Railroad Crossing | Slater Road, Ferndale, WA

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Date: 3/29/24.
Camera: Sony Handycam FDR-AX53.
Locomotive consist:
BNSF 7485 - GE ES44DC - H3 - Raised Letter K5HL
BNSF 617 - GE AC44C4M - H3
BNSF 5176 - GE C44-9W - H2
BNSF 6507 - GE ES44AC - H3
This crossing is located on the BNSF Bellingham Subdivision.
Bell sequence: Bell rings until gates rise.
Horn setting: Horn zone.
Safetran cantilever on the left: 6 pairs of Safetran 12x20" incandescent lights.
Gate mast on the left: A Safetran base and a US&S Model 95 gate mechanism with RECO LED gate lights.
Safetran cantilever on the right: 5.5 pairs of Safetran 12x20" incandescent lights, 1 Safetran 12x24" incandescent light and a General Signals Type 3 electronic bell.
Gate mast on the right: A Safetran base and a US&S Model 95 gate mechanism with RECO LED gate lights.
On the afternoon of March 29th, 2024, I had just crossed the Peace Arch Border into the US to start my 3-day railfanning trip to Oregon's Willamette Valley to film some amazing crossings. Spending the remaining sunlight available that afternoon, I ended up filming two crossings on the BNSF Bellingham Sub. Arriving at this crossing with nearly an hour to spare, this loaded BNSF coal train bound for Roberts Bank in Delta, BC came rolling through with the typical BNSF GE consist, with one of the few BNSF AC44C4M rebuilds in the consist too.
This crossing is quite a nice one. It is a late 1970s or early 1980s double mast Safetran cantilever install from the BN. Originally, the gates may have been Safetran EM gates, which were replaced with the current US&S Model 95 gates in the late 1990s or 2000s. The original WCH mechanical bell lasted until between 2019 and 2022, when it was replaced with the current GS Type 3 E-Bell. Despite those changes, the classic Safetran 12" incandescents and cantilevers remain.
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[@freebrickproductions]

Great video and crossing! Almost certainly a 70s install, given the older Safetran lights on it.

[@Thatoneguy86214]

Love the 90s Set up

[@CoastalOCRailfan]

Good video and crossing!

[@Thatoneguy86214]

Love the 90s Set up