Total Accidents:
0 Crossing DOT #: 509483V TOTAL DAILY
TRAINS: 90 (AS OF 2017)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Northern Signal
Southern Signal
Bell:
Siemens E-Bell Low Tone
Siemens E-Bell Low Tone
Base:
Siemens 5" Double Sided ^
Siemens 5" Double Sided ^
Lights:
4 - 12"x20" Safetran w/ GE Uniform Look LEDs
4 - 12"x20" Safetran w/ GE Uniform Look LEDs
Junction Box:
Safetran
Safetran
Gate Lights:
3 - 4" RECO LEDs
3 - 4" RECO LEDs
Gate Mechanism:
Siemens Imprinted w/ NEG 1 Way Saver
Siemens Imprinted w/ NEG 1 Way Saver
Gate Striping:
Vertical Striping
Vertical Striping
Pictures 1-30 and the 1st video were taken on October 24, 2018.
Pictures 31-63 and the 2nd video were taken on September 29, 2025.
All pictures and videos were taken by Tommy McGowan.
This crossing is located on the NS Chicago Line.
O1
O2
O3
O4
PUCO pictures from the late 90s or early 2000s showing a classic NYC setup with 8" lights, GRS Type B gate mechanisms, and likely WRRS Mechanical Bells. By the early 2010s, these were replaced with 2 newer Safetran signals.
1
2
Overview of 2 gated signals with pedestrian gates facing south.
Overview facing north.
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
The northern signal. This had a Safetran base, 12"x20" Safetran incandescents, an Invensys Rail gate mechanism, 4" RECO LEDs on the main gate, a 4" NEG incandescent on the pedestrian gate, and a low tone Siemens E-Bell.
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
The southern signal. This had the same parts, but the main gate's lights were 4" NEG incandescents.
In the early 2020s, the sidewalks leading up to the crossing were redone, now forcing pedestrians to walk around a fence before crossing the tracks. In the process, NS replaced both signals here with brand new Siemens signals. I'm not sure why the prior signals were not reused since they were still fairly new, but they did reuse the Siemens bells surprisingly. The new signals also do not feature pedestrian gates.
One other note too is this crossing was the site of a major derailment in June 2019, 8 months after I photographed this crossing originally. A drunk driver drove up onto the tracks just west of the crossing, causing a fast NS intermodal train to hit it. The train dragged the car to the switches seen in Picture 29 where the train wheels then jumped the track and caused a massive derailment. Video of the wreckage can be seen here.
31
32
Overview of the new signals facing south.
Overview facing north.
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
The new northern signal.
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
The new southern signal.
57
58
59
The same relay bungalow in the southwest quadrant.
