History of the Oak St. Grade Crossing in Coal City, IL

In this edition of Crossings through History, we'll look at the Oak St. crossing on the BNSF Chillicothe Sub in Coal City, IL. This crossing went from a gateless setup with 2 bells, to a gated installation with 1 bell, and finally to no signals with no bells.
Video of the gateless signals in action:
• BNSF 7640 East Coal Ci...
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[@HVACSirenTowerTrainFanFan2012]

Oh no! Rip Safetran hybrid bell!

[@kyleb06]

Nice video! RIP hybrid bell, and those new signals were quite a waste.

[@TommyBNSF]

Not really, because they were reused at 113. The bungalow was a waste though.

[@CillianDB13]

Nice Video

[@dvferyance]

It appears the reason why this crossing was closed is whatever there was of Oak Street on the other side of the crossing was ripped out so the crossing really wasn't needed anymore.

[@molossis]

i like how they removed the signals just to put it on another road

[@discountrailfan2381]

Fact: The Lincoln Street signal got a US&S Model 95 sometime between July of 2016 and May of 2018

[@TommyBNSF]

Yep, I mention that in my IL 113 video.

[@jdonw2003]

I think the grade was also been taken off as well and every time when you see a BNSF over on Oak Street, he won't honk his horn. And also the new relay bungalow has been removed from Oak Street as well. This year

[@BNorthern9401]

In this edition of Crossings through History, we'll look at the Oak St. crossing on the BNSF Chillicothe Sub in Coal City, IL. This crossing went from a gateless setup with 2 bells, to a gated installation with 1 bell, and finally to no signals with no bells.
Video of the gateless signals in action:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK8KY...
To see full resolution pictures visit:
www.rxrsignals.com/Illinois/A-...
Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/TommyBNSF/

[@Blank53689]

However The RXR Warning Signs Are Still At The Closed Crossing

[@kcmorailfan4784]

Wonder why bnsf closed the crossing for anyway?

[@EGamerOfTheYoung]

The factory on the other side shut down

[@CillianDB13]

Why Did They Take The Signals To Route 113?

[@PeterQTaggart]

So how did the townspeople feel about their street being permanently closed? Seems a bit arbitrary, but perhaps there was little impact? Or did BNSF leave the bungalow in the belief the grade crossing would reopen?

[@CillianDB13]

Have They Removed The Bungalow Yet?

[@EGamerOfTheYoung]

Nope, the bungalow is still there. I live in Coal City.

[@St.Augustine_Railfan]

Call

[@TommyBNSF]

Ring ring, ring ring, ring ring, ring ring.

[@jordanmarshall3235]

@@TommyBNSF LOL, You're funny.