Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

*originally recorded on 1-5-21*

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

After watching the CF&W shove up to Warren Street #2, I went on over to this crossing to get a video of them going through it on their way back to their yard. Here we see the train doing just that with a pair of GP9s for power, both of which, IIRC, are technically running on home rails. The train also stopped for a brief moment before reaching the crossing, hence why it timed out before the train reached it.

This crossing is also a rather nice one, as well as being a bit of an unusual one. The signals here are a pair of L&N cantilevers which I believe installed back in the 1970s. Interestingly enough, however, both cantilevers were originally gateless, but after an accident in 2001, a short gate masts were installed in front of each cantilever. I believe around this same time was when the original MI 8 inch lights on the mast were replaced with the current Safetran 12x24s, and the original MI mechanical bell was replaced with the current Safetran Type 2 e-bell. Thankfully though, outside of the gate lights getting an LED upgrade at some point, no major changes appear to have occured here since, which is quite nice to see.

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