MP:  74.32

 

 

818589T

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Northern SignalSouthern Signal
Bell:
WCH E-Bell WCH E-Bell
Base:
WCH 5" Single Sided WCH 5" Single Sided
Light Brackets:
2 - WRRS WRRS
Lights:
2 - 12"x20" MI w/ Electro-Tech LEDs
4 - 12"x24" WCH w/ WCH/Miller 1st Gen LEDs
1 - 12"x24" WCH w/ GE Pixelated Look LEDs
1 - 12"x24" WCH w/ WCH/Miller 1st Gen LEDs
2 - 12"x20" MI w/ Electro-Tech LEDs
Gate Lights:
3 - RECO 4" LEDs
3 - RECO 4" LEDs
Gate Mechanism:
WCH Style 3.5
WCH Style 3.5
Gate Striping:
Vertical Striping
Vertical Striping


Pictures 1-9 were taken by on October 28, 2008 by Bill Steck.

 Pictures 10-12 were taken October 29, 2008 by Bill Steck.
Pictures 13-60 were taken on October 18, 2025, by KCMO Railfan.
This crossing is located on the UP Salina Subdivison.

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The relay case.

Facing East.
Facing West.

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Both signals have WCH electronic bells, and WCH 12"x20" and 12"x24" frames. The 12"x24" frames have WCH red 1st generation LEDs, while the 12"x20" frames have UP LEDs.

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A view of one of the signals.
A look at the UP LEDs. The right one is turned a different way.
An overview of the crossing.

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A train caught in action, shows the different LEDs lit up.

A return trip to the crossing on October 18, 2025, by KCMO Railfan shows some minor changes that occurred here since 2008. The daily train count has sadly went down from 10 in 2000 to only 4 in 2025. Thankfully the accident record for this crossing has stayed clean for the time being though.

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Overview facing north at a pair of 2000s era UP signals. Overview facing south.
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 main lights on the northern signal features 2 pairs of older 12x24s with WCH 1st Gen LEDs in the light frames.
Close up at one of the WCH 1st Gen LEDs in one of the main lights.
The side lights on the northern signal features a pair of older 12x20s with Electro-Tech LEDs retrofitted in the existing light frames! Likely carried over from whatever older signals that existed here previously.
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Close up at one of the Electro-Tech LEDs in one of the side lights.
The light bracket for the side lights is from WRRS.
The 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.
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The gate mechanism on the northern signal is also from WCH.
The light bracket for the main lights is from WRRS similar to the one for the side lights.
The main lights on the northern signal are all from WCH.
Close up at one of the WCH lights on one of the main lights.
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The side lights on the northern signal are from Modern Industries!
Close up at one of the Modern Industries lights on one of the side lights.
The northern signal still retains its original WCH Electronic Bell.
The gate on the northern signal now features the vertical striping while the gate lights are from RECO.
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Close up at one of the RECO gate lights.

A look at the rear lights on the northern signal.
Back view of the northern signal.
The southern signal:
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Front view of the southern signal.
A look at the front lights on the southern signal.
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The front lights on the southern signal are a pair of older 12x20s with Electro-Tech LEDs in the light frames.
Close up at one of the Electro-Tech LEDs in one of the front lights.
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.
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The signal base on the southern signal is from WCH.
The gate mechanism on the southern signal is also from WCH.
The light bracket on the southern signal is from WRRS.
The front lights on the southern signal are from Modern Industries!
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Close up at one of the Modern Industries lights on one of the front lights.
The rear lights on the southern signal are from WCH.
Close up at one of the WCH lights on one of the rear lights.
The southern signal also still retains its original WCH Electronic Bell.
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The gate on the southern signal now features the vertical gate striping while the gate lights are from RECO.
Close up at one of the RECO gate lights.

A look at the rear lights on the southern signal.
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The rear lights on the southern signal are a pair of older 12x24s this time with a mixture of WCH 1st Gen, and GE Pixelated Look LEDs in the light frames!
Close up at the WCH 1st Gen LEDs in one of the rear lights.
Close up at the GE Pixelated Look LEDs in one of the rear lights.
Back view of the southern signal.
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The relay bungalow. The grade is all wood. Track view facing east towards 25th St. #2 and Country Side Rd. in Topeka. Track view facing west towards Huxman Rd. #1.