Signal on the left: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type-2 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and NEG gate lights.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type-2 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights.
One of the three crossings here in Madison County, AL to have LED gate lights.
Re: Moontown Road, Brownsboro, AL
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:03 am
by freebrickproductions
Got another video of this crossing today:
Re: Moontown Road, Brownsboro, AL
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2022 2:40 pm
by freebrickproductions
No major changes here as of 12-17-22:
Seems like the closer signal may have gotten a new set of RECO LED gate lights on it though, but not something worth documenting, IMHO.
Signal on the left: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO gate lights.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signal Type 2 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights.
On July 19th, despite the fact it was about to be raining, I went out to check on AL 65, and saw that the new signal wasn't in just yet at the time, so I went back west towards Huntsville. On my way west, I saw an NS 283 sitting on the main at Brock waiting on an eastbound, so I went over to this crossing to film it. It turns-out that the eastbound they were waiting on was NS A81, which was heading to Brock to run around their train with a pair of SD40-2s for power.
Nothing has changed here as of my last video, unsurprisingly. However, apparently prior to my last video here, the far signal had had some NEG gate lights on it replaced with a set of RECO gate lights, but as they were incandescent still, I somehow failed to notice the upgrade. I'm guessing it's because those gate lights are incandescent like the NEGs that used to be there, and I'd remembered that the crossing had a set of incandescent gate lights but not the brand, lol.
Signal on the left: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO LED 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 RECO LED gate lights.
On May 23rd, I was heading out to see about filming the new signals at Mooresville Road in Thach in action, when, as I was approaching I-565, I saw a 68X heading east through Huntsville. As I hadn't caught one of these yet, I decided to chase it east to this crossing in Brownsboro as I didn't think I could beat it to Moores Mill Road #1. Anyways, after a bit of waiting, I was able to catch my first train of the day: NS 68X with an AC44C6M leading an ES44AC for power.
It appears that, since I was last here, NS has replaced the gate lights here once again, this time replacing all of them with newer RECO LED gate lights. I didn't immediately notice this change either, admittedly.