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MP: A232.24 |
Created August 4, 2014
Total Accidents: 4
Crossing
DOT #: 736674E
TOTAL
DAILY TRAINS: 34 (AS OF 2022)
Page created by: freebrickproductions
This crossing is located on the NS Chattanooga Terminal.
| >>>>>>>>>>>>> | Signal #1 | Signal #2 |
| Bell: | Safetran Type 3 electronic | N/A |
| Base: | Safetran | SERRMI |
| Light Frames: | 2 - 12x20" Safetran w/ GE Uniform Look LEDs 2 - 12x20" Safetran |
4 - 12x20" Safetran w/ GE Uniform Look LEDs |
| Gate Lights: | NEG LED | RECO |
| Gate Mechanism: | 80s Safetran | 80s Safetran |
| Gate Striping: | Vertical | Vertical |
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Overviews of the crossing. |
The first signal. |
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A Safetran base. |
A Safetran gate mechanism. |
Emergency information. |
12x24 inch Safetran lights. |
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A Safetran Type 3 E-bell. |
A RECO gate light. |
The second signal. |
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A Serrmi base. |
Another Safetran gate mechanism. |
More 12x24 inch Safetran lights. |
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An NEG gate light. |
The relay case. |
Facing east towards Watkins Street and Edgmon Road in Ooltewah. |
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Facing west towards Jersey Pike #1. |
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A return trip to this crossing nearly a decade later on 9-23-23 finds several upgrades here. |
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The first signal has had the backgrounds replaced with 20 inch ones, and the front pair of lights now feature GE Uniform Look LEDs while the rear pair strangely remain incandescent. The gate lights are now all NEG LEDs. |
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This signal has had its lights replaced with newer Safetran 12x20 inch lights with GE Uniform Look LEDs, and the gate lights on this signal are now all from RECO. I also snagged close-up shots of the property stickers on the counterweight arms of both signals. |
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Track views. |
A defect detector stands just west of the crossing. |
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Pictures 1-21 were taken on October 19, 2013.
Pictures 22-40 were taken on September 23, 2023.