Middle School Road, Cherokee, AL

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Middle School Road, Cherokee, AL

Post by freebrickproductions » Sat Apr 30, 2016 6:31 pm



Signal on the left: 4 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO gate lights.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights, a Safetran mechanical bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO gate lights.

This crossing is an almost pure 1980s set-up, which was rather neat to see. It also has the bell ring when the gates rise.
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Re: Middle School Road, Cherokee, AL

Post by ZachL » Sun May 01, 2016 7:42 am

except the gate lines are straight and not slanted :LOL3: kinda interesting to see that the gate lights are also incandescent still as well

wonderful sounding crossing! whoever maintains that crossing does a really good job since those bells sound like they were installed yesterday
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Post by freebrickproductions » Sun May 01, 2016 10:22 am

ZachL wrote:except the gate lines are straight and not slanted :LOL3: kinda interesting to see that the gate lights are also incandescent still as well

wonderful sounding crossing! whoever maintains that crossing does a really good job since those bells sound like they were installed yesterday
That's why I said "almost", lol! But yea, this is a really well maintained crossing, though a few of the backgrounds on the lights are starting to have noticeable fading on them.

I've noticed NS tends to use incandescent gate lights one gates that they replace, though they've also used LED gate lights as replacements before.
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Re: Middle School Road, Cherokee, AL

Post by freebrickproductions » Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:33 pm

Thankfully no major changes here as of 6-14-21, and the Safetran mechanical bell still sounds quite healthy!
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Re: Middle School Road, Cherokee, AL

Post by freebrickproductions » Mon Jul 03, 2023 5:52 pm

No major changes here as of 6-17-23 either:
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Re: Middle School Road, Cherokee, AL

Post by freebrickproductions » Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:55 am

Finally got a recording of this crossing on the south side of it on 11-27-23:
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Re: Middle School Road, Cherokee, AL

Post by SirKrunch » Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:33 pm

Not a fan of the replacement "2 TRACKS" signs. Text kerning like that bugs the crap outta' me.
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Re: Middle School Road, Cherokee, AL

Post by freebrickproductions » Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:12 am

SirKrunch wrote:
Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:33 pm
Not a fan of the replacement "2 TRACKS" signs. Text kerning like that bugs the crap outta' me.
I almost wonder if they're made by the same company that'd made the crossbucks CSX used back in the early-2000s.
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Re: Middle School Road, Cherokee, AL

Post by freebrickproductions » Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:29 pm

No changes here as of 1-1-25:
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