MP: 339.60

Updated March 2026

Total Accidents:  6
Crossing DOT #:  509543C
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:  94   (AS OF 2016)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Northern Signal Southern Signal
Bell: GS Type 2 E-Bell None
Base: Safetran 5" Double Sided ^ Safetran 5" Double Sided ^
Lights: 4 - 12"x20" Safetran incandescents 4 - 12"x20" Safetran incandescents
Junction Box: Safetran Safetran
Gate Lights: 3 - 4" NEG incandescents 3 - 4" RECO
Gate Mechanism: Safetran 2000s w/ NEG 1 Way Saver Invensys Rail? w/ Standard Mount
Gate Striping: Vertical Striping Vertical Striping

Pictures 1-32 and the video were taken on May 2, 2016.
Pictures 33-49 were taken on April 8, 2025.
All pictures and video were taken by Tommy McGowan.
This crossing is located on the NS Chicago Line.

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PUCO pictures from the late 90s or early 2000s showing two Conrail signals with 8" lights, WCH mechanisms, and a Safetran Hybrid Bell. In the mid to late 2000s, the northern signal was replaced with a new Safetran signal.
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Overview of 1 NS and 1 Conrail gated signal facing south.
Overview facing north.
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The northern signal. This was likely installed in the late 2000s replacing a similar Conrail signal.
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The southern signal. This had a Harmon base, 8" Safetran incandescents, 4" RECO incandescents, and a WCH Style 3 gate mechanism.
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The relay bungalow in the northeast quadrant.
The grade is rubber and asphalt.
Track view facing west towards County Rd. 15.75.
Track view facing east towards County Rd. 17.
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Action shots from the WB intermodal train seen in the video below.
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In April 2025, we see some changes have occurred.
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The northern signal's gate was replaced, but otherwise it remains pretty much the same.
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The southern signal on the other hand got replaced entirely. This is not a brand new signal, and was likely reused from somewhere else, though I don't know where.