Township Rd. (Grantville, KS)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>	*Northern Signal*	*Southern Signal*
Bell:	NEG E-Bell	NEG E-Bell
Base:	Safetran 5" Single Sided	Safetran 5" Single Sided
Light Brackets:	Safetran	1 - WRRS 1 - Safetran
Lights:	4 - 12"x24" Safetran w/ WCH/Miller 2nd Gen LEDs	4 - 12"x24" Safetran w/ WCH/Miller 2nd Gen LEDs 2 - 12"x24" WCH w/ WCH/Aurora Clear LEDs
Gate Lights:	3 - Alstom-Aurora LEDs	3 - Alstom-Aurora LEDs
Gate Mechanism:	Invensys Rail	Invensys Rail
Gate Striping:	Vertical Striping	Vertical Striping

Pictures 1-10 were taken by Bill Steck on October 30, 2008.

Pictures 11-50 were taken by KCMO Railfan on October 13, 2024.

This crossing is located on the UP Kansas Subdivision.

The relay case.

Facing East.

Facing West.

Those are switch heaters, they prevent the movable points and frogs from jamming up with ice.

Both bells are WCH mechanicals.

WCH frames.

12"x24" clear LEDs from WCH.

All 12"x20" lights are incandescents.

An overview of the crossing.

A return trip to the crossing on October 13, 2024, by KCMO Railfan shows that the signals here were replaced with Invensys signals.

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Overview facing north at a pair of 2010s UP signals.	Overview facing south.

The southern signal:
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Front view of the southern signal. This signal replaced the older WCH signal seen in picture 8, although UP did reuse parts of the old signal. More on that below.	A look at the front, and side lights on the southern signal.	The main lights on the southern signal are all now 2 pairs of 12x24 lights with WCH 2nd Gen LEDs in the light frames.

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Close up at one of the WCH 2nd Gen LEDs in one of the main lights on the southern signal.	The southern signal received the ENS sign sometime in the mid 2010s. UP repositioned it in late 2023 to be more visible to oncoming traffic.	The signal base on the southern signal is from Safetran.	The WCH Clear LEDs seen in picture 7 was reused on the current signal!

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Close up at one of the WCH Clear LEDs in one of the side lights on the northern signal.	The gate mechanism on the southern signal is now an Invensys gate mechanism.	The bell on the southern signal is now an NEG Electronic Bell.	The light bracket on the southern signal is from Safetran.

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The main lights on the southern signal are all now from Safetran.	Close up at one of the Safetran lights on the main lights on the northern signal.	The light bracket for the side lights is from WRRS.	The side lights with the WCH Clear LEDs are from WCH.

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Close up at one of the WCH lights on one of the side lights on the northern signal.	Another look at the WRRS light bracket on the southern signal.	A look at the rear lights on the southern signal which feature some more WCH 2nd Gen LEDs in the light frames.	Back view of the southern signal.

The northern signal:
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Front view of the northern signal.	A look at the front lights on the northern signal.	Like the southern signal, the lights on the northern signal now feature 2 pairs of 12x24 lights with WCH 2nd Gen LEDs in the light frames.	Close up at one of the WCH 2nd Gen LEDs on the northern signal.

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The northern signal received the ENS sign sometime in the mid 2010s. UP repositioned it in late 2023 to be more visible to oncoming traffic.	The signal base on the northern signal is from Safetran.	The gate mechanism on the northern signal is now an Invensys gate mechanism as well. Sorry for the sun glare.	The bell on the northern signal is now an NEG Electronic Bell.

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The lights on the northern signal are all from Safetran.	Close up at one of the Safetran lights on the northern signal.	The light bracket on the northern signal is from Safetran.	The gate on the northern signal now features the vertical striping while the gate lights are from Alstom-Aurora. Same can be said for the southern signal as I forgot to get photos of the southern signal's gate.

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Close up at one of the Alstom-Aurora gate lights.	The grade is all concrete.	A look at the rear lights on the northern signal which feature some more WCH 2nd Gen LEDs.	Back view of the northern signal.

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The relay bungalow. It appears that UP changed the road name on the bungalow to "Barton Rd". This change happened sometime in the late 2010s.	Track view facing east towards Wilson St.	Track view facing west towards Allen Rd.