The 1st video was taken on June 17, 2024, by holdyourspike.
Pictures 41-50 were taken on August 25, 2024, by holdyourspike.
Pictures 51-56 were taken on August 26, 2024, by holdyourspike.
Pictures 57-75 were taken on August 27, 2024, by holdyourspike.
Pictures 1-40 were taken on October 28, 2024, by holdyourspike.
The 2nd video was taken on December 10, 2024, by holdyourspike.
This crossing is located on the TMBL Lakewood Division.
Page created by Hopen111 (using HopenRXRTools 1.3.0).
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Street View from June
2012 showing an older setup with EM gates!
Later in May 2019, the
crossing was completely replaced and wayside signals were installed due
to the new quiet zone. Note those sidelights on the southern median
signal...
...as those had disappeared by Apr 2023!
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Overview facing north.
Overview facing south.
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The northern signal.
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The northern median signal.
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The southern signal.
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The southern median signal.
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The lone wayside signal, which has a 5" Progress Rail base.
A gif of it flashing is included on picture 37.
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The relay bungalow in the southeast quadrant.
Track view facing east towards Division Dr. in North Fort Lewis.
Track view facing west towards Thomsen Rd. in Lacey.
A few months before the December photos were taken, an interesting event of note happened!
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On a clear day on
August 25, 2024, holdyourspike decided to check on the crossing, and
the eastern median gate got knocked down! He managed to take photos of
the knocked down gate. DuPont Police told him that a drunk driver took
the off-ramp too fast and crashed into the signal.
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The next day, he
returned to the crossing with nothing changing. Trains still have to
flag down the crossing. The base got replaced, though.
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On the third day,
however, repairs finally started! By the time holdyourspike arrived at
the crossing, the damaged gate was lifted upright! Here's some photos
of the repairs.
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During the repairs, the
light mount on the western gate fell down! holdyourspike noticed this
when a slight "tink" occurred. One of the 3 repair crew went over to
fix the mount.
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holdyourspike asked one
of the repair crew if he could take a few pictures of the relay
bungalow, and they jokingly responded with "You're gonna have to talk
to the government about that." A few seconds later, he said "Ah, I'm
just kidding. Go ahead and take as many photos as you want."
holdyourspike then took a few pictures of the interior.
