Railroad Crossing | Gracy Farms Ln, Austin, TX (Video 3)

🗓 Date: 9/16/22
🛤 Line: CMTY Central Subdivision
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After catching the southbound MetroRail train at Rutland Drive, I carried on north to Gracy Farms Lane as I really needed to get a better video there. After about five minutes, a northbound CapMetro MetroRail train came flying through, being the usual Stadler DMU.
Since my last video here (and fairly recently at the time of recording), this crossing received a complete LED retrofit to the Safetran incandescent lights. Both cantilevers now contain entirely GE Uniform LED lights, while the exit gates retain their original Miller LEDs. It's still a real shame that both Safetran mechanical bells kicked the bucket years back, but I am truly glad to have filmed them. If they had held on just a few more years, I can almost guarantee that they would still be here, as CapMetro has now begun to actively maintain the few remaining mechanical bells on MetroRail trackage.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Signal activation!
0:28 - Train!
0:44 - Signal deactivation!
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[@TheBCRailfan]

Great video! Certainly one of the most iconic crossings of your channel. A shame the RACO bells have since been replaced.

[@nicholaslowe3658]

Awesome shot of the metrorail austin

[@TheCentralTexasRailfan]

Thank you!

[@nicholaslowe3658]

No problem

[@freebrickproductions]

Nice!

[@lashendawest7509]

Nice video and catch

[@TheCentralTexasRailfan]

Thanks!

[@CoastalOCRailfan]

Great video and crossing! Its a big shame the Safetran mechanical bells were replaced here years ago, especially since you said that CapMetro is taking more care of their remaining mechanical bells on their system.

[@TheCentralTexasRailfan]

Thanks, yeah it is. I'm just glad the ones we have left are all going strong.

[@ChiapetPNW]

Nice video! Did you capture at an elevated height? I like the angle.

[@texaswonderer5564]

Nice video but sure was a short train