(Dead Bells) 19th Street Railroad Crossing, Jasper, AL

*originally recorded on 2-28-26* Signal on the left: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a dead Safetran Type 3 electronic bell, a Siemens gate mechanism, and RECO gate lights. Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights, a dead Safetran Type 3 electronic bell, a Siemens gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights. After catching the two BNSF trains at the diamond, I finally saw that BNSF had NS 319 lined north across the diamond, so I hopped on up to this crossing to catch it. After a bit of waiting, I was able to catch my ninth and final train of the day: NS 319 with an AC44C6M leading an ET44AC on the head-end with another ET44AC as the mid-train DPU, all working to move this 10,900-foot train with 172 cars and 12,800 pounds of freight! Since I last recorded this crossing in 2023, NS replaced the gate lights on the closer signal with a set of RECO LED gate lights. I'd say that was the only change to this crossing since then, but, in that same timeframe, it appears that both bells here had died! It seems the one on the far signal went first, with the closer one finally failing sometime after I chased 320 through here back in November last year. Definitely a bit unexpected, I will admit. That being said, I haven't observed any other changes here either since I last recorded this crossing in action, though I suspect it'll be getting a new pair of e-bells before too much longer (which it has, since I recorded this video). https://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/G-Q/Jasper/19/ If you like my videos, feel free to leave me a tip on Ko-Fi! Any tips you give will be used to help cover the cost of gas on my trips. https://ko-fi.com/freebrickproductions