McKinney Avenue, Albertville, AL

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Signal on the left: 1 pair of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Electro-tech LEDs, 1 pair of WCH 12x24 inch lights with Electro-tech LEDs, a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, a RECO LED gate light, and two NEG LED gate lights.
Signal on the right: 4 pairs of Harmon 12x24 inch lights, 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights, a General Signals Type 1 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and Alstom (NEG) LED gate lights.

After reporting and recording the malfunctioning crossing on US 431, I was able to converse with the conductor and he told me that they'd be heading south soon to pick up some cars from a siding on the other side of Albertville, so I got on down to this crossing. After a little while of waiting, the SD40-2 came through running lite, thankfully a little while before the sunset!

This crossing's been one of my higher priority ones to record, and I was finally able to get it! The crossing is a pretty unique one for the ATN (and in the state as a whole). First off, the far signal, which is a replacement for a late-90s CSX signal that was knocked down, features what appears to be all re-used equipment. Unfortunately, they didn't re-use the GS Type 1 the signal had, but seeing another GS Type 1/Type 2 mixture is always nice. The cantilever signal however still remains as a "pure" late-90s CSX install, outside of the gate arm. The cantilever had already been somewhat unique due to how the mast lights were set-up and the fact that it still used Safetran gate lights up until a few years ago, but as you can see, it was replaced more recently.
However, this replacement actually only made the crossing more interesting, due to the replacement gate arm being a hinged gate arm (the first one I've ever seen) with Alstom (though, I guess technically NEG) LED gate lights! On top of that, this gate arm is the only one of its kind on the ATN, if not the entire state of Alabama!
While I may come back here in the near future for a video that has (hopefully) better lighting, I'm still quite glad to have been able to record it today.

http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/A-F/A ... /McKinney/

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*originally recorded on 3-26-21*

Signal on the left: 1 pair of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Electro-tech LEDs, 1 pair of WCH 12x24 inch lights with Electro-tech LEDs, a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, a RECO LED gate light, and two NEG LED gate lights.
Signal on the right: 4 pairs of Harmon 12x24 inch lights, 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights, a dead General Signals Type 1 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and NEG LED gate lights.

This was the fifth and final crossing I caught ATN M715 at. I'd tried to get it at Henderson Road in Boaz, but Mill Avenue staying down too long prevented me from being able to get it there, and I really only just barely beat the train to this crossing as it was. But still, I was able to get an updated video of this crossing, so I'm glad.
As you can see, a few changes have also occurred here since I last filmed this crossing. First off, the hinged gate that was here was replaced with a standard one, which is a bit of a shame, but I think I heard that it got struck, hence why it was replaced? Another slight disappointment was that the remaining GS Type 1 here has died, which is also unfortunate to see. However, the dead bulb on the cantilever mast was replaced, so the neat mast-light set-up here can be seen how it was more or less intended to be, lol. But overall, this is still a pretty nice crossing, so I'm glad I was able to finish off with it.

http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/A-F/A ... /McKinney/