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This is a very weird crossing. This is a double crossing here, with the outer signals having 12"x20" lights, and the inner lights being 8", however, all four signals have triangle gates. Also, there's a total of four mechanical bells here.

 

Here's something kind of freaky about this crossing... If a train comes by on pictures 3 and 4 (the 2-track crossing), the signal in picture 2 (one of the 3-track signals), reacts.

 

Here's the weird part though: Only the gate goes down! The lights and bells do not sound!!! (I was not told if the gate lights work though). The signal in picture 1 does not react in any way. Not very good for crossings on a State Highway.

 

Pictures 1-4 were taken sometime in early 2005.

 

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I guess there was some road work done at this crossing recently. All four signals have been replaced with modern ones.

 

These new signals replaced the signals shown on pictures 1 and 2. A weird thing is the lights on the opposite signal. Those are the old lights from the old signal! The other lights in front are newer ball L.E.D. lights.

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The bells are General Signals type 2.

 

I still question whether this was a smart move or not?

The signals in pictures 3 and 4 have been replaced with 12"x24" ball L.E.D. lights with GS type 2 e-bells.

 

NOTE: The third track was removed, and is now a 2-track crossing. It never went anywheres anyway.

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Kind of weird seeing a warning sign mounted on a wooden post.

 

Pictures 5-13 were taken December 15, 2005.
CLICK THE ICON TO THE LEFT TO HEAR THE CROSSING IN ACTION.
(RECORDED DECEMBER 15, 2005)



 

 

What's not pictured though is something a little out of the blue:

 

The 12"x20" signal that's lit up with ball L.E.D. lights used to go off without bells and lights when the other crossing would have a train go by.

 

In the older days, whenever the 12"x20" crossing would be busy, none of the other signals activated, well NOT ANYMORE!

The signal in picture 12 was fully activated, which seems to make this crossing run as a full double railroad crossing.

We're not certain about the other way around though.