Gay Street, Auburn, AL

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*originally recorded on 10-17-18*

Signal on the left: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights, a Safetran mechanical bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a Safetran mechanical bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and NEG LED gate lights.

This crossing is easily one of my favorites from the trip. The crossing features an old A&WP bell set-up with two very healthy Safetran mechanical bells, and the right-hand signal features a very long gate arm that doesn't raise all the way due to overhead power lines. In fact, aside from the gate mechanism (which replaced the original Safetran gate mech at some point) and the gate arm/gate lights, the signal is practically unchanged from when it was installed by the A&WP in the 1970s! In fact, I don't believe the backgrounds and visors on the lights have seen any paint since they were installed in the 1970s, as they are almost completely white! The other signal is a newer setup, likely a knockdown replacement installed by CSX at one point, though it re-used the original gate mech and mechanical bell on it. Interestingly enough, it also features a SERRMI base, something you don't see almost at all on CSX lines.

http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/A-F/Auburn/Gay/