MP:  0007.31

 

Created January 25, 2021

 

Total Accidents:   0
Crossing DOT #:  348656L
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   14   (AS OF 2020)

 

Page created by: Ethan the Railfanner

 

This crossing is located on the Nashville and Eastern Railroad, with the Music City Star and Tennessee Central Railway Museum having trackage rights over it.

 

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Overviews of this crossing.
The western signal.
It has a Safetran base.

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A Safetran gate mechanism.
The emergency information.
The lights are Safetran 12x20s with Dialight Ball LEDs on this signal.

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The bell on this signal is a Safetran Type 2 E-Bell.
The gatelights are a mixture of 2 NEG 4 inchers and a single NEG 7 incher.

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The extra gateless signal that protects Knobview Drive.
It has another Safetran base.
It has another pair of Safetran 12x20 lights with Dialight Ball LEDs.

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The eastern signal.
It has a third Safetran base.

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Another Safetran gate mechanism.
The emergency information.
This signal has even more Safetran 12x20 lights with Dialight Ball LEDs.

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Another Safetran Type 2 E-Bell on this signal.
This signal has another mixture of 2 NEG 4 inch gatelights and an NEG 7 inch gatelight.

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The relay bungalow.
Track view facing southeast towards Donelson Pike.
Track view facing northwest towards McGavock Pike #2 in Nashville.

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An older block signal stands near the crossing.
The remains of a passenger station also stands right near the crossing.

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The crossing activates!
NERR 5939 leads a mixed freight through the crossing.

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The train clears the crossing.

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And then the crossing deactiavtes.

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A return trip on 10-23-21 by Ethan the Railfanner shows some changes to the crossing.

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The western signal.
The gate has been restriped and now has all NEG 4 inch gatelights.

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The eastern signal.

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The bell here is now a General Signals Type 3 E-Bell.
The gate on this signal has also been restriped and now has RECO-styled NEG LED gatelights.
The extra mast signal remains unchanged.

 

 

Pictures 1-53 and the video were taken on 11-26-18 by freebrickproductions.

Pictures 54-65 were taken on 10-23-21 by Ethan the Railfanner.