Commerce Avenue, Dora, AL

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*originally recorded on 9-20-19*

Signal on the left: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights, 1.5 pairs of WABCO 12x24 inch lights, 1 WABCO 12x20 inch light, a Siemens gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of WABCO 12x24 inch lights, 1 pair of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell, a Siemens gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights.

After catching the train in Jasper, I tried to get him in Cordova, only to get there while he was passing through, so I continued onto this crossing in Dora instead. This crossing appears to feature some Frisco signals from the 1970s and fortunately still retains most of the original WABCO lights. Back in 2014, this crossing also had its original WABCO Model 75 gate mechs as well, but they were replaced by 2015, according to Google Street View. The original WABCO 12x20 inch sidelights on the right-hand signal were replaced around this time as well.

(Yes, I know this crossing has the wrong name on the site.)
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/A-F/Dora/Main/

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*originally recorded on 3-21-21*

Signal on the left: 2 pairs of WABCO 12x24 inch lights with Dialight Ball LEDs, 1 pair of Safetran 12x20 inch lights with Dialight Ball LEDs, a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell, a Siemens gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights.
Signal on the right: 1.5 pairs of WABCO 12x24 inch lights with Dialight Ball LEDs, 1 WABCO 12x20 inch light with a Dialight Ball LED, 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Dialight Ball LEDs, a Siemens gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights.

This was the last crossing I chased the grain train too. I did chase it down to Adamsville after this, where it met an H-BIRMEM, but I didn't film either train there.

As you can see, however, sometime recently, BNSF upgraded both signals here to LED. In fact, all three of BNSF's crossings in Dora got upgrades, but this one is probably the least changed, just having a new set of LEDs installed in the lights. Bit of a shame the lights are no longer incandescent, but it's still nice to see these old WABCO signals from the Frisco are still hanging on.

http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/A-F/Dora/Commerce/