing just had a pair of crossbucks).  The signals were installed and operating before the road was even laid out, as seen in this video.  The only main changes since these signals were installed was the replacement of the crossbucks and track signs, plus the original GS Type 2 was replaced by a Type 3.

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Overview of 2 US&S gated signals facing south.
 Overview facing north.
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The northern signal.
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The southern signal. Take note of the base.
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The relay bungalow in the southwest quadrant.
 The grade is all concrete.
 Track view facing west towards Joy St.
 Track view facing east towards Depot St. #1 in Altona.
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In July 2025, we see a very strange change, where the southern signal's US&S base was changed to a much older US&S base! No idea why this was done or where the base even came from.