Railroad Crossings of the CSX S&NA South Subdivision Part 1

Felt like going ahead and getting this done. Part 2 will come at a later date when I get more crossings recorded along this line.
The CSX S&NA South Subdivision runs from Birmingham, AL to Montgomery, AL though the north end of the line itself is technically at where the CSX S&NA South and Lineville Subdivisions split, as from there to the north is the CSX Birmingham Terminal. The line itself is rather slow and unpredictable, as the majority of the traffic comes from the coal trains that run along it, though there's also the occasional ethanol and grain trains, along with at least one daily mixed freight in each direction between Birmingham and Montgomery, as well as some locals that operate out of the Calera, AL yard. It appears that after the SCL and L&N merged, most of the traffic started to get sent down the present-day CSX Lineville Sub instead, especially under CSX, as that line is much busier most days than this line is. Don't expect to see more than 5 trains during daylight hours along this line, and even then, 5 trains would kinda be pushing it. The line also splits into two while going through Alabaster, AL with southbound trains taking the western train (Main 1) and northbound trains taking the eastern track (Main 2).
CR 52 was being tested at the time of recording, which is why no trains went through while I was recording it.
However, as a result of how un-busy the line is, it still retains a lot of older crossing signals, especially when compared to other CSX main lines here in Alabama. For example, the line has six crossings with mechanical bells, four of which use WCH mechanical bells and two of which use Modern Industries mechanical bells, several gateless crossings (especially closer to Montgomery), and a few other old L&N installs like Transport Products Corp. signals and old WCH cantilevers, though like the other CSX lines in the state, all of the 8 inch lights and most of the 12x20 inch lights have since been replaced with 12x24 inch lights. The line also features a pure gateless 1980s CSX install with a dead bell, and a mostly-pure 1980s CSX install with two working mechanical bells on it. There also used to be a WRRS mechanical bell at CR 84, but that was replaced just earlier this year, sadly, however, four crossings along the line still retain their GRS gate mechanisms from the L&N. Unlike the CSX S&NA North Subdivision though, many of the Safetran Type 3s that were installed along this line are still in service, even though I didn't record any (yet). There is also one gateless, bell-less crossing left along the line in Jemison.

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[@razrramonel4077]

Although I am a current Indiana resident, I still call Kentucky home and I still know a lot of the crossings along the mainline of CSX Transportation and the Paducah and Louisville Railroads and where they are possibly located on those lines.

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The rail grinder is sitting in Cullman saw it yesterday and today don't know how much longer it will be there though

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I am a tennesseean and i know a railroad crossing in Columbia tn that is owned by CSX or Tennessee southern

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[@KingTriton1837]

Pipes Avenue crossing needs some TLC.

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Other than two blown bulbs (when I was there), it's in pretty good shape.

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freebrickproductions what about the paint and the faded reflector stripes on the gate?

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The paint is in pretty decent shape, and the gate arm probably does need to be restriped, as I had forgotten about that (the signals were installed in the 1990s and AFAIK only the bell and ENS signs were ever changed).

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A railroad up that operates up in Canada and across a fair bit of the US thanks to several mergers and acquisitions over the years, including the Illinois Central (which means they operate all the way down to New Orleans, LA, and Mobile, AL).

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