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Pictures 1-32 were taken August 28, 2010 by TrainmanKight.
Pictures 33-72 were taken on October 7, 2016 by freebrickproductions.
Pictures 73-91 were taken on June 14, 2020 by Ethan the Railfanner.
This crossing is located on the CSX Chattanooga Subdivision.
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| Overviews of the crossing. | Note how the mast lights are a lot lower in height than the rear lights on the gate mast. | |
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| Both cantilevers have 12"x20" incandescent frames. | All 12"x24" light frames also have incandescent frames inside. | An emergency sign provided by CSX. |
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| Both cantilever frames are from Modern Industries. | This gate motor is from Safetran. | The rear 12"x24" lights on the gate mast are from Modern Industries. |
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| The other side of the crossing is similar in appearance. | ||
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Note: Both WCH mechanical bells silence when the gates fully lower. They sound for about 23.5 seconds because the gates would lower 13.5 seconds after activating. |
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| The traffic lights near the crossing have cameras, as shown in the following pictures. | ||
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A return trip on 10-7-16 by freebrickproductions shows quite a few changes here! |
The first signal. |
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The cantilever is still from Modern Industries. |
A couple of old L&N DOT tags on the mast. |
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The front mast lights are now WCH 12x24 inch lights with WCH 2nd Generation LEDs. |
The overhead lights are Federal Signal 12x20 inch incandescent lights still! |
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A Modern Industries base. |
The new blue emergency information. |
This signal still has a Safetran gate mechanism. |
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The rear lights are still incandescent Modern Industries 12x24 inch lights. |
This signal now has a General Signals Type 2electronic bell. |
This signal has RECO gate lights. |
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The second signal. |
It's still another Modern Industries cantilever. |
More new blue emergency information. |
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The front mast lights on this signal are now more WCH 12x24 inch lights with WCH 2nd Generation LEDs in them. |
The overhead lights are still more Federal Signal 12x20 inch lights! |
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A partially-burried newer Modern Industries base. |
This signal still has a Safetran gate mechanism. |
The rear mast lights are still Modern Industries 12x24 inch incandescnet lights as well. |
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This signal now has a Safetran Type-2 electronic bell. |
This signal has more RECO gate lights. |
This gate arm has been broken! |
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Close-up of the break. |
The relay case. |
Track views. |
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Another return trip on 6-14-20 by Ethanthe Railfanner shows even more changes. |
The western signal. |
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The rear mast lights are now Safetran 12x24s with WCH 2nd Gen. LEDs. |
The front overhead lights are now Safertan 12x24s with WCH 2nd Gen. LEDs. |
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The rear overhead lights are still Federal Signal 12x20s, but now have Leotek EV series LEDs. |
The gate has also been replaced and restriped, plus with NEG LED gatelights. |
The eastern signal. |
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The rear mast lights are now more Safetran 12x24s with WCH 2nd Gen. LEDs in them. |
The front overhead lights are now more Safetran 12x24s with WCH 2nd Gen. LEDs |
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The rear overhead lights are still Fedral Signal 12x20s, but now have more Leotek EV series LEDs. |
Track view facing north towards Old Salem Road. |
Track view facing south towards Butler Road. |
