*originally recorded on 3-29-22*
Signal on the left: 2 pairs of Modern Industries 8 inch lights, 2 pairs of Modern Industries 12x24 inch lights, 1 pair of WABCO 8 inch lights, a WABCO mechanical bell, a WABCO Model 75 gate mechanism, and WABCO(?) gate lights.
Signal on the right: 1 pair of Modern Industries 8 inch lights, 2 pairs of Modern Industries 12x24 inch lights, 1 pair of WABCO 8 inch lights, a WABCO mechanical bell, a WABCO Model 75 gate mechanism, and WABCO(?) gate lights.
After going across Pat Thomas Parkway, TA-Local stopped at a small passing siding along the branch to run around their train before continuing up to the customer, so I went on up to this crossing to get it recorded, as it was easily one of my highest priority crossings to get on this trip. Here we see TA-Local as they shove north towards the lone customer at the end of the line.
This crossing is an excellent one, and one I've wanted to record since I first visited in 2016. The signals here are great, being a fully original early-80s SCL install, complete with the original gate arms and gate lights! The gate arms here are the fiberglass ones with a hexagonal cross-section, which are fairly rare to find these days, so I'm glad both of them still remain here. The gate lights are also all still the original incandescent gate lights. No idea who made/sold them, as they don't have a visible branding. However, I strongly suspect WABCO, as they appear to be original to these gate arms.
Both WABCO mechanical bells here also still sound nice and healthy, which is great to see. This was also the first crossing I ever saw a WABCO bell in person at, so I'm glad to see they're still around and healthy.
All in all, this is a great crossing and one I'm quite glad to have finally gotten recorded, almost six years after I first saw it. Hopefully these classic SCL signals remain untouched for many more years to come, but either way, I'm certainly glad I've been able to get them. The crossing also tail-ring malfunctioned twice after the train passed, so I'm glad I got to hear the WABCO bells here a bit more as well, lol.
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Florida/Quincy/King/
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