Southeast US Railroad Crossings 2016
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- Опубликовано: 17 янв 2017
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Finally got this done! Interestingly enough, the crossing at the beginning and the crossing at the end are the two signalized crossings from Gurley, AL. This video is also almost three and a half hours long, so you might want to make sure you have plenty of time to watch this in. It also contains 126 different railroad crossings. My camera also liked to shut off early a couple of times for some reason, so a few of these recordings might not show the signals shutting off all the way. The vast majority of the crossings I recorded this year also had incandescent lights.
2016 wasn't that great a year for the world as a whole, but it was one of my best years railfanning. I caught several new trains (due to a few old ones on the NS Memphis District East End being removed and/or replaced) and railfanned in Kentucky, Georgia, and Florida for the first time. I also saw a much greater variety in crossing equipment this year than last year, including a crossing with four mechanical bells! I was also able to record some General Signals Type 3 electronic bells for the first time in 2016, along with recording 8 inch GRS Lex-C lights as well. Monroe Street's crossing in Courtland, AL was also closed, but the signals got re-installed at Jackson Street in the same town to replace the aging gateless signals there. Alabama Street in Courtland, AL also had the signals there get replaced, along with the signals at Old Trinity Road in Trinity, AL and Mooresville Road in Bella Mina, AL. Market Street in Athens also got the signals replaced with gated cantilevers, including a pedestrian signal on one side of the crossing. This crossing also had one of the first known installs of Leotek EV series LEDs. During 2016, I was also able to get every single public signalized crossing in Madison County, AL recorded. I was also able to find a few CSX crossings that still retained the which emergency information signs, along with an NS crossbuck crossing in Decatur, AL which still had one. I also managed to find a crossing in Tennessee with a mechanical school bell as the bell in use on it.
There were several changes to the railroads as well, other than Norfolk Southern getting rid of, rerouting, and creating several trains. Norfolk Southern got ET44AC engines in the first part of the summer, and the HMCR got three B38-8s, though one of them was out of commission for the entire year. CSX also retired all of their standard-cab GEs during 2016, and sent a number of them back to GE, IIRC. I was also able to catch various other railroads' Tier-4 GEVOs this year, such as CSX, BNSF, and UP. All three of those railroads got their Tier-4s back in 2015. 
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Who is watching this in 2024
40:43 This SafeTran Bell is beautiful and the NS GP38/GP40 The K5LA Horn sound is very beautiful!
GP40-2, and it has an RS3L.
Oh. Thanks. I didn't know. RS3L's are my favorite horns.
@@freebrickproductionswhat is a dietector for trains
@@josephraymundantonio4570 "dietector"?
@@freebrickproductions yes
13:05this type of bell is my favorite! I love the mechanical ones that ring rapidly
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@No Ah yes the Safetran mechanical bells! I own one. They are indeed pretty cool bells.
Safetran Gen 2
I just saw the CEX train, congratulations!! Is new, repaired, repainted, good as new. Now they can drive anywhere since is finally fixed, I'm meaning the 9554 CEX train.
You mean CSX, there is no CEX brand. But it is CSX 9554, now HMCR 9554
You made me obsessed with trains 😂
Am i the only one who enjoys this video?
Love that ex cnw with the motor bell (still working!) at 1:09:20
2:18:54 That RS3L, Man I love those killer RS3L's. Plus Conrail 8098
absolutely love the first one, the horn was nice
Yes indeed it was nice I love it
K5LLA varient
Oh yea nice and loud lol
Also the last last one is alittle better to
these are awesome!
Am I the only one who enjoys the sound of the mechanical bells??
No.
no
Nah, i do too ^^
Yesn't
No I love them!
These are nice clips, I really liked the train at 47:12
Lol
Amazing, great railway system, best wishes
Thanks!
Гарний відеосюжет!!! Пречудовий!!! Я з превеликим задоволенням переглядатиму його ще безліч разів. І в мене приємні враження від цього. Річ у тім, що мені подобається бачити важкенні, кількасоттонні довгі потяги. Але в першу чергу мене вражає тривалість відеосюжету. 203 з половиною хвилини!!! Це справді захопливо і вражаюче!!!
Дякую!
