Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

*originally recorded on 3-27-25*

Signal on the left: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type 3 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, a RECO LED gate light, and NEG LED gate lights.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and NEG LED gate lights.

I decided I wanted a better video of Amtrak 19, so, once that train passed, I hopped back in my car, got on I-20, and chased the train back into Alabama. I was originally gonna get it in Choccolocco, but I decided to head over to this crossing in DeArmanville instead. Thankfully, I was able to beat it here with a bit of time to spare, and, after a bit of waiting, I was able to catch the southbound Amtrak Crescent once again! Glad I was able to get a couple of videos of this heritage unit, seeing as it's the second ever Amtrak heritage unit I've been able to catch.

This crossing's a pretty decent one, featuring a largely-original late-90s NS install at it. In the early-2000s, it appears, the closer signal had its bell replaced with the current GS Type 2 e-bell. Then, sometime after 2022 (and I want to say between 2022 and 2023), NS replaced the original GS Type 1 e-bell on the far side with the current GS Type 3 e-bell. Thankfully, since then, nothing else too major has changed to this crossing. Nice to see that it still remains incandescent as well.

http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/A-F/D ... nville_Rd/