Pictures 1-7 were taken on October 28, 2008, by Bill Steck.
Pictures 8-67 and the video were taken on October 18, 2025, by
KCMO Railfan.
This crossing is located on the UP Kansas Subdivision.
1
2
3
The relay case.
Facing SouthEast at a private
crossing.
Facing NorthWest.
4
5
6
Both signals have
WCH electronic bells, WCH 12"x24" frames containing
WCH LEDs (actual type unknown) mounted on WRRS
brackets.
7
An overview of the crossing.
A return trip on October 18, 2025,
by KCMO Railfan shows some minor changes that occurred here since
2008. The daily train count went up from 22 in 2004 to 25 in 2025.
Thankfully the accident count is still at 0 for the time being.
8
9
Overview facing
north at a pair of 2000s UP signals.
Overview facing
south.
The northern
signal:
10
11
12
Front view of the
northern signal.
A look at the
front lights on the northern signal.
The northern
signal features 2 pairs of older 12x24s with the front
lights featuring WCH 2nd Gen LEDs in the light frames.
13
14
15
16
Close up at one of
the WCH 2nd Gen LEDs in one of the front lights on the
northern signal.
The blue ENS sign
was added to this signal 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 WCH.
The gate mechanism
on the northern signal is also from WCH.
17
18
19
20
The light bracket
on the northern signal is from WRRS.
The lights on the
northern signal are all from WCH.
Close up at one of
the WCH lights on the northern signal.
The northern
signal retains its original Electronic Bell This one rings
the entire time the signals are active.
21
22
23
24
The gate on the
northern signal now features the vertical striping along
with the original gate lights were swapped out to
Electro-Tech LEDs.
Close up at one of
the Electro-Tech gate lights.
A look at the rear
lights on the northern signal.
25
26
27
28
The rear lights on
the northern signal features a mixture of Electro-Tech, and
WCH 2nd Gen LEDs.
Close up at the
WCH 2nd Gen LED in one of the rear lights.
Close up at the
Electro-Tech LED in one of the rear lights.
Back view of the
northern signal.
The southern
signal:
29
30
31
Front view of the
southern signal.
A look at the
front lights on the southern signal.
Like the northern
signal, the southern signal also features 2 pairs of older
12x24s, this time with the front lights featuring
Electro-Tech LEDs in the light frames!
32
33
34
35
Close up at one of
the Electro-Tech LEDs in one of the front lights on the
southern signal.
The southern
signal also received its ENS sign sometime around the mid
2010s, and was also repositioned around 2023 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 also from WCH.
36
37
38
39
The light bracket
on the southern signal is from WRRS.
All the lights on
the southern signal is from WCH.
Close up at one of
the WCH lights on the southern signal.
The southern
signal also retains its original WCH Electronic Bell. Like
the northern signal, this one also rings the entire time the
signals are active.
40
41
42
43
The gate on the
southern signal now features the vertical striping along
with the original gate lights were swapped out to
Electro-Tech LEDs.
Close up at one of
the Electro-Tech gate lights.
A look at
the rear lights on the southern signal.
44
45
46
47
The rear lights on
the southern signal features a mixture of Electro-Tech, and
Harmon Fading LEDs!
Close up at the
Harmon Fading LED in one of the rear lights.
Close up at the
Electro-Tech LED in one of the rear lights.
Back view of the
southern signal.
48
49
50
51
The relay
bungalow.
The grade is all
wood which is something you don't see nowadays on most UP
lines.
