87th Ln. (Lenexa, KS)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>	*Eastern Signal*	*Western Signal*
Bell:	Safetran Type 3 E-Bell Low Tone	Safetran Type 3 E-Bell Low Tone
Base:	Safetran 5" Single Sided	Safetran 5" Single Sided
Light Brackets:	Safetran	2 - Safetran
Lights:	4 - 12"x20" Older Safetran w/ Harmon Fading LEDs	4 - 12"x20" Older Safetran w/ Harmon Fading LEDs 2 - 12x"20" Newer Safetran w/ Harmon Fading LEDs
Gate Lights:	3 - RECO 4" LEDs	3 - RECO 4" LEDs
Gate Mechanism:	Safetran 2000s	Safetran 2000s
Gate Striping:	Vertical Striping	Vertical Striping

Pictures 1-38 were taken on Feburary 12, 2023, by KCMO Railfan.
Videos 1-2 were taken on June 19, 2022, by KCMO Railfan.
This crossing is located on the BNSF Emporia Subdivision.
Page created by KCMO Railfan. (with MikeRXRTools 1.0.2).

These signals were originally installed by the ATSF with various changes done by BNSF over the years. Trains used to blow their horns for this crossing prior to it becoming a quiet zone around the late 2000s (around the same time Olathe became a quiet zone). Before this crossing was made into a quiet zone, the older Safetran lights used to be incandescent before BNSF installed the current Harmon Fading LEDs in them, There used to only be one bell here before it was replaced. According to the 2007 Streetview, it was a GS E-Bell (no clue what type though). Interestingly enough, BNSF installed a pair of Low Tone Safetran Type 3s here, which makes this crossing one of the few on the Emporia Sub to have them installed.

The western signal:
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Front view of the western signal.	The signal base on the western signal is from Safetran.	The gate mechanism on the western signal is a newer Safetran gate mechanism. This replaced the older, and original gate mechansim that was installed from the ATSF days.

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We find another pair of lights on the western signal. These lights are for traffic approaching the crossing on Woodland Rd.	The light brackets for both sets of lights on the western signal are from Safetran.	The bell on the western signal is a Safetran Type 3 Electronic Bell which rings from Startup, until the gates begin to rise. This one's a low tone version. This crossing is one the few crossings on the Emporia Sub to have Safetran Type 3s.

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All of the gate lights on the western signal feature RECO 4 inch LED gate lights.	The gate on the western signal features the older diagonal striping.	Back view of the western signal.

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A look at the rear lights on the western signal which feature some more Harmon Fading LEDs in the Safetran light frames.	The side lights on the western signal are also from Safetran, however these ones are more newer than the main sets of lights.	Close up at one of the Safetran lights on one of the side lights on the western signal.	Close up at one of the Harmon Fading LEDs on the western signal.

The eastern signal:
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Front view of the eastern signal.	The signal base on the eastern signal is from Safetran.

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Overview facing east at a pair of ATSF signals with changes done by BNSF around the 2000s/2010s.	Overview facing west.

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The main pairs of lights on the western signal are two pairs of older Safetran 12x20 lights which feature LEDs retrofitted in the light frames.	Close up at one of the Safetran lights on one of the main pairs of lights on the western signal. These are the older style of Safetran light head. These are becoming harder to find on most BNSF lines.	The LEDs in the Safetran light frames are all Harmon Fading LEDs.

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The lights on the eastern signal feature some more older pairs of Safetran 12x20 lights with Harmon Fading LEDs in the light frames.	Close up at one of the Harmon Fading LEDs on the eastern signal.	Close up at one of the Safetran lights on the eastern signal.	All of the gate lights on the eastern signal feature RECO 4 inch LED gate lights.

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The gate on the eastern signal features the older diagonal striping.	The gate on the eastern signal is from Safetran.	The light bracket on the eastern signal is from Safetran as well.	The bell on the eastern signal is also a Safetran Type 3 Electronic Bell which rings from startup, until the gates begin to rise. Like the bell on the western signal, this one's also a low tone version as well.

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A look at the rear lights on the eastern signal.	The rear lights on the eastern signal feature some more Harmon Fading LEDs.	Back view of the eastern signal.	This crossing is a quiet zone as noted by the sign here. This was done sometime in the early 2010s by the city of Lenexa.

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The relay bungalow.	Track view facing north towards 73rd St. in Shawnee.	Track view facing south towards Woodland St. in Olathe.