Created November 26, 2020
Total Accidents:
0
Crossing DOT #: 537296M
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS: 6 (AS OF 2020)
Page created by: wilek209
All photos (except Google Street View photo) taken December 27, 2017
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A Google Street View photo of the railroad
crossing prior to its' autumn 2017 upgrade. There's all Safetran signal
equipment with 8" incandescent lights and a mechanical bell, along with
a rubber-mat grade. Unusually, even though this is a one-way road, both
sides of the crossing were protected with gates!
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Even after the Mass Costal Railroad redid the
crossing, both sides are protected like this! Perhaps it's for
pedestrians walking the opposite direction of the one-way road. Also
note the railroad maintenace worker checking on one of the gates.
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Again, there is mostly WCH equipment used
here, with 12" red LED lights, but with Railway Equipment Co. E-Z Gate
arms.
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Northbound track view, with the Porter St.
crossing ahead.
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Southbound track view, with the redone grade
and the Winthrop St. crossing down the line.
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The eastbound pedestrian gate mast, with
signal lights positioned to face a private driveway.
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Inside the WCH gate mechanism (as it was
being worked on at the time this photo was taken.)
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The eastbound signal mast has a General
Signals e-bell. Since this is a one-way road and no vehicular traffic
goes eastbound here, the crossing gate is pretty much only protecting
pedestrians.
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The westbound pedestrian gate with signal
lights.
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The westbound signal mast also has a strobe
light for notifying train engineers the signals are working and active.
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