By Williams Sr. Drive #2, Midfield, AL

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*originally recorded on 1-29-22*

Signal on the left: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell, an Invensys Rail gate mechanism, and NEG LED gate lights.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell, an Invensys Rail gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights.

After the southbound mixed freight passed, I'd noticed that NS had lined a northbound up the AGS South, so we went up to this crossing to get it. Sure enough, not too long after we got here, this northbound mixed freight came through with a pair of UP AC44CWs leading a UP AC45CCTE, an NS SD70ACe, and an NS Dash-9.

This crossing's a bit of an interesting one, mainly due to just how tall the mast are here (and seemingly unnecessarily as well). It appears that previously, there'd been a pair of NS signals here from the 90s, but in the 2000s, the far signal here had been replaced with a newer one. Then, sometime between 2011 and 2014, NS went through and replaced both of the signals here for some reason with the current, extra tall ones. No idea why they did this, or why they chose to use such tall masts, but they did. Since then, however, no major changes appear to have occurred to this crossing.

http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/G-Q/M ... liams_Sr2/