Main Street, Newbern, TN

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*originally recorded on 4-15-26*

Signal on the left: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Safetran Fading LEDs, a Safetran Type 3 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights.
Signal on the far right: 1 pair of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Safetran Fading LEDs.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Safetran Fading LEDs, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights.

After catching A432 in downtown Newbern, I saw a local railfan at the Amtrak station who alerted me to a northbound that was on the way. As such, I decided to hop over to this crossing and get set-up for it. After about a minute of waiting, I was able to catch my third train of the day: a northbound CN mixed freight with an ET44AC leading an ES44AC for power.

This crossing is a pretty decent one, featuring a late-90s IC install that's still decently original. Sometime between 2016 and EthantheRailfanner's first visit here back in 2020, CN replaced the original Safetran Hybrid bell here with the current Safetran Type 3 e-bell. Thankfully, since then, nothing else too major appears to have changed to this crossing. I will say, this crossing might not have the most interesting equipment, but I do quite like the set-up with the extra signal on the right here. I believe I've now recorded both of the crossings on the CN Fulton Sub with a trio of signals like this.

https://www.rxrsignals.com/Tennessee/G-Q/Newbern/Main/