MP:  78.32

 

 
818596D

 

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


Pictures 1-7 taken on October 27, 2008 by Bill Steck.

 Pictures 8-48 were taken on October 18, 2025, by KCMO Railfan.

This crossing is located on the UP Salina Subdivision.

 

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The relay case.
Facing East.
Facing West.

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Both signals have WRRS mechanical bells, and WCH/FS 12"x20" incandescent lights mounted on MI brackets.

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A view of one of the signals.


A return trip to the crossing on October 18, 2025, by KCMO Railfan shows some minor changes that occurred here since 2008. The 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 older 80s UP signals with some changes that were done around the 2010s. Overview facing south.
The northern signal:
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Front view of the northern signal. A look at the front lights on the northern signal. The northern signal still retains its 2 pairs of older 12x20s, now featuring Electro-Tech LEDs retrofitted in the light frames.
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Close up at one of the Electro-Tech LEDs on the northern signal. No idea what this weird patch is for.
 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.
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The signal base on the northern signal is from WCH. The gate mechanism on the northern signal is also from WCH. The light bracket on the northern signal is from Modern Industries.
 The lights on the northern signal are all from Federal Signal!
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Close up at one of the Federal Signal lights on the northern signal. The northern signal thankfully still retains its original WCH Mechanical Bell! Front view of the WCH Mechanical Bell. This one's an older 1st gen version.
 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, and side lights on the southern signal.
 The main lights on the southern retains its 2 pairs of older 12x20s, this time with LEDs in the light frames. The front lights feature a mixture of Electro-Tech, and GE Pixelated Look LEDs.
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Close up at the GE Pixelated Look LEDs in one of the front lights. Likely replaced the previous Electro-Tech LEDs sometime in the late 2010s or early 2020s.
 Close up at the Electro-Tech LEDs in one of the front lights.
 The side lights on the southern signal still retains its pair of older 12x20s, this time having mostly Electro-Tech LEDs in the light frames.
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Close up at one of the Electro-Tech LEDs in one of the side 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. The signal base on the southern signal is from Modern Industries.
 The gate mechanism on the southern signal is from WCH. At the time of these pictures, the cover for the mechanism was left open with the inner workings exposed to the elements outside.
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A look at the inner workings inside of the gate mechanism.
 A look inside the gate mech cover with the instruction label on how to maintain the gate mechanism.
 The light bracket for the main lights is from Modern Industries.
 The main lights on the southern signal are a mixture of FS, and WCH lights!
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Close up at one of the Federal Signal lights on one of the main lights.
 Close up at the lone WCH light on one of the main lights.
 The side lights on the southern signal are also from Federal Signal!
 Close up at one of the Federal Signal lights on one of the side lights.
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The light bracket for the side lights is also from Modern Industries.
 The bell on the southern signal is from WRRS!
 Front view of the WRRS Mechanical Bell. Unfortunately due to the really low train count on this line (thanks PSR), I have no clue what the bell sequence this crossing has sadly.
 The gate on the southern 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 southern signal which feature mostly Electro-Tech LEDs.
 Back view of the southern signal.
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The relay bungalow. The grade is all rubber. Something you rarely see on UP lines. Track view facing east towards Hodges Rd. Track view facing west towards Thomas Rd.