41st Street Railroad Crossing #2, Birmingham, AL

originally recorded on 4-3-19
Signal on the left: 5 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a weak-sounding WCH mechanical bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO gate lights.
Signal on the right: 5 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a General Signals Type 3 electronic bell, a Safetran gate mechanism, and RECO gate lights.
While ATN Z389 was switching, I drove around some more before deciding to set-up at this crossing to try and get Amtrak 20, if possible. Wound-up getting this NS mixed freight with a trio of Dash-9s instead, though the oldest one was leading, which was nice. I would've set-up on the other side of the crossing had I not been worried that it would've stopped on the crossing, like I've seen many trains do here.
This crossing hasn't changed much since I last recorded it back in 2016, though interestingly enough, the Safetran Type 3 that had been here has since died and been replaced by the GS Type 3 here now. Honestly, I hadn't expected the Safetran Type 3 to die before the WCH bell, as the WCH bell here doesn't sound too great...
41st Street #1 can also be seen in the background.
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[@MobileRailSpotterRxR]

Nice Video!

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[@CartoonCatW]

Oh wow cool 3 train light
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[@m.c.mbonds777]

Sweet! I am surprised that the safetran type 3 electronic bell was replaced with a General Signals type 3 electronic bell!

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[@EntertainmentWorldz]

wonderful video

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[@ElliottWolcott]

Nice catch.

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[@ElliottWolcott]

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[@jamesmurray8558]

I sat many a day on that guard waiting for the train to pass.

[@kyleb06]

Great video and crossing! I like the replacement e-bell better.

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[@pacificzonerailfan]

Nice

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[@BryantsRailfanProductions]

Nice!

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[@pacificzonerailfan]

I also realized the gate on the other side is dropping faster than usual.

[@s_rv.]

And the bell

[@gmftrainvideos]

Cool! Too bad that bell does sound bad.

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks! Yea, though I'm wondering if it'll outlive the GS Type 3 here now, lol.

[@gmftrainvideos]

Lol. You never know.