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Here is the other one of two crossings around Skull Valley that have crossbucks for protection. |
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A warning posted on back of a circle warning sign. Notice the old (602) area code. The area code was 520 and is now 928 as of June 23, 2001. |
Right off to the road is a signal for the trains, which is actually a signal meant for an automatic switcher. |
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Pictures 1-8 were taken on May 15, 2001.
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Facing South. |
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These pictures were taken around 6:30 AM, that's why pictures 11 and 14 are hard to see. |
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Pictures 9-14 were taken in July 2002.
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Not much of an update. Picture 15 just shows the ID to the crossing, and picture 16 shows a view facing North. Picture 17 is facing South. |
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Pictures 15-17 were taken on March 17, 2005.
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Something's happened at this crossing, besides having new stop signs, which were here on my March 6, 2005 update, One of the crossbucks has changed. |
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Picture 22 shows what's left of the old post. Picture 23 shows that the new mast retains the crossing DOT information. Pictures 24 and 25 show the old crossbuck, which still appears to be in good condition. I only wish I had some pliars with me!!! |
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I don't know why a new crossbuck was put here, when the old one could've been reused. Anyway, you can see a screw stick out of the bottom of the crossbuck in picture 26, while the top screw is reversed. Picture 27 shows another side view of the crossbuck, which was made to look like the older crossbuck for some reason. Picture 28 still shows the automatic switching signals still working. |
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Pictures 18-28 were taken on July 4, 2005.
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I came back to the crossing on February 13, 2011 and found that BNSF improved the crossbuck crossing quite a bit. Both of the crossbucks and stop signs are now on wooden posts, and not on metal poles, or on an older ATSF-style pole. Reflective tape now covers the entire back of the post up to the crossbuck on the back, and up to the stop sign on the front.
Pictures 29 and 30 face West. Picture 31 faces East. |
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The automatic switcher is still here, and still lit up green. Facing North. |
Facing South. | Facing East. |
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| Overview facing East. | Facing South. | Facing West. |
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| Overview shot facing West, including the warning sign. | Facing West, focusing on the warning sign. | DOT sign and emergency info facing West. |
Note: If you look at picture 34, there is no DOT number, just the emergency phone number underneath the stop sign can be found. Another DOT sign should be put over the phone number on the Eastern pole.
