Holmes Avenue Railroad Crossing #1, Huntsville, AL

originally recorded on 9-15-18
Signal on the left: 4 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type 1 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and NEG gate lights.
Far median signal: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO gate lights.
Near median signal: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO gate lights.
Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type 1 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and NEG gate lights.
After catching 107 in downtown Madison, I knew he was going to meet NS 362 at Irvington. However, as I got there, NS 362 was just leaving Irvington so I turned around and chased him back to this crossing, where we get to see he had a UP SD70ACe with a very loud horn leading two NS Dash-9s and an NS SD70M-2.
Only major change to this crossing since I last recorded this crossing was that all of the gate arms and gate lights were replaced. Now the median signals all have RECO gate lights and the shoulder signals have NEG gate lights, though all of them are incandescent still. No other changes here though, so no update video on that from me, though I did prefer seeing the older diagonally striped arms on the crossing. However, one interesting I noticed with the new arms is that they all appear to lower and raise at about the same time, which the old ones didn't quite do. Fortunately it still retains both GS Type 1s as well, and they still ring while the gates are down.
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[@trainanswererguy8758]

Excellent catch of NS 362 David! I like the UP SD70ACe leader with a nice & loud 1st gen k5lla!

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@southeasternrailfan6048]

Gotta be careful with those ACes under bridges, lol. Great catch!

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[@EthantheRailfanner]

Amazing catch!

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[@madisoncountysirens4295]

Great Catch!

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[@chaoticboi2257]

Great catch!

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[@kyleb06]

Great catch and video!

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[@kcmorailfan4784]

Nice catch!

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[@joshm1651]

Really nice good job

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[@williamdavis588]

Cool video.

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[@coleallen3895]

This crossing reminds me of the 16th Street crossing in San Francisco which as also underneath an overpass

[@HVACSirenTowerTrainFanFan2012]

What a Beast K5LLA!

[@BryantsRailfanProductions]

Good Catch, David! Love those GS Type 1s!

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[@frankym274]

Nice Catch

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[@zerothestreetkinggamer6266]

Good job freebrick

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[@annmorland802]

Sounds like E Polk Street Railroad crossing (Street running) in Tampa, Florida.

[@ElliottWolcott]

Nice video.

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[@ElliottWolcott]

freebrickproductions Your welcome.

[@levelcrossingspotter-lcsra3368]

Hey david! I GOT MY GATE LIGHT WORKING! 😃😃😃😄

[@levelcrossingspotter-lcsra3368]

I am going to do a yt vid on it, if you dont know me,ask railrol82. We've known eachother for a while now!

[@SouthCoastLevelCrossings34]

Very good video! Is this underneath a freeway?

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks! Pretty much! It's also technically underneath a freeway interchange, as the ramps from I-565 to southbound Memorial Parkway (US 231/US 431) have their ends right right above the crossing as well.

[@eikh1682]

How does 15 accidents happen at a Quad Gate railroad crossing? Including how it blocks the whole road

[@freebrickproductions]

Most of the accidents likely occurred prior to the current gated signals being installed in the very late 1990s/early 2000s. Also, this isn't a "quad-gate crossing", it just has gated median signals. There's a big difference between the two.

[@eikh1682]

@@freebrickproductions I see

[@annmorland802]

0:10 It turns on.

[@freebrickproductions]

Okay, and?

[@annmorland802]

Sounds nice.