CR 220, Farmington, MS

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CR 220, Farmington, MS

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*originally recorded on 6-18-19*

Signal on the left: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO gate lights.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and NEG gate lights.

This crossing obviously isn't the most interesting crossing out there, being a pair of NS signals installed in 2003 when the State of Mississippi did a corridor upgrade to this line, with minimal changes since. The wind-guard on the right-hand signal does appear to need some work though, as it's drooping quite a bit. The gate on the left also seems to be somewhat slow to raise.
This is also the only crossing in the town of Farmington. The vast majority of the town is located to the north of this crossing, but the town limits extend far enough south (touching Corinth's city limits a fair amount) to cover this crossing. However, as the next crossing to the west is in Corinth and the next one to the east is in the tiny town of Glen, this wound-up being the only crossing in the town of Farmington.
There's also a bit of disagreement on the road name here as well. Google Maps calls it Barnstable Road (the road's name within the city of Corinth) and CR 220 while NS's older emergency information here labels it as Oiler Road/CR 220 (no idea where NS got Oiler Road from). The FRA also calls it "Barn Stable Road" (note the two-word name), but also lists the highway as being CR 220. The only signs I saw labeling the street though were from the county, designating it as CR 220, so that's the one I went with, since that's what's signed and also what everyone seems to actually agree on.
They/Them for me, please.

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