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Pictures 1-35 were taken by TrainmanKight on November 4, 2009.
Pictures 36-61 and the video were taken by freebrickproductions on December 20, 2018.
The Nashville & Eastern railroad owns the crossing, while the Music City Star and Tennessee Central Railway Museum have trackage rights.
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This is a little weird looking crossing. The mast-gated signal has the only 12"x20" lights here. The cantilever and all its lights are all 12"x24". |
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Here's a look at the 12"x20" Safetran frames with Dialight/Safetran FLX-4000 Ball LEDs. |
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Track views. |
A look up the signal. |
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More views of the 12"x20" frames with a Safetran type 2 electronic bell shown in picture 12 up close. |
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These Safetran 12"x24" frames also have Dialight/Safetran FLX-4000 Ball LEDs. The bell on this side also has a Safetran type 2 electronic bell.
The bells only ring from startup to when the gates fully lower. |
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The light frames are also from Safetran. |
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Pictures 30-35 show the scenes at the Donelson station for the Music City Star commuter rail. |
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A return trip to this crossing by freebrickproductions almost 9 years later shows only a few changes to this crossing. |
The mast signal. |
The top gatelight has since been replaced... |
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There are now 2 NEG 7 inch gatelights and an NEG 4 inch gatelight on this signal. |
The cantilever signal. |
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While the gatelight on the pedestrian gate still remains as an NEG 4 inch gatelight, one of the gatelights on the road gate have been replaecd with an NEG 4 inch gatelight. |
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The pedestrian signal has also been changed slightly. |
The gatelight on it is now an NEG 4 incher. |
The relay bungalow. |
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Track view facing northeast towards Central Pike near Nashville. & Juarez Drive in Hermitage. |
Track view facing southwest towards Donelson Pike. |
The crossing activates! |
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A Music City Star F40PH leads the commuter train through the crossing. |
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The train passes and the crossing deactiavtes. |
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