Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This was the third and final railroad crossing I recorded on February 22, 2025. After getting Butler Road in action, the next crossing I would attempt to record that day would be Kirby Road. After a long wait, I eventually got to see a northbound autorack approaching very fast, and I did it! Another crossing recorded that day! I did attempt to wait for another one back at the siding, but even after waiting for a very long while, I didn't see anything come. (See 2:37)
No, this road is not named after Nintendo's Kirby; the pink, spherical creature protagonist in many games, but named after an industry with the name Kirby on it.
Crossing info:
Signal on the left: 4 - 8"x20" Modern Industries incandescents, a GRS Type D gate mechanism, 4" NEG LED gatelights, and a 4" RECO incandescent gatelight.
Signal on the right: 4 - 8"x20" Modern Industries incandescents, a GRS Type D gate mechanism, 4" NEG LED gatelights, a 4" RECO LED gatelight, and an NEG E-Bell.
Location:
Kirby Road
Portland, Tennessee
Locomotives:
CSX 5281 - ES40DC
CSX 5247 - ES40DC
Filmed February 22, 2025
Camera used: iPhone 14 Pro
For close up pictures of this crossing, go here: rxrsignals.com/Tennessee/G-Q/Portland/Kirby
Intro & Outro Song: "Perfect Sky" by Graceful Movement
Licensed by premiumbeat.com.
This was the third and final railroad crossing I recorded on February 22, 2025. After getting Butler Road in action, the next crossing I would attempt to record that day would be Kirby Road. After a long wait, I eventually got to see a northbound autorack approaching very fast, and I did it! Another crossing recorded that day! I did attempt to wait for another one back at the siding, but even after waiting for a very long while, I didn't see anything come. (See 2:37)
No, this road is not named after Nintendo's Kirby; the pink, spherical creature protagonist in many games, but named after an industry with the name Kirby on it.
Crossing info:
Signal on the left: 4 - 8"x20" Modern Industries incandescents, a GRS Type D gate mechanism, 4" NEG LED gatelights, and a 4" RECO incandescent gatelight.
Signal on the right: 4 - 8"x20" Modern Industries incandescents, a GRS Type D gate mechanism, 4" NEG LED gatelights, a 4" RECO LED gatelight, and an NEG E-Bell.
Location:
Kirby Road
Portland, Tennessee
Locomotives:
CSX 5281 - ES40DC
CSX 5247 - ES40DC
Filmed February 22, 2025
Camera used: iPhone 14 Pro
For close up pictures of this crossing, go here: rxrsignals.com/Tennessee/G-Q/Portland/Kirby
Intro & Outro Song: "Perfect Sky" by Graceful Movement
Licensed by premiumbeat.com.