At 2:54:42, I was laughing at that white car that immediately stopped on the other side when the crossing signals turned on and everyone else continued to move. That driver was all like, "I'm just going to sit here and follow the law while y'all be stupid."
I love trains
I do too agree with you my dad likes these too
@ Anthony Bondi Give Princeton, Indiana a try trains run through here almost like day and night the only time that there might be fewer trains will be between the hours of 6:00 pm-8:00 pm the rest of the time it is almost a mad house train after train including the intermodal trains, usually my roommate and I go where we can catch a lot of them, we have some very unusual spots for instance when we are in Evansville, we usually go by Howell Yard and we can catch some action there, another good spot is the Depot in Princeton, don’t know of many in Vincennes but you have some good spots that you go to. Don’t dismiss the Southwestern parts of Indiana.
Fantastic video, thumbs up and subscribed
Thanks!
On the first one i loved the sound of the freight train approaching
That horn is a K5LLA
2:51:57 That's one loud Nathan K5LLA train horn! It's so loud it can bust your eardrums.
16:25 Nice catch!
Thanks!
Awesome Video!
Thanks!
That is a really fantastic video!! I love all trains and railroad crossing!
Thank you!
Wow the trains come quickly !
Well, the FRA only requires a minimum activation time of 20 seconds before the train enters the crossing, and most railroads have their crossings set to automatically activate about 25-30 seconds before the train reaches the crossing.
@@freebrickproductions in Spain it's you have to wait 10 minutes in railroad crossing 🤣
The reason for long wait times at level crossings in Europe is that they typically have special signals or regular train signals which indicate the state of a level crossing's protection. In other words, an unsecure level crossing will cause the signal system to tell the train to stop. In order for the train to stop in time, the level crossing has to be activated very early so that the signal system can let the train come to a safe stop.
@@jovetj ok, thanks for your explainantion.
love the sound of the Norfolk Southern 1109's horn its so pretty
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Yeah K5LLA’S do sound great
I would like to view it on google maps. Also, what was the road name of this crossing at 1:21?
www.rxrsignals.com/Florida/Marianna/Milton/
the gnat pond road crossing in leighton AL,the main street crossing in hillsboro AL and the CR 8 crossing in woodville AL look the same
They all use the same equipment for the most part.
I like every train video you put on it reminds me that I have a train book
Great Video!!
Thanks!
Nice video dude my favorite comment was that long ass one
Thanks!
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0:32 thats a fast train
At 2:15 I see a McDonalds across the tracks. It seems like there are hundreds of McDonalds within sight of the railroads. There should be a list of all the McDonalds that you can eat at and watch trains. lol
Lol true.
@@kylesnider1784 but what state is that And what city is that
@@josecotts5403 what do you mean?
yeah in my town there is a McDonald’s and you can’t really see it but there is train tracks behind it
Great crossings
Thanks!
I like the gong bell on that NKCR locomotive at 1:09:13.
I wonder if that was an ex-CNW locomotive. They had a lot of those style bells, and to my knowledge, were the only folks to ever use em.
@@ronaldronald42421 yep probably is ex CNW
Great work!
Thanks!
Lots have General Signal (Type 2)
Congrats, The video finally reached 1 million!
(I get that I'm late lol)
Where is that at 1:25:53 ? That is an awesome crossing and assortment of older locomotives!
Mountain Gap Road, Huntsville, AL.
That WCH E Bell is dead. It needs replaced
@@medicisfunny7279 I get it
19:57 is my favourite
Shame the signals there were replaced...
40:43 This Crossing is where i took a tour a few days after you, I didn't post it cause its on my other phone which is broken 🙄. Signal on the right: SafeTran Base, SafeTran Bell and I forgot the type of lights. Signal on the left: SafeTran Lights (im sure) SafeTran Base, (there is no bell.) I'll find the video.
All lights at that crossing are Safetran 12x20s.
@@freebrickproductions Ok.
I noticed how the gates stop making a sound when the train's horn sounds. It's different from where I live, where the gates continue to chime until the train is gone and the train's horn never sounds.
Norfolk Southern sets their bells to shut-off when the gates have lowered, usually.
Excelente vídeo obrigado.
