Main Street, Hillsboro, AL
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Main Street, Hillsboro, AL
Signal on the left: 3 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a Safetran Type 3 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO gate lights.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a Safetran Type 3 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and NEG gate lights.
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Re: Main Street, Hillsboro, AL
Two new videos of this crossing today, thanks to a tie train stopping to pick up a couple of people next to the crossing:
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Re: Main Street, Hillsboro, AL
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Re: Main Street, Hillsboro, AL
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Re: Main Street, Hillsboro, AL
Got another video here yesterday:
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Re: Main Street, Hillsboro, AL
Still the same as 11-1-23:
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Re: Main Street, Hillsboro, AL
*originally recorded on 6-20-24*
Signal on the left: 3 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights with GE Uniform Look LEDs, a General Signals Type 3 electronic bell, a Siemens gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a Safetran Type 3 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and NEG gate lights.
After filming some traffic lights in Cullman, I was heading up through Hillsboro when I saw that there was a new signal at this crossing. While I was here documenting it, I heard a westbound passing through Decatur, so I decided to set-up and wait. After a bit of waiting, I was able to catch this NS 733, which had a pair of BNSF SD70ACes pulling on the head-end, and another BNSF SD70ACe and a BNSF ES44AC working as the DPUs.
As you can see, since I was last here, there is now a rather tall mast signal on the far side of the crossing. Apparently a few weeks prior, a truck mowed-down the older signal here, and NS put-up the current one within a week or so. As a result, this crossing now has a mix of LED and incandescent lights at it, and I believe is the only NS crossing in on this line to feature such a mixture. This crossing now also has another Safetran/General Signals Type 3 combo at it, which is a bit neat. The pretty well smashed remains of the older signal here were still laying just west of the crossing as well.
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/G-Q/Hillsboro/Main/
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Re: Main Street, Hillsboro, AL
That's an interesting choice to mount the crossbuck way up there with the gate guard. Not something you see too often on those installs with the freakishly tall masts.
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Re: Main Street, Hillsboro, AL
Admittedly, I did not notice that until you pointed it out. Definitely an odd choice there, I wonder why NS did that?
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Re: Main Street, Hillsboro, AL
Got a video here on the side with the new, extra tall signal on 1-1-25:
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