CR 381 Railroad Crossing, near Hillsboro, AL

*originally recorded on 1-28-26* Signal on the left: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights with GE Uniform Look LEDs, a General Signals Type 3 electronic bell, a Siemens gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights. Signal on the right: 2 pairs of Safetran 12x20 inch lights with GE Uniform Look LEDs, a General Signals Type 3 electronic bell, a Siemens gate mechanism, and RECO LED gate lights. On January 28th, I hopped out to do some railfanning before attempting to make it to Memphis for their weekly siren test. On my way west on AL 20, I saw a 287 meeting a rather short 286 at Wheeler, so I decided to turn back around and catch the 286 at this crossing just west of Hillsboro. After a bit of waiting, I was able to catch my first train of the day: an absolutely tiny NS 286 with a pair of AC44C6Ms for power. This easily has to be one of the shortest NS intermodals I've seen. As you can see, nothing too major has changed here since I last recorded it. Seems the normally-closed contact on the flasher relay for the closer signal had some trouble opening when the crossing initially activated. https://www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/G-Q/Hillsboro/CR381/ 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