Obrigado! Você é muito bem-vindo!
1 MILLION!
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Not 1 million
Good shots
Thanks!
Nice video
Thanks!
Okay I have a question.
What is the crossing with those extra lights on the side called?
I know their used for roads on the side of the tracks. (Look at the first crossing in this video).
Gurley Pike, Gurley, AL.
No those extra lights aren’t for vehicles to know to stop, they are so the engineers know that the railroad crossing is operating correctly
2:15:29 it’s my favorite crossing remind me when I went to an STH 10 tornado siren
If i was the guy at 9:10 i would of been shouting “Choo choo”
Nice catches of the trains.
Thanks!
freebrickproductions Your welcome.
Fast train with an awesome horn! Nice catch and Great video! What leader was that?
Thanks! Which one?
freebrickproductions The very first one.
Yannitron 9000 It was a Union Pacifc SD70M leader, IIRC.
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@@freebrickproductions I thought it was a SD70ACe
down the dirt road in capac they have same crossing with the lights on the side
dont understand all the dislikes, great video. I appreciate your work.
Thanks!
whos gonna watch 3 hours of trains
A lot of people, apparently.
@@freebrickproductions yeah true
these engineers don't have to hold the horn for that long
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They do actually. It is required by law that the train blows a specific pattern witch goes as such (long,long,short,long) The final long blast of the horn must be held Until the front plow of the locomotive crosses the entire roadway. Federal railroad administration rule 14 a.
Well they do so stop worrying about their jobs and stay the hell out their business
Next time don’t tell people what they “don’t have” to do because you don’t fucking know!
Awesome
Thanks!
That first train was going dangerously fast
Not really.
13:07 Those gates go down very slow
@James Royer lol
Nice!
Thanks!
Hi, can you tell me the time when I can see a freigth train running through Market St., Athens? Best
Usually I just go out there and wait for a while.
If it helps any, to the south is a siding, and if any of the block signals at the siding show anything other than red, then a southbound train will be coming within the next hour or two.
Also, there's an online scanner feed for both the CSX and NS mainlines in the area that's based out of Decatur. Any northbounds will hit a defect detector on the south side of Decatur and then will be calling the signals out as they pass them in Decatur before asking for permission from NS and the Decatur Bridge Tender to cross the Tennessee River.
my apologizes, english is not my native languague. I would like to know in what part of this video i can see this train crossing through Athens?
@@hectorvillaverde375 1:05:27 for Market Street in Athens specifically.
@@freebrickproductions thanks!
@@freebrickproductions
And I note that you recorded more than a few wantwits ignoring the signals.
I like the rr crossing at 6:25.
1:20:21 When class is over
Lol
Freight line 709, runnin on freight time, move!
I’ve always wanted to see a CSX engine but my town doesn’t have them 😐
My favorites: 11:38 12:54 19:57 24:20
Nice work!
My town does
@@Anticountryhumansguy nice
@@dakotapw2903 I know right
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@@dakotapw2903 I used to live in Uxbridge Massachusetts and Only P&W Went there But they have some Forgan power smtms
I love that horn 1:27
5:02 I know That Second NS engine, #9668. I once saw it leading, a few years ago.Beautiful horn, Leading #9562
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11:00-Why did the train only honk twice and in the south the bells usually stop when the gate descends. What is the difference?
I think the gate on the far side just doesn't lower all the way for some reason. And I'm guessing the engineer just didn't feel like doing the horn sequence.
The bells at 1:20:20 sound like fire bells.
8:02 is that literally how far the gate on the left can go up?
Yea.
Anybody know who made those kind of cantilevers at 1:19 and at 6:18? I have a few in my area.
WCH, IIRC. WRRS and Federal Signal also made ones of both styles. WRRS ones use Union Metal bases, while Federal Signal and WCH have a different base with a tag on it (usually) that names the manufacturer. Both cantilevers at 6:18 are Federal Signal/WCH, BTW. The left-hand one is just an extendable variant of the right-hand one.
Anyone know the song in the white truck at 42:50?
Not me cuz I didn't really hear it
I’ve seen some CSX trains crossing some railroad tracks here in my hometown. And that why I live in Henderson, Kentucky. When I was a kid, my family and I lived on Second Street and I love watching some trains. And now we live on Center Street.
