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If you run this crossing, you'll get a big fine (the fine has been lowered, check below).	This is also a 24 hour quiet zone.

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Overviews of the crossing.		The south side signal.

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It has an MI base.	A Safetran gate.	12"x20" lights are from Safetran.

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Close up of the Safetran light frames.	Safetran brackets.	Safetran M-bell.

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Rear view of the signal.	Another view of the Safetran M-bell.	Track view Facing East. (Gore Ave. in the distance)

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Track view Facing West. (towards Cherry Ave.)	View of the signal on the North side.	Overview from the North Side.

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Sidelights for Pacific Ave.	This signal has a WCH base.	A WCH gate.

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All lights on this signal are 12"x20" lights from WCH with WCH/WRRS brackets.

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This bell is from WCH.	Its a little rusty, but works great.	Brackets from WRRS.

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The gate on this signal is installed incorrectly.	Overview at crossing level.	Five feet back overview.

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Overview of the new crossing.	The camera for the Northbound side of the crossing.	A new law in Missouri mandates that cameras can only give a maximum of a $100 fine, so the fine has been lowered.

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The camera model used.	A side view.	A close up.

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For more info on these cameras, read below...	Here's the flash for making sure night time shots are possible.	A box for the in-ground sensors. Note it says "RED LIGHT CAMERA".

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The camera for the Southbound side of the crossing.	In-ground detectors.

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The other control box for the Southbound camera.	Views of the camera, and the slightly unusual warning sign.

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The signals are still the same, and have not changed yet.

 

Pictures 32-48 were taken on June 21, 2010 by TrainmanKight.

 

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Note: These pictures were back when the bells would sound from startup to when the gates fully lowered, and when the gates raised to deactivation.

Since October or November 2008 UP changed the way the bells sounded, and now sound from startup to shutdown.

 

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Pictures 49-70 were taken sometime in 2005 (exact date is unknown) before the cameras came in. Pictures 71-79 were taken on April 18, 2009. Picture 80 was taken on June 16, 2009.

 

Note 1: This is the last working Safetran M-Bell On the UP Jeff City Sub in the St. Louis Area. There are only 2 other known Safetran M-Bells left, although the majority of them click, or barely work at all.

UPDATE 8/13/10: This is now only 1 of 2 Safetran Mechanical bells left in St. Louis on this sub, and the other one on Taylor Ave. in Kirkwood, MO was clicking on the last visit.

 

Note 2: This road has a very steep hill right on the North side of the crossing. Just recently the city added a side walk, and the railroad added a median and the cameras.

 

Note 3: Due to the 14 accidents that have happened here, a tight curve in the tracks, and a steep hill on the road some trains still blow the horn here, even though the town prohibits horns.

UPDATE: Since the railroad cameras have gone in trains have not been blowing the horn for this crossing.

 

Note 4: This crossing is in the heart of ol' downtown Webster Groves.

 

Note 5: Railcrossing cameras: These cameras are the first in the state to be placed at rail crossings and will probably be the last, Missouri senates have voted a ban on photo enforcement state wide. This includes red light and speed cameras. Whether it will go through or not is unknown at this time.

 

These cameras are made by American Traffic Solutions, Inc. (ATS). The cameras will take 2 high resolution images one before the driver crosses the white line and one with the driver on the tracks, and will also take a short 10-13 second video. TrainmanKight is very intrigued by these cameras and have done a lot of studying on them and found a ton of information and even some videos of violations.

 

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBQQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fftp.dot.state.tx.us%2Fpub%2Ftxdot-info%2Ftrf%2FXFR2008%2Fmid-state%2520san%2520antonio%2520%25204-5%25202008%2Fgrand%2520prairie%2520-%2520hansen.ppt&ei=TrtETNS-BJGosQPov8ifDQ&usg=AFQjCNHyoDJEkq8OQ1LZsHqOGQ5IM1DCbg&sig2=rOpBTPh-xSbuZp-L7I2JZQ

 

Note: The above link is a Powerpoint file.

 

http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/rail09/program/presentations/bo_enforcement/thomas_anderson.pdf (You can see videos of violations with this file)

http://www.campbelltech.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/safetrax-brochure-ats-ctc-v2.pdf

 

Note: The above 2 links are PDF files.