MP:  15.60

 

Created July 10, 2007

 

Total Accidents:   0

Crossing DOT #:  079517X
TOTAL DAILY TRAINS:   156   (AS OF 2008)

 

All photos were taken by chicagorailfan@yahoo.com.

 

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One of the two signals at this crossing.
Safetran 12"x20" lights.
An overview of the crossing with 2 pedestrian gates.
A cast iron crossbuck with a GS type 1 e-bell on top.

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An Amtrak train!
Another cast iron crossbuck with 12"x20" Harmon incandescents. These replaced very very old and rusty GRS or Griswold 8" lights.

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The gates are lowering.
A train is stopped here.
2 Metra trains.
The right light lit up.

 

Note: The pedestrian in picture 9 was not ignoring the signals. The crossing has 0 activation time, meaning the gates go down as soon as the lights turn on. He was across when the signals activated.

 

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The left light lit up.
A closeup of one of the lights showing a light bulb inside.
It is hard to tell, but the gate light would not shut all the way off, but it would slightly flicker. This is a WCH L.E.D gate light.

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One of the Metra trains crosses.
The DOT number on one of the signals.

 

All pictures were taken on July 4, 2007.