FRA SAYS CROSSING IS DEFUNCT. VERIFICATION NEEDED.

 

 

 

All of these pictures were taken by CSXRailfan2 on December 7, 2008.

 

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An overview of the crossing.

A Safetran signal base.
A Safetran gate mechanism.
12"x20" Safetran lights with Safetran fading LEDs.

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Both signals have GS electronic bells.
This looks similar to a Westinghouse 4" gate light.
More Safetran equipment on the other signal.

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Same 12"x20" Safetran frames with Safetran fading LEDs inside.
And another GS bell.
Track views.

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The relay case, with the incorrect street name.
More views of the signals.

 

The FRA report shows that the crossing has crossbucks as of 2007, so this installation must be pretty new! Maybe Safetran fading LEDs are not discontinued after all?

 

One goof that happened, Google Maps and Street View call this street "Montgomery Ave." for some odd reason. That name is incorrect, and should be labeled as Vanadium Rd.

 

The latitude and longitude on the FRA report lead me right to this crossing though.