Cooper Street, Meriden, CT (Former Quiet Zone)
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 12:16 pm
Recorded 5/28/2020
Signal on the far left: 2 pairs of WCH 12x20 inch Clear LED lights, WCH gate, WCH gate lights, and WCH 2nd Generation mechanical bell.
Signal on the near left: WCH pedestrian gate with WCH gate lights.
Signal on the far right: WCH pedestrian gate with WCH gate lights.
Signal on the near right: WCH 12x20 inch lights with WCH gate mechanism and WCH gate lights.
This crossing has a Wayside horn setup that was functioning at one point. Currently, the wayside indicators are covered, and the horn system is not functional.
The wayside system here has a different sort of Wayside recording which emulated a Nathan K5LA or some sort of 5 chime horn. This is the system prior to its shutdown:
Amtrak Shuttle 470 came through with Cab car leading, one other Amfleet, and Amtrak P42DC 116 pushing. This is a standard shuttle setup on the Amtrak Hartford Line as this is connecting service off of a Boston-bound Northeast Regional to service all Amtrak stations between Springfield, MA, and New Haven, CT although some of these trains have been expanded north of Springfield.