Hoke Street, Gadsden, AL

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*originally recorded on 10-8-19*

Signal on the left: 2 pairs of WRRS 8 inch lights and a WCH Type 4 electronic bell.
Signal on the right: 1.5 pairs of Federal Signal 8 inch lights and a Safetran 8 inch light.

After watching the ATN switching near Glenco, I went on back over to Hoke Street to catch them again. This crossing is a pretty nice one featuring a pair of older L&N signals at it, which are still 8 inch. It appears that originally, this crossing had a pair of WRRS signals, but then in the 1970s, the right-hand signal was knocked-down and replaced with the current Federal Signal signal. Then, later on (possibly in the 1970s as well), one of the 8 inch lights was struck and replaced with the current Safetran 8 inch light. Since then, nothing major had really changed here (even with the right-hand signal occasionally being clipped, given that the right-hand light was out of alignment when I first saw it), up until sometime within the past year or so when the original WRRS mechanical bell here was replaced with the current WCH Type 4 e-bell. It's still nice to see a mostly-classic pair of gateless 8 inch signals in service though, even if they do have an e-bell now.

http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/G-Q/Gadsden/Hoke

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No major changes here as of 9-23-21: