SD70ACU LEADER & CSX! Highway 735 Railroad Crossing + CPKC 410 Led By CP 7052 East - Boharm, SK

Описание: Eastern Signal: Safetran Base, Safetran Gate Mechanism, RECO LED Gate Lights, 3 WCH 12x20” GE Uniform Look LEDs, 1 WCH 12x20” Harmon Fading LED and a General Signals Type 2 Electronic Bell.

Western Signal: Safetran Base, Safetran Gate Mechanism, RECO LED Gate Lights and 4 WCH 12x20” Harmon Fading LEDs.

Zone: Horn zone.

Light Pattern: Normal.

Bell Sequence: Bell rings through the entire activation.

Symbol: CPKC 410 (Calgary, AB to Winnipeg, MB)
CP 7052 SD70ACU - CP System Red Feat. Beaver - Narrow Font K3L
CSX 3035 ES44AH - YN3
CP 8208 AC4400CWM - CP System Red Feat. Beaver (Mid-DPU)
Axles: N/A
Milepost: 7.??
Subdivision: CPKC Swift Current
Date: September 8, 2023
Filming Device: Canon VIXIA HF R800

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This crossing is pretty standard for CPKC. I assume this crossing was installed in the 1980s or the 1990s, and it originally had WCH 8” Incandescent Lights and a WCH Mechanical Bell. In the 2000s, the WCH Mechanical Bell was replaced by the current General Signals Type 2 Electronic Bell. Between 2011 and 2013, the 8” Incandescents were replaced with WCH 12x20” Harmon Fading LEDs. Strangely enough, all but one of the lights on the eastern signal have been retrofitted with GE Uniform Look LEDs sometime later on. Most crossings on CPKC have Harmon Fading LEDs, so it’s quite a change to see GE Uniform Look LEDs, which was really neat.

After catching CPKC 9WSC, I was hoping that the westbound that was in the Boharm siding would depart right away. However, an advanced clear to stop signal, which eventually turned into a clear signal, was lit for an eastbound train. I then saw a light and heard a distant horn. After many times of hoping I would see an SD70ACU leader, I finally saw one in person! There was also a CSX ES44AH trailing behind. I was genuinely impressed with the consist of this train!