40th Street, Chattanooga, TN
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40th Street, Chattanooga, TN
Far signal: 1 pair of Harmon 8 inch lights and 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights.
Near signal: 1.5 pairs of GRS Lex-C 8 inch lights, 1 Safetran 8 inch light, 1 pair of Harmon 8 inch lights, 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights, and a Safetran mechanical bell.
The crossing has a rather nice variety of equipment at it. The GRS Lex-C lights here are in better condition than the other ones at Holtzclaw Avenue.
They/Them for me, please.
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Re: 40th Street, Chattanooga, TN
*originally recorded on 9-16-23*
Far signal on the right: 1 pair of Harmon 8 inch lights and 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights.
Near signal on the right: 1 pair of GRS Lex-C 8 inch lights, 1 pair of Safetran 8 inch lights, 1 pair of Harmon 8 inch lights, 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights, and a General Signals Type 3 electronic bell.
This was the second crossing I chased the TVRM's Summerville Steam Special to. This was another one I last recorded back in 2016, and like with that one, this one has remained largely unchanged since that video, though a few upgrades have occurred here. Sadly, sometime between 2016 and 2019, the GRS Lex-C 8 inch light that was on the rear of the closer signal's mast was replaced with a Safetran 8 inch light, I guess the Lex-C must've gotten hit. Then, sometime between 2019 and 2022, the original Safetran mechanical bell here was replaced with the current General Signals Type 3 e-bell. Thankfully, nothing else here has changed with this crossing retaining its unique set-up (with both signals on the same side of the road) along with the front pair of Lex-C lights on the closer signal.
Before this crossing starts, you can hear the neighboring 39th Street crossing activate. When that crossing activated, the e-bell there was definitely a bit of a surprise, as I wasn't expecting a high-pitched Safetran Type 3 e-bell there! This one is the second high-pitched Safetran Type 3 known to exist in Tennessee, and I intend to return here in the near future to get it filmed.
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Tennessee/A-F/Chattanooga/40/
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