MP:  000170.690

 

Created February 25, 2019

 

Total Accidents:   2
Crossing DOT #:  343809V
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   12   (AS OF 2018)

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> First Signal Second Signal
Bell: NEG E-Bell NEG E-Bell
Base: WCH WCH
Lights: 4 - 12"x24" WCH Flatback w/ Leotek EV series LEDs 4 - 12"x24" WCH Flatback w/ Leotek EV series LEDs
Gate Lights: 4" NEG LEDs 4" RECO LEDs, 4" RECO incandescent (For now)
Gate Mechanism: Siemens Imprinted Siemens Imprinted
Gate Striping: Vertical Striping Vertical Striping

 

Page created by: freebrickproductions

This crossing is located on the CSX Mainline Subdivision.

 

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Overviews of the crossing.
The first signal.

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It's a Modern Industries cantilever.
The emergency information and an old faded L&N DOT tag!

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The mast lights are a pair of Modern Industries 8 inch lights!
The overhead lights are all Modern Industries 12x20 inch lights.

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The lone bell here is a Safetran Type 2 electronic bell.
A Modern Industries base.
A GRS gate mechanism!
All RECO incandescent gate lights over here!

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The second signal.
It's a Premier Products cantilever.
The emergency information.

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All of the lights on this signal are WCH 12x24 inch lights.

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Another Modern Industries base.
Another GRS gate mechanism over here!
This signal has a mixture of older RECO incandescent gate lights and newer RECO LED gate lights!

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The relay case.
Track view looking east towards Saundersville Road.
Track view looking west towards Center Point Road.

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A return trip on 5-31-20 shows this crossing in action.

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CSX 838 leads through the crossing.

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The train passes through the crossing.

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And then the crossing deactivates.

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On March 9, 2025, Ethan the Railfanner made a return trip to this crossing to find that this crossing is undergoing an upgrade process!

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At the time, the first signal still stood in place, but not much longer after that...

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The second signal was the first to be replaced with a brand new mast and not a cantilever for some reason.

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The new relay bungalow.
Some containers sitting nearby. I'm not sure if these are related with what's going to be installed at this crossing.

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On March 22, 2025, I returned back to this crossing again to find that the first signal was replaced too. Strangely enough, the long gate was re-used, and I don't know why.

 

 

 

Pictures 1-31 were taken on 12-29-17 by freebrickproductions.
The first video was taken on 12-23-18 by Ethan the Railfanner.

Pictures 32-64 and the second video were taken on 5-31-20 by freebrickproductions.