I Love it
Thanks!
3.8 million views that’s alot
The teardrop lives!
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@@freebrickproductions I’m talking about the teardrop bill at 19th Ave.
@@freebrickproductions bell
@@carstrainsandcrossings8639 Yea, I know. It still does, lol.
@@freebrickproductions lol
One time I saw a railroad crossing was lighting up because I saw the train
Is there a channel that DOESN'T cut the trains? I want to see the whole train, not just the front.
All of these videos were taken from videos that I've recorded throughout the year, and each of the videos in this can be found on my channel without anything cut out from the trains.
The cuts in this video were only done to save time, TBH.
Oh my god the first one was intense 😲😝
Ioo
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Wow nice railway
Thanks!
1:20:21 The bell is ringing very fast.
It's literally a school bell used as a crossing bell, so...
Now that’s a good way to alert people who don’t stop lol
Also, is there a video for the Train/Railroad crossing at 2:39:48? That is my favorite crossing video in this out of all of these. :)
US 431 (the one with four cantilever signals) or Cleveland Avenue? Either way, yes there are, and they're both on my channel.
Okay thanks
Yannitron 9000 that is Cleveland Ave
frankpierce2008 Okay thanks
0:01 what did the radio static say? It sounded like it said: I hope you gargle tractor fuel or something.
It was a yard job talking about having an open track at the yard.
And a 80 MPH limit zone
@@crazymariobrothers2 60
Maybe when I'm older than I can visit the US and UK
We have a Malfunctioning one in the middle of Pampa, Tx And White Deer, Tx, its near the Kingsmill Elevator
I was kinda confused since metal gates were closed and i didn't see any people that were bringing out any carts or what
Man..old comment go brrr
What is the main railroad company that runs through MN?
Cool vid try to get some in Fayetteville North Carolina
Thanks! I don't really take requests, just FYI.
omg 0:17 the horn and 16:14 great
Dont forget the very last one to
I like trains because they go on tracks
duhh they belong on the tracks not the street
1:20:20 - this crossing bell sounds like a fire alarm, also includes a really slow gate mechanism.
It does
Matthew H it kinda does actually
It is a fire alarm. I think David said that this is an old L&N crossing setup
BNSF Railfan34 ok
OMFG that "firehouse bell" is so friggin annoying!!! 😵😵😵
how many cars were on that intermodel train at 00:28?
I noticed that some of the grade crossings didn't have any gates
Those are likely older crossings, with no gates and stuck with incandescent lights
I think that was a cargo train that just came by...idk
All tracks
1:15 a true classic
1:10:47 , 12:54 1:13:44 1:16:48
that weedwhacker was annoying
at 2:17:17 Dodge sedan: ain't nobody got time for dat
Honestly, why WOULD you want to wait for such a slow train
When is the crossing for the thumbnail
8:05
Thank you!
9:55 to be exact
It's scary how many of these crossings don't have gates
Gateless
I was just thinking this. There should also be a good amount of space between the train and the vehicles in case the train were to derail.
Why were the trains at 1:17:50 and 1:22:30 really slow?
What are the names of the crossings anyway?
They are literally just outside of the Sheffield Yard, so trains go slow to enter the yard. In the case of the second one, the train going through it had stopped next to the crossing at a red signal while the train at the first one entered the yard.
The first one is Gnat Pond Road near Leighton, AL.
The second one is Marthaler Lane, also near Leighton, AL.
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Why are some of those fools going around the lowered gated crossings and why arent they heading or stopping at gateless crossings? Dont they care about their life or they want to beat the train? What states were you in when you filmed all these crossings?
Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida.
Anastasia Sheniloff Playing it safe by waiting a few extra minutes for a train to pass is a lot more worth your time than playing it dangerous just to save a few extra seconds. At least it's most likely that you will live to see another day by waiting.
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In Argentina same cases of low gate crossing occurs
2:51:45 Almost pure Safetran install!
That’s what I like lol
People watch this for fun, meanwhile here by the Norfolk International Terminal, I curse the day I get stuck at a crossing. Could be an hour
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0:17 train horn