Thats so cool ! Here in New Brunswick Canada we have a few big overhead signs with yellow lights on the highway for railroad crossing but very rare to see them activated as they are just spurrs that aren't used very frequently.
My friend's daughter--who was about thirteen at the time--once started saying "red means stop, green means go, and yellow means go veeeeeery very very fast" and kept repeating it ad nauseum.
There are warning lights like these in Haymarket, VA that look different but work the same way as these. They consist of rectangular yellow signs that read "RAIL ROAD X-ING BLOCKED WHEN FLASHING" with the yellow flashing lights that come on when the crossing closes; they're seen in both directions.
I actually saw this yellow Safetran fading LED on a school zone signal on Rolater Rd in Frisco, TX. I also saw a yellow RSI LED on another school zone signal on the same road as well.
In Clinton Township, Michigan on Groesbeck just south of Harrington crossing has a yellow flasher. Train or no train, the yellow flasher always flashes.
We have a similar sign and flasher on US19 North at Dakota Road Crossing (Marion County, West Virginia). It has a couple of amber lights and a "Train approaching when flashing" sign. The crossing is "around a curve and over a hill" so one comes up on it pretty fast and the regular crossing signals aren't visible very far. Throw in a traffic back-up and the "Approach" signal is a good early warning device. Coming south the crossing is visible for probably a quarter mile or more and there isn't an approach flasher.
In huntingburg IN they had to do the same thing on 231 the train stop and blocks the road so they made a by pass and way before the crossing the have a round rr sign with w flashing yellow lights so you can take the overpass by pass
If your talking about the crossing in the background thats running on a different system. Yellow flashers at all the crossings flash out of sync with the crossing lights themselves.
2:50. Since there were two separate tracks, does a car have to stop at the first flashing lights, or can it proceed to the second track, while waiting for the train to pass?
There is only one grade crossing, and it has two tracks. Roadway traffic needs to stop for the lowered gates and flashing _red_ lights. The amber beacon shown in the video is just an warning for motorists that they need to be expecting to stop for the crossing further on at the top of the hill.
That white light is for the light rail/train operator, letting them know that the railroad crossing has been activated. The light blinks when the gates are moving, and goes steady when all the gates are down. These lights are also used on the Baltimore Light Rail line.
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Is this seriously something new for the average state in the USA? We have such lights for decades already in The Netherlands. Either they are directly connected to the level crossing circuitry itself (and thus only start flashing when the crossing activates) or are PAG-signals (Pre Advanced Grade signals) that usually will light in such a way that a motorist who encounters the light, is driving the limit and sees it start to flash, will not be able to pass the crossing anymore (well, not legally that is... the gates only come down 5 seconds are the red lights started flashing). In rather low-speed environments like these, the task of advance warning is usually taken over by ordinary traffic lights that pre-empty the crossing and make sure no one makes a turn onto the crossing a few seconds before activation.
@@weeardguy _“Is this seriously something new for the average state in the USA?”_ No. These types of advance warning signals are just not very common. They're typically only implemented at particularly dangerous crossings. The danger could be train speeds, poor visibility, frequency of trains, history of accidents, etc. The one at 13:38, for example, doesn't even make any sense. The sign is not applicable (the symbol indicates a railroad crossing within 100 feet on a side road to the left ahead) as the crossing covers the entire current roadway. There's also a proper advance warning sign (RXR) nearer the crossing. You can spend all the money you want to try and protect idiots from themselves, but the universe will just make a more daring idiot.
I disagree. These lights _can_ introduce complacency, and I reckon we can all agree that there's already enough complacency at grade crossings as it is! People need to be taught to respect the train tracks and always expect a train and always be vigilant!
Have to agree. I’d say if there is a road that goes along the tracks then there should. Anything else it’s fine not to have them. They should have bells too
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Whoever made these are an ABSOLUTE GENIUS this could be the perfect warning for an upcoming crossing
Thats so cool ! Here in New Brunswick Canada we have a few big overhead signs with yellow lights on the highway for railroad crossing but very rare to see them activated as they are just spurrs that aren't used very frequently.
Clever idea! Use a pair of blinking yellow lights in the same arrangement to convey a less-urgent but identical message of "train approaching".
One of my favorite sounds on Earth is the sound of railroad crossing bells. They're a harbinger of good things to come.
Great compilation! I think these are definitively a great addition to railroad crossings. They're so helpful at night or when visibility is poor.
Those are great. They give railfans a little extra time to run over to the crossing and get their cameras ready.
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There is a single flashing yellow light near the BNSF crossing at Claribel Rd in Riverbank, Ca. Bill
Yellow means to yield so having the lights be yellow makes perfect sense!
My friend's daughter--who was about thirteen at the time--once started saying "red means stop, green means go, and yellow means go veeeeeery very very fast" and kept repeating it ad nauseum.
Yellow (properly _Amber_ ) does not mean yield. It means caution!
These railroad crossings truely are the best 😊
There are warning lights like these in Haymarket, VA that look different but work the same way as these. They consist of rectangular yellow signs that read "RAIL ROAD X-ING BLOCKED WHEN FLASHING" with the yellow flashing lights that come on when the crossing closes; they're seen in both directions.
I actually saw this yellow Safetran fading LED on a school zone signal on Rolater Rd in Frisco, TX. I also saw a yellow RSI LED on another school zone signal on the same road as well.
Cool video, kind of reminds me of the one in Greenfield, MA. Also I feel like there's one of those near the Tower Bridge in Sacramento, CA.
This would be an oversized trucker’s worst nightmare. 2:10
06:20 get the signal maintainer out on the flashing signals straighten that crossbuck LOL
In Clinton Township, Michigan on Groesbeck just south of Harrington crossing has a yellow flasher. Train or no train, the yellow flasher always flashes.
For the record, the proper term for flashing traffic signal lights one sees is _beacon._ The _flasher_ is the device that makes the lights flash!
We have a similar sign and flasher on US19 North at Dakota Road Crossing (Marion County, West Virginia). It has a couple of amber lights and a "Train approaching when flashing" sign. The crossing is "around a curve and over a hill" so one comes up on it pretty fast and the regular crossing signals aren't visible very far. Throw in a traffic back-up and the "Approach" signal is a good early warning device. Coming south the crossing is visible for probably a quarter mile or more and there isn't an approach flasher.
Nice crossing every American railroad crossing needs this
More crossings should have these. It would be really helpful.
In huntingburg IN they had to do the same thing on 231 the train stop and blocks the road so they made a by pass and way before the crossing the have a round rr sign with w flashing yellow lights so you can take the overpass by pass
Is the one at 9:34 about to get replaced or something? If not what’s the foundation for?
That was a light pole that got installed.
Every railroad crossing should get these!
Australia we have these on major roads as well, although their big signs with the lights at the top!
How did you catch all these trains in one day
These aren't today.
@@MobileRailSpotterRxR no bell sound?
Notice how many cars still turned right across the train tracks with the no right turn sign illuminated
I notice the traffic lights also are linked to the crossing lights.
There was one of these by my former house on a curve
The front flashing lights are flashing out-of-sync with the rear lights (first video).
If your talking about the crossing in the background thats running on a different system. Yellow flashers at all the crossings flash out of sync with the crossing lights themselves.
@@MobileRailSpotterRxR 8:52 wait the trams have crossing bells?
@@trainlover123trainsrock Electronic bells that sound a lot like those found at grade crossings.
2:50. Since there were two separate tracks, does a car have to stop at the first flashing lights, or can it proceed to the second track, while waiting for the train to pass?
Cars stop at the railroad crossing gates.
It has to be at least off the gas pedal or hitting the brakes by the time it crosses the first one probably
There is only one grade crossing, and it has two tracks. Roadway traffic needs to stop for the lowered gates and flashing _red_ lights. The amber beacon shown in the video is just an warning for motorists that they need to be expecting to stop for the crossing further on at the top of the hill.
16:11 whats with the western Cullen hays e bell
i think its the horn of that train
I saw a another yellow flashing light when you zoomed in
Great video man, very nice catches too!
it's in USA?
Yes.
Ok
@@MobileRailSpotterRxR why doesn't the 2nd track allow sounding of the horn?
@@Belchmaster41 It's a quiet zone. The governing agency and/or residents decided they didn't want horns at the crossing.
So why do they have those even tho they have the crossing?
I guess for more visibility
Much like for advanced warning similar to signal 🚦 ahead when that sign flashing the beacon the light change from yellow 🟡 to red.
its amazing when there is no right turn sign and red traffic light for the right turn lit up that people still run em.
Don't let the skewed perception of distance of the zoom of the shot fool 'ya.
I knew it i remember living in sacramento mostly for just the light rails
In 6:00, what is the white light on the right crossing gate?
That white light is for the light rail/train operator, letting them know that the railroad crossing has been activated.
The light blinks when the gates are moving, and goes steady when all the gