Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

*originally recorded on 9-16-23*

Signal on the left: 4 pairs of Safetran 8 inch lights, 3 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights, and a Safetran mechanical bell.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 8 inch lights, 2.5 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights, 1 Harmon 12x20 inch light, and a Safetran mechanical bell.

This was the sixteenth crossing I caught the TVRM's Summerville Steam Special at, and it's yet another nice one. The signals here appear to be a very late-70s/very early-80s SOU install, which is still largely original. It appears that, sometime between 2014 and 2016, one of the rear overhead lights on the closer signal here went missing. Then, sometime between 2018 and 2019, the missing light was replaced with the current Harmon 12x20 inch light. This light appears to have been reused from somewhere, though I ain't entirely sure where. However, I suspect it may have come from the CCKY, as their crossing at GA 136 in LaFayette, GA, used to have Harmon 12x20s like the one here prior to getting the light-heads on it replaced when it was upgraded to LED in the mid-2010s.
Thankfully, the rest of the equipment here is still original and in great shape overall, including the classic 8 inch lights on the masts. Both signals also still retain a Safetran mechanical bell, both of which sound very healthy and great together. All in all, this is a great crossing and I'm glad I got the chance to record it.

http://www.rxrsignals.com/Tennessee/A-F ... /Central5/

Got another video of this crossing on 9-30-23, showing the south side of it: