
Page written by Michael Gillson.
Facing East. |
The Eastbound signal has one Safetran and three RACO 8" incandescent lights. |
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A Safetran crossarm. |
A WRRS base. |
The Westbound signal. |
The Eastbound signal has WRRS 8" incandescent lights. The front pair of lights got smacked by something large enough to snap the crossarm. |
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The tracks in either direction, Northwest and Southeast, respectively, are overgrown and haven't been used in years. |
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The Eastbound signal. No changes here. |
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The Westbound signal. No changes here either. |
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The relay cabinet. |
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Track view, facing Southeast. The tracks in the distance are still used up to a point roughly one-eighth of a mile South of the crossing. At the time, a string of covered hoppers was stored on the line.
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The short stretch of track North of the crossing is washed out in a few places and likely will never be used again. The side track to the small industry North of the highway was also removed.
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Even though the FRA still shows this crossing as active with ownership from D&W Railroad and Iowa Northern, this line was put out of service long before the D&W existed.
Pictures 1-11 taken February 16, 2008.
Pictures 12-13 taken July 12, 2008.
Pictures 14-27 taken March 18, 2010.