Montgomery Avenue Railroad Crossing, Sheffield, AL

originally recorded on 6-24-23
Signal on the left: 1 pair of Safetran 12x24 inch lights, 1 pair of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, 1 pair of Harmon 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, RECO gate lights, and a RECO LED gate light.
Signal on the far right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights.
Signal on the near right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x24 inch lights, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights.
After I filmed some traffic lights in the Shoals, I decided to head back over to this crossing and wait, as it sounded like NS 283 would be leaving from Sheffield Yard soon. After a bit of waiting, 283 began to depart from the yard, and 732 got permission to enter Sheffield Yard, so they began to depart as well. As such, I wound-up getting probably my favorite video from this day: a near-perfect meet of NS 732 and NS 283 in downtown Sheffield!
NS 283 also had an H3 BNSF SD70ACe leading an H2 BNSF ES44DC and an NS Dash-9 for power, with a friendly crew aboard.
As you can see, there have thankfully been no major changes to this crossing since I last filmed it. Due to the horn on 732 pretty well drowning it out, you can't really hear the bell here, though I can assure you it's still the same. I will admit, I am a bit glad that I've finally been able to film the north side of this crossing, an angle which I hadn't shot before.
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[@CoastalOCRailfan]

Awesome catches! Love the horn action!

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[@jaydentherailfanonroblox]

Double awesome catch! Two trains!

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[@TheBCRailfan]

Awesome meet!

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[@Johndpro]

Bnsf baby!!! Cool train video

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[@CfWcaT]

2 Trains! That’s cool!

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Thanks!

[@CfWcaT]

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[@jessicaburnam3890]

Was there ever a mechanical bell

[@TheBCRailfan]

Yes, being a WCH mechanical bell that was replaced a while back.