*originally recorded on 5-11-22*
Signal on the left: 2 pairs of WCH 12x24 inch lights with WCH 2nd Generation LEDs, 1.5 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights with Dialight Low Wattage LEDs, 1 Safetran 12x20 inch light with a Dialight Ball LED, an NEG electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, NEG LED gate lights, and a RECO LED gate light.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights with Dialight Low Wattage LEDs, 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights with Dialight Low Wattage LEDs, a Safetran mechanical bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, NEG LED gate lights, and a RECO LED gate light.
After the northbound intermodal train came through, I figured the third northbound was running right behind it as well, so I left my camera rolling after it'd passed. Thankfully, I was correct, so I was finally able to get a proper video of this crossing on the side with the mechanical bell. Here we see another northbound intermodal train, this time with an ES44AH pulling on the head-end and an ET44AH working as the mid-train DPU. This train also had a friendly crew, which was nice.
As you can see, nothing too much has changed here since I last recorded this crossing. The empty foundation on the far side of the crossing is still there and unused, and is now filled with trash. Dunno why CSX installed it and why it's gone unused, but I'm guessing they thought the newer utility pole there might block the lights before realizing they didn't need to worry about that, as the signal on that side is a cantilever. The only change I noticed since my last video here is that the closer signal has also had two of its RECO LED gate lights replaced with NEG LEDs, with no other major changes having occurred here, thankfully.
Dunno if it was a thing on previous trips, but I noticed on this one that the remaining Safetran mechanical bell here is a bit loose, which is especially noticeable when the gates rise. Thankfully, it being loose doesn't seem to affect the sound at all, as it still sounds very healthy. Hopefully it remains around here for many more years to come, especially since it's now the last remaining mechanical bell on the Lineville Sub between Westover (assuming the WRRS bell there is still around) and Roanoke, along with being one of the last two mechanical bells in Talladega and the only remaining Safetran mechanical bell on the Lineville Sub in Alabama.
Also only just noticed on this day that one of the rear overhead lights on the far signal actually features a Dialight Ball LED, though it appears that it's been there since the overhead lights got upgraded to LED in 2015.
http://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/R-Z/Talladega/Stephen_J_White1/
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