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813852A

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Northern Signal Southern Signal
Bell:
 WCH E-Bell
 WCH E-Bell
Base:
 WCH 5" Single Sided
 WCH 5" Single Sided
Light Brackets:
 2 - WRRS
 WRRS
Lights:
 7 - 12"x20" WCH w/ Electro-Tech LEDs
1 - 12"x20" WCH w/ GE Pixelated Look LEDs
 4 - 12"x20" WCH w/ Electro-Tech LEDs
Gate Lights:
 3 - NEG Clear LEDs
 3 - Electro-Tech 4" LEDs
Gate Mechanism:
 WCH Style 3
 WCH Style 3
Gate Striping
 Vertical Striping
 Vertical Striping


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

Pictures 11-56 were taken by KCMO Railfan on October 12, 2024.

This crossing is located on the UP Kansas Subdivision.

 

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The relay case with an incorrect street name.
Facing East.
Facing West.

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There are WCH mechanical bells here.
The light frames are all from WCH.
A view of one of the signals.

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The main lights here are incandescent, but the sidelights all have WCH clear LEDs.

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An overview of the crossing.

 

Note that both gates have those weird looking unidentifiable LED gate lights.


A return trip on October 12, 2024, by KCMO Railfan shows some changes that occurred to the signals since 2008.

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Overview facing north. Overview facing south.
The southern signal:
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Front view of the southern signal.
 A look at the front lights on the southern signal.
 The southern signal still features 2 pairs of 12x20 lights now with Electro-Tech LEDs retrofitted in the light frames.
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Close up at one of the Electro-Tech LEDs on southern signal.
 The ENS sign on the southern signal was added sometime in the mid 2010s by UP. In late 2023 it was repositioned to be more visible to oncoming traffic.
 The signal base on the southern signal is from WCH.
 The gate mechanism on the southern signal is from WCH.
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The light bracket on the southern signal is from WRRS.
 The lights on the southern signal are all from WCH.
 Close up at one of the WCH lights on the southern signal.
 The bell on the southern signal is now a WCH Electronic Bell which replaced the original WCH Mechanical Bell sometime in the 2010s.
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The gate on the southern signal now features the vertical striping while the gate lights are from Electro-Tech.
 Close up at one of the Electro-Tech LEDs.
 A look at the rear lights on the southern signal which also feature Electro-Tech 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, and side lights on the northern signal.
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The front lights on the northern signal now feature Electro-Tech LEDs retrofitted in the light frames as part of UP's 2011 LED upgrade. Thankfully the lights are still 12x20 though.
 Close up at one of the Electro-Tech LEDs in the front pair of lights on the northern signal.
 The northern signal also received an ENS sign in the mid 2010s. It too was repositioned to be more visible to oncoming traffic in late 2023.
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Another change to the northern signal is that UP swapped out the WCH Clear LEDs seen in pictures 7, and 8 with Electro-Tech LEDs on the first set of side lights.
 Close up at one of the Electro-Tech LEDs in the first set of side lights on the northern signal.
 The light bracket for the first set of side lights is from WRRS.
 The first set of side lights on the northern signal are from WCH. These lights are for traffic approaching the crossing going west on Bridge Rd.
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Close up at one of the WCH lights on the first set of side lights.
 Like the first set of side lights, the second set of side lights also had their WCH Clear LEDs swapped out for Electro-Tech LEDs. These lights are also from WCH.
 Close up at one of the Electro-Tech LEDs in the second set of side lights on the northern signal.
 The light bracket for the second set of side lights is from WRRS as well.
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The bell on the northern signal is now a WCH Electronic Bell which replaced the original WCH Mechanical Bell sometime in the 2010s as well.
 We find yet another WRRS light bracket on the northern signal, this time for the main pairs of lights.
 The main pairs of lights on the northern signal are all from WCH.
 Close up at one of the WCH lights on the main pairs of lights on the northern signal.
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The gate mechanism on the northern signal is from WCH.
 The gate on the northern signal now features the vertical striping while the gate lights are from NEG.
 Close up at one of the NEG Clear LEDs. These likely replaced the previous pair of Electro-Tech LEDs at some point.
 A look at the rear lights on the northern signal which also feature LEDs in the light frames.
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We find that the rear lights on the northern signal feature a mixture of GE Pixelated Look, and Electro-Tech LEDs.
 Close up at the Electro-Tech LED in the right rear light on the northern signal.
 Close up at the lone GE Pixelated Look LEDs in the left rear light on the southern signal. This one likely replaced an Electro-Tech LEDs at some point in the mid 2010s.
 Back view of the northern signal.
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The relay bungalow with the correct street name on it This was fixed sometime in the 2010s by UP. The grade is all concrete. Track view facing east towards Thompsonville Rd. Track view facing west towards Douglas Rd.