NS 8045 Manifest North & Meets NS 8086 South | Marion-Williamsport Rd. Grade Crossing #1, Marion, OH

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 I would then check the diamonds one last time before heading home and I then saw an advanced approach for a northbound on the NS at Marion AC. When I arrived here, I also saw a southbound NS train waiting at Likens Road. I set up once I saw a train on the railcam and caught NS 178-01 heading north with an NS ES44AC up front and an NS AC44C6M as a mid DPU. While he was passing, NS 270 also went south with an NS ES44AC up front and an NS AC44C6M as a mid DPU at the Marion-Williamsport Road railroad crossing #1 in Marion on the Sandusky District. Since I have last been to this crossing, NS replaced the hanging tip RECO LED gate light on the left signals gate and NS also replaced the older Safetran late 1970s gate mechanisms with newer Siemens imprinted gate mechanisms. Consist: NB NS Manifest NS 178-01 (Daily Manifest) [Ernest Norris Yard, Irondale, AL - Moorman Yard, Bellevue, OH] NS 8045 - GE ES44AC NS 4250 - GE AC44C6M - Mid DPU SB NS Intermodal NS 270 (Daily Intermodal) [Landers Yard, Chicago, IL - Rickenbacker Yard, Columbus, OH] NS 8086 - GE ES44AC NS 4570 - GE AC44C6M - Mid DPU Crossing Info City/State: Marion, Ohio Train Line: NS Sandusky District Bell Sequence: Rings till gates lower Horn Zone: Horn Right Signal Base: Safetran Gate Mechanism: Siemens New Counterweight Arms: Siemens New Lights: 1 pair of Safetran 12x20 inch lights with 1 pair of 12 inch Safetran Incandescents & 1 pair of Safetran 8x20 inch lights with 1 pair of 8 inch Safetran Incandescents Bracket: Safetran Bell: Safetran Mechanical Bell Gate Lights: 4 inch RECO Incandescents Left Signal Base: Safetran Gate Mechanism: Siemens New Counterweight Arms: Siemens New Lights: 1 pair of Safetran 12x20 inch lights with 1 pair of 12 inch Safetran Incandescents & 1 pair of Safetran 8x20 inch lights with 1 pair of 8 inch Safetran Incandescents Bracket: Safetran Gate Lights: 4 inch RECO LEDs Left Side Signal Base: Unmarked Lights: 1 pair of WRRS 8x20 inch lights with 1 pair of 8 inch WRRS Incandescents Bracket: US&S