Created December 25, 2007
Total Accidents: 2
Crossing DOT #s: 174532J, 260538K
TOTAL
COMBINED DAILY TRAINS: 14 (AS OF 2009)
These photos come from chicagorailfan@yahoo.com.
Note: The 30.24 milepost number goes with the 260538K (CN & UP) crossing, the 31.54 milepost number goes with the 174532J (UP Only) crossing.
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An overview of the crossing. |
One of the two signals with a US&S electronic bell. |
The other signal with a WCH electronic bell. |
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The other view from the other side of the tracks. |
A track view. |
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This crossing used to be a double crossing. The UP line (single track) used to be guarded with just 12"x20" incadescent lights and a mechanical bell. The EJ&E (2 tracks) had 12"x24" Safetran fading L.E.D. lights with gates and a GS E-bell. They just recently combined the two crossings forming one very long one consisting of the three tracks. UP put in their own signal (Old style 12"x24" WCH L.E.D. lights, Aurora gate light L.E.D.'s, and a WCH E-bell) and the EJ&E (CN) put in their own signal, (Harmon fading 12"x24" L.E.D's, US&S E-bell, and 4" L.E.D. gate lights.)
