Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Went back and chased them again this past Sunday. Finally got my photos from both chases processed, video from the 15th to come in a few days.

UP 1166 runs parallel to and just on the WI side of the state line approaching Prospect Street by Andy, on Flickr

The ex-SSW 9644 follows the train across Colley Road by Andy, on Flickr

Crossing Gateway Boulevard, back on "home" rails by Andy, on Flickr

Cotton Belt patch on "caboose" duty by Andy, on Flickr

UP 1158 trails the train across SR 140 by Andy, on Flickr

Crossing County J in the blue twilight by Andy, on Flickr

Heading back an hour later, the local crosses Prospect Street by Andy, on Flickr

Leading From Behind by Andy, on Flickr

One last look at the pair of 3,800 HP cabooses by Andy, on Flickr

The last crossing pictured above is this one. Other than the LEDs being put in the lights and another WCH e-bell replacing the Safetran mechanical bell on the northern (yard lead) track, and adding the blue DOT signs, it's basically unchanged from 2010.

It doesn't look any crossings from Beloit are on the site. I actually took a photo set of Prospect Street the last time I was there in 2021, along with more photos this past Sunday (it hadn't changed noticeably in two years, other than the lights on the southern signal being aimed more toward the left to be better visible to traffic approaching on Colby Street, kind of weird there isn't a pair of side-facing lights here). It's by far the most untouched classic setup in the area, although there are a few others like the eastern crossing on Colley Rd. with incandescent lights and a mechanical bell.

Note that with the bridge across Turtle Creek going into Illinois out of service, the only road traffic through the Prospect Street crossing is going to and from a handful of industrial and commercial businesses along Colby Street.

Nice shots! Those are definitely some great crossings.

Finally got my video from last Sunday done, with a better look at the 8" Griswold lights at Prospect Street.

Brent Georgi, the original contributor of most of the older Wisconsin pictures on the site, has also recently posted a video of Prospect Street to his YouTube: