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200 Trains (100 each way) come by on Monday-Thursday, and 204 (102 each way) on Friday.
168 trains (84 each way) come by on Saturday, and 140 (70 each way) come by on Sunday.
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Here's the "crossing" back in July 2005. An old movie theater used to be here, but was in the way of the new crossing. It's was demolished in April, 2006. |
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Facing North where the new crossing will be. |
Facing South. The at-grade tracks are already in place, but there's much more work to do. |
Facing North again. |
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Views of where the new crossing will be at.
This crossing was to be under construction in 2004, but the movie theater slowed progress, and now that it's gone, the crossing can progress. |
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Pictures 3-7 were taken in late 2005.
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Finally, some progress on the new crossing! No signs of signals yet... These 2 pictures were taken in mid-May 2007. No progress was made in 2006. |
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The crossing is finally starting to take shape! One signal was put in on July 11, 2007 around 12:30 PM PST. There isn't any power to the signals yet, but things should change real soon.
It's unknown yet if the lights will be 12"x20" or 12"x24", although I'm leaning more towards 12"x24".
Note the bell in picture 13. It's a US&S electronic bell! |
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In an unrelated note, while Andrew was off taking these pictures, a 2.9 earthquake went off in Canby, which isn't too far from Beaverton. Andrew didn't feel anything, but some things did shake in residental areas.
Also, the opposite signal was put in sometime on July 12, 2007 with what likely is the same type of equipment as the other signal. Andrew guesses that this crossing will be open sometime between July 18-20.
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Well, Andrew's prediction has gone by and the signals are still not yet active. On July 29, 2007 the signals are still bagged up.
However due to the angle and help from the sunlight, we can now see that the signals are 12"x24" with L.E.D. lights! |
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An overview of the crossing, plus, why is the warning for the crossing painted behind the neighboring street? |
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On the afternoon of September 13, 2007, the crossing is finally open to the public!
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An overview of the crossing, seen for the first time facing the other way. |
A freshly printed 'STOP HERE' emblem. |
One of the pedestrian 'crosswalks' across the tracks. |
The "STOP HERE" emblem in picture 19 is not paint but rather, melted plastic. The plastic lasts much longer than paint but this will succumb to fading and will be a chalky red within a few years.
In picture 20, due to the support pole for the overhead powerlines and the dropoff to the left, this had to be marked with tactile responses for blind people. The tactile feedback came in the form of white road reflectors (outside) and yellow road 'bumps' (inside). One of the pedestrian signals is seen here.
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A close-up of the pedestrian signal covered with WCH gate lights. |
It's difficult to tell but the signals have activated here. |
Again, dim but you can tell they're on this time. Note the right light already has failed LEDs. |
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The train crosses in pictures 25-26.
Just like all MAX crossings, the US&S electronic bells silence when the gates fully lower. |
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Close-ups of the reflectors on the opposite crosswalk. Andrew had to force the flash for these photos. |
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CLICK THE ICON TO THE LEFT TO HEAR THE CROSSING IN ACTION. (RECORDED DECEMBER 2007) |
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