Pictures 1-22 were taken on November 24, 2015.
Pictures 23-26 were taken on November 21, 2018.
The 1st video was taken on May 13, 2019.
The 2nd video was taken on March 29, 2023.
Picture 27 was taken on June 16, 2024.
All pictures and video were taken by Tommy McGowan.
This crossing is located on a spur coming off of the BNSF Mendota Sub and leads up to a Menards distribution facility.
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Overview of 2 older gated signals facing east.
Overview facing west.
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The western signal.
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The eastern signal.
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The relay case in the northwest quadrant.
The grade is older concrete.
Track view facing north towards the facility.
Track view facing south towards the mainline.
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In November 2018, we
see blue DOT signs were added to the signals. Oddly enough, the
crossbucks and track signs were not replaced. This was now one of
two crossings along the Mendota Sub with mechanical bells, the other
being in Wataga, although neither one is technically on the mainline. As of 2020, this is now the last as the Wataga crossing was removed.
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As of June 2024, nothing has changed other than the track sign on the eastern signal being replaced. I find this kind of hilarious, as all 6 crossings going through Plano that got new signals in the early 2000s all had either their gate mechanisms or the entire signals replaced, while this crossing just chills almost completely untouched since the BN days.
