Make up a Dream Railroad Crossing(s)

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Re: Make up a Dream Railroad Crossing(s)

Post by ImNotaSimp46 » Sun Oct 31, 2021 6:22 am

Doncaster Avenue, Broad Mount, MO Railroad Crossing
Number of Tracks: 1
Owned by: CSX

Eastern Signal
Lights: Safetran 12x20
Bell: WCH Mechanical Bell 1st Gen
Gate Mechanism: Siemens

Western Signal
Lights: Safetran 12x20
Bell: WCH Type 2 E-Bell
Gate Mechanism: Invensys Rail
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Sandy Road, Broad Mount, MO Railroad Crossing
Number of Tracks: 1
Owned by: CSX

Eastern Signal
Lights: Safetran 12x20
Bell: WCH Type 2 E-Bell
Gate Mechanism: Invensys Rail

Western Signal
Lights: Safetran 12x20
Bell: N/A
Gate Mechanism: Safetran Systems
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North Road, England, MO Railroad Crossing
Number of Tracks: 1
Owned by: CSX

Eastern Signal
Lights: Safetran 12x24
Bell: WCH Type 3 E-Bell
Gate Mechanism: Western Cullen Hayes

Western Signal
Lights: Safetran 12x20
Bell: N/A
Gate Mechanism: Safetran Systems
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Re: Make up a Dream Railroad Crossing(s)

Post by ImNotaSimp46 » Sun Oct 31, 2021 6:53 am

Minworth Avenue, Kingsbury, CA Railroad Crossing
Number of Tracks: 2
Owned by: UP, BNSF

Northern Signal
Lights: Safetran 12x24
Bell: National Electric Gate Co. E-Bell
Gate Mechanism: Invensys Rail
Cantilever: Safetran Modern Cantilever

Southern Signal
Lights: Safetran 12x24
Bell: General Signals Type 3 E-Bell
Gate Mechanism: Siemens
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Gravel Hill Road, Kingsbury, CA Railroad Crossing
Number of Tracks: 2
Owned by: UP, BNSF

Northern Signal
Lights: Safetran 12x20
Bell: General Signals Type 3 E-Bell
Gate Mechanism: Safetran Systems

Southern Signal
Lights: Safetran 12x24
Bell: General Signals Type 3 E-Bell
Gate Mechanism: Invensys Rail
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Winchester Avenue, Ringwood, CA Railroad Crossing
Number of Tracks: 2
Owned by: Union Pacific, BNSF

Northern Signal
Lights: WCH 12x24 Clear LEDs
Bell: General Signals Type 3 E-Bell
Gate Mechanism: Invensys Rail

Southern Signal
Lights: WCH 12x24 Clear LEDs
Bell: WCH Type 1 E-Bell
Gate Mechanism: Safetran Systems
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Albans Street, Ringwood, CA Railroad Crossing
Number of Tracks: 2
Owned by: Union Pacific, BNSF

Northern Signal
Lights: WCH 8" Incandescent
Bell: Griswold Mechanical Bell
Gate Mechanism: WABCO Triangular Gate

Southern Signal
Lights: WCH 8" Incandescent
Bell: RACO Mechanical Bell
Gate Mechanism: WABCO Triangular Gate
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Re: Make up a Dream Railroad Crossing(s)

Post by ImNotaSimp46 » Sun Oct 31, 2021 1:23 pm

Crete Road, Bellevue, NE Railroad Crossing
Number of Tracks: 1
Managed by: BNSF

North Signal
Gate Mechanism: Invensys Rail
Lights: WCH 12x24 Fading LEDs
Bell: General Signals Type 3 E-Bell

South Signal
Gate Mechanism: Safetran Systems
Lights: WCH 12x24 Fading LEDs
Bell: N/A
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Boswell Avenue, Bellevue, NE Railroad Crossing
Number of Tracks: 1
Managed by: BNSF

North Signal
Gate Mechanism: Safetran Systems
Lights: WCH 12x24 Fading LEDs
Bell: N/A

South Signal
Gate Mechanism: Safetran Systems
Lights: WCH 12x24 Fading LEDs
Bell: General Signals Type 3 E-Bell
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Hawthorne Avenue, Bellevue, NE Railroad Crossing
Number of Tracks: 1
Managed by: BNSF

North Signal
Gate Mechanism: Safetran Systems
Lights: WCH 12x20 Fading LEDs
Bell: General Signals Type 2 E-Bell

South Signal
Gate Mechanism: Safetran Systems
Lights: WCH 12x24 Fading LEDs
Bell: General Signals Type 3 E-Bell
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Quincy Avenue, Bellevue, NE Railroad Crossing
Number of Tracks: 4 (at a yard)
Managed by: BNSF

North Signal
Gate Mechanism: WCH Late-1990s
Lights: WCH 12x20 Incandescent
Bell: General Signals Type 2 E-Bell

South Signal
Gate Mechanism: WCH Late-1990s
Lights: WCH 12x20 Incandescent
Bell: General Signals Type 2 E-Bell
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Nebraska 92, Bellevue, NE Railroad Crossing
Number of Tracks: 1
Managed by: BNSF

East Signal
Gate Mechanism: N/A
Lights: WCH 12x24 Fading LEDs
Bell: General Signals Type 3 E-Bell

West Signal
Gate Mechanism: N/A
Lights: WCH 12x24 Fading LEDs
Bell: N/A
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Re: Make up a Dream Railroad Crossing(s)

Post by Doge_Illinois » Sun Dec 05, 2021 3:01 pm

To make up, I'll do 5, and all of them are on an abandoned line, the line has been abandoned since 2008 due to money issues following the recession.
Owner of crossings: Formerly CSX/Conrail, sold in July 2021.

Crossing #19:
25th Street, Meredith, KY.

First Signal (only one remaining):
-WCH Base
-WCH Game Mechanism (rare worded version)
-2 Pairs of WCH 8" Lights, 1 Pair of Safetran 8" Lights (Incandescent)
-WCH Mechanical Bell 1st Generation
-Formerly had NEG Incandescent Gate Lights, Gate Removed.

The Second Signal was the same minus the Safetran 8" Lights.

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Crossings #20 & #21:
24th Street (US 129) + 23rd Street, Meredith, KY.
(None of the signals remain, 24th Street was widened in 2020, 23rd Street was realigned around the same time.)

24th Street had 2 WRRS Cantilevers that held WRRS 8" Lights (overhead) and WCH 8" Lights (mast), one signal had a WRRS 1203 Mechanical Bell, the other had a WCH 1st Generation Mechanical Bell.
The gate masts had WRRS Bases and GRS/WRRS Type D Gate Mechanisms, NEG Gate Lights were on them.

23rd Street had 2 gateless signals that were completely WRRS, Including the Lights and the Bells.

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Crossing #22:
22nd Street, Meredith, KY.
(This crossing was getting new signals installed, but were never completed, so both the new and old signals stand.)

Both New Signals:
-Safetran Base
-GS Type 2 E-Bell
(No lights got installed on both of them)

Both Old Signals:
-RACO Base
-2 Pairs of RACO 8" Lights (Incandescent)
-RACO Mechanical Bell

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Crossing #23:
21st Street, Meredith, KY.

Only 2 old crossbucks stand by, both are very dirty as there are kids nearby that throw dirt and mud onto them.
There is interestingly enough a relay case nearby, and there was once a Safetran Mechanical Bell.
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Re: Make up a Dream Railroad Crossing(s)

Post by jff1999 » Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:16 pm

Bell Only Crossing owned by Union Pacific
Signal 1: WCH Base
Bell: Safetran Type 1!!!!!
Signal 2: WCH Base
Bell: US&S Teardrop Bell
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Re: Make up a Dream Railroad Crossing(s)

Post by Doge_Illinois » Sat Jan 08, 2022 11:24 am

Crossing #24:
IN-34, Rouge, IN
Owner: CSX

Signal #1 (Knockdown Replacement):
-WCH Base
-WCH Gate Mechanism Type 4
-WCH 12x24" Lights (WCH 2nd Generation LEDs)
-WCH Type 4 Electronic Bell
-RECO LED Gate Lights

Signal #2:
-RACO Base
-RACO Gate Mechanism
-WCH 12x20" Lights (Incandescent)
-No Bell*
-RECO LED Gate Lights

* = There was once a bell on this signal, it was a RACO Mechanical Bell, however, they never replaced it, and thus there is still no cap on the signal.

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Crossing Update #1 (Update of Crossing #15):
County Route B & County Route ER (Walden Street #2 and Walter Street #1), Shallow Beach, WI
Owner: NS

In March 2021, this crossing had 4 gateless signals, all with Safetran 12x20" Lights, and the County Route B signals had a Safetran Mechanical Bell and GS Type 1.
Well, in August 2021, the bells were both replaced with GS Type 3 Electronic Bells, however the rest of the signals were the same... until November.
In November 2021, severe winds came to Shallow Beach and thus all of the signals were damaged. In result, all the signals were replaced.

NEW SIGNAL INFO (all 4 signals are the same):
-Siemens Double Sided Base
-Siemens Imprinted Gate Mechanism
-Safetran 12x20" Lights (Incandescent oddly enough)
-GS Type 3 Electronic Bells (the 2 from County Route B's old signals were reused, and 2 more were added to ER)
-RECO LED Gate Lights

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Crossing Update #2 (Update of Crossing #18)
IL Route 39 (Loveland Street), Filmore, IL
Owner: UP

Sadly, the WABCO signal that had the AL-70 on it was replaced in November.

New Signal Info:
Siemens Base
Siemens Imprinted Gate Mechanism
2 pairs of WCH 12x24" Lights (WCH 2nd Gen. LEDs)
NEG E-Bell
4" RECO LED gate lights

The other signal here, which looks exactly like this one above, is still the same, although one of the lights has been bent and is now facing left.
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Re: Make up a Dream Railroad Crossing(s)

Post by jff1999 » Sun Jan 09, 2022 10:11 pm

Owner: Union Pacific
Bells ring through whole activation
Right Signal:
Cantilever: Lyndsy Rail/GE/Harmon
Lights: GE Pixalated
Gate Mechanism: Griswold EM
Gate Lights: Alstom-Aurora LEDs
Bell: Griswold Mechanical
Left Signal:
Cantilever: Lyndsy Rail/GE/Harmon
Lights: GE Pixalated
Gate Mechanism: Griswold EM
Gate Lights: Alstom-Aurora LEDs
Bell: Griswold Mechanical
There used to be 8" Griswold incandescent lights on the EM's until 2021, where UP installed cantilevers and remove those lights in favor of the GE pixalated LED's. UP moved the Griswold bells from the EM's to the top of the cantilevers.
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Re: Make up a Dream Railroad Crossing(s)

Post by Doge_Illinois » Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:06 pm

Here is some abandoned ones near an Airport.
Owner of Crossings: Airport/UP
This line went defunct in November 2021 when the deal between the Airport and UP Expired, there are no plans to get a new line owner, if so, the line will need to be rebuilt.
Crossing #25:
Odd Railroad Crossing - Gate 1, Airport, IA

Signal #1:
-Siemens Base
-NEG E-Bell
-Siemens Gate Mechanism
-Alstom LED Gate Lights (the gate is hinged due to an overpass)

Signal #2:
-Siemens Base
-NEG E-Bell
-Siemens Gate Mechanism
-Alstom LED Gate Lights (the gate is regular, since it's not under a overpass)

There are no lights here for some reason.

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Crossing #26
Gate 2, Airport, IA

Signal #1 - Damaged (The signal is leaning badly) - Appears this came from Kennedy Road in Loganville, IA
-WCH Base
-WCH Type 3 Gate Mechanism
-2 pairs of WCH 12x20" Lights (Older, Incandescent)
-WCH Mechanical Bell (Generation 1)
-Formerly WCH Gate Lights (The gate was destroyed when the signal got hit)

Signal #2:
-Siemens Base
-Siemens Gate Mechanism
-2 pairs Safetran 12x24" Lights (WCH Clear LEDs)
-NEG E-Bell
-Alstom LED Gate Lights
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Re: Make up a Dream Railroad Crossing(s)

Post by Doge_Illinois » Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:05 pm

2 abandoned crossings here, 2 updates.

Crossing #27:
20th Street, Meredith, KY.
Owner of crossing: Formerly CSX/Conrail, sold in July 2021 to the town, and is planned to become a trail by 2024.

Remaining Signal:
-Harmon Base
-2 pairs of Harmon 12x24" Lights (Incandescent)
-GS Type 2 Electronic

The other signal was an older WRRS signal, that featured WRRS 8" Lights and a WRRS Base.

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Crossing #28:
19th Street & KY Route 234, Meredith, KY.
Owner of crossings: Formerly CSX/Conrail, sold in July 2021 to the town, and is planned to become a trail by 2024.

These signals are gone, as a roundabout was constructed here in January 2022. The relay case still lasted here until February, when a truck crashed and slammed into it.
All of the signals had WCH Bases, WCH Gate Mechanisms with RECO LED Gate Lights, WCH 12x24" and WCH 12x20" Lights, and 2 signals had WCH Mechanical Bells.
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Crossing Updates #3:
Gate 1, Airport, IA
Owner of Crossing: Airport/UP

After negotiation, UP has renewed the contract and the line is to be reopened in April.
The signals have gotten lights at last, they are Safetran 12x24" Lights with GE Dotted LEDs, and they oddly enough replaced one of the NEG E-Bells (the one on the hinged gate signal) with a GS Type 3.
An extra cantilever has also been added for visibility, it is a Progress Rail cantilever with more of the same lights mentioned.

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Crossing Updates #4:
Gate 2, Airport, IA
Owner of Crossings: Airport/UP

The Older WCH signal has been replaced and is now a cantilever.

New signal info:
-Progress Rail Cantilever
-Siemens Gate Mechanism
-2 pairs of Safetran 12x24" Lights (GE Dotted LEDs)
-GS Type 3 E-Bell
-RECO LED Gate Lights

The old signal however is still nearby, as well as the other gated signal from before.
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Re: Make up a Dream Railroad Crossing(s)

Post by ImNotaSimp46 » Sat Apr 16, 2022 3:59 am

East Avenue, Zesto, SD Railroad Crossing

Signal 1:
Lights: WCH Modern LEDs
Bell: WCH Mechanical Bell
Cantilever: WCH

Signal 2:
Lights: WCH Modern LEDs
Bell: N/A
Cantilever: WCH

German Street, Zesto, SD Railroad Crossing

Signal 1:
Lights: WCH 8-inch Incandescents
Bell: US&S Teardrop Bell
Barriers: Griswold

Signal 2:
Lights: WCH 8-inch Incandescent
Bell: N/A
Barriers: Griswold
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