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There are many strange things about this crossing:
1) On the closest signal, the lights are mounted very high up on the cantilever. 2) The cantilever is one that can be extended or retracted. 3) The crossing has no bells. 4) Note the piece that holds the lights together is in the middle instead of on top - these are Griswold 8" lights. 5) There are no rear-facing lights on the mast. |
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9 years later, nothing has changed at this crossing except the light backgrounds have been re-painted black (back in 2002 they had faded to the point of appearing grey):
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Overall view looking east.
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8" Griswold lights - VERY rare in North
Texas.
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Eastbound cantilever lights.
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The signal was manufactured by Griswold
Signal Co. of Minneapolis.
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Back side of the westbound signal.
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Track view looking north.
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The relay case.
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I'm afraid these signals may be replaced soon with gated mast signals, there are two reasons why I think this is a possibility: First, the new signals at the Main St. #1 crossing incorrectly had the DOT # for this crossing on them. Second, the next crossing down the line from this one (Crawford St.) already had it's cantilever signals replaced with gated mast signals.
Photos #1 & 2 taken by Chad Huth on February 10, 2002. Photos #3-10 taken by Josh Baumann on January 8, 2011.
