CSX 3037 Leads Empty Coal Train South | Somerlot-Hoffman Rd. Railroad Crossing #1, Marion, OH

Friday, September 13, 2024
When the two CSX train finally cleared, I went back into Marion and saw a clear signal for a southbound. I barely beat it to this crossing and set up in time. CSX 3037 leads a long empty coal train E503 south at the Somerlot-Hoffman Road railroad crossing #1 in Marion on the Columbus Sub.
Consist:
CSX E503 (As needed coal empties) [Toledo Dock, OH - Russell, KY]
CSX 3037 - GE ES44AH
CSX 15 - GE CW44AC
CSX 7272 - GE CM44AC
Crossing Info
City/State: Marion, Ohio
Train Line: CSX Columbus Subdivision
Bell Sequence: Rings till gates lower
Horn Zone: Horn
Right Signal
Base: Safetran
Gate Mechanism: Safetran
Counterweight Arms: Safetran
Lights: 2 pairs of Safetran Hawker Siddeley Era 12x24 inch lights with 2 pairs of 12 inch Leotek EV Series LEDs
Bracket: Safetran
Gate Lights: 4 inch NEG LEDs
Left Signal
Base: Safetran
Gate Mechanism: Safetran
Counterweight Arms: Safetran
Lights: 2 pairs of Safetran Hawker Siddeley Era 12x24 inch lights with 2 pairs of 12 inch Leotek EV Series LEDs
Bracket: Safetran
Bell: WCH Mechanical Bell
Gate Lights: 4 inch RECO LEDs