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MP: 0272.800 |
Created October 31, 2020
Total Accidents: 0
Crossing
DOT #: 297332R
TOTAL
DAILY TRAINS: 18 (AS OF 2020)
Page created by: Ethan the Railfanner
This crossing is located on the CN Fulton Subdivision.
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Overviews of this crossing. |
The northern signal. |
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It has a Siemens base. |
A Siemens gate mechanism. |
The lights on this signal are Safetran 12x24s with GE Fading LEDs |
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The emergency information. |
The gatelights are RECO LEDs. |
The southern signal. |
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It has another Siemens base. |
Another Siemens gate mechanism. |
This signal has more Safetran 12x24 lights with GE Fading LEDs. |
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The emergency information. |
The bell here is a General Signals Type 3 E-Bell! (Read below) |
The gatelights are more RECO LEDs. |
The relay bungalow. |
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Track view facing southwest towards Old Fulton Harris Road near Union City. |
Track view facing northeast towards State Route 94 near Fulton, Kentucky, and also eventually 40 miles away towards Lightfoot Road near West Paducah, Kentucky |
This crossing somehow got a General Signals Tyep 3 E-Bell, which is very odd for a brand new installation on CN. Normally, it would be Safetran Type 3 (Siemens) E-Bell for new installations, but this brand new installation somehow didn't get a Safetran Type 3 (Siemens) E-Bell I'm not entirelly sure why CN decided to install a GS Type 3 a this crossing, as CN doesn't use GS E-Bells on new installations or bell replacements anymore, as they switched to Safetran Type 3s sometime and then later used newer ones that were made from Invensys Rail and later Siemens. From what I heard, CN also possibly stopped using Siemens E-Bells and traditioned to WCH equipment from Siemens. This crossing also has possibly the biggest relay bungalow I've ever seen in person, as I don't think I've ever seen a bigger relay bungalow than that, because it appears it probably controls other equipment around the railroad tracks.
And to prove that it is a General Signals Type 3 E-Bell, I've seen a handful of videos on YouTube that make out this crossing with the new signals with the General Signals E-Bell being a Type 3.
All pictures were taken on 7-14-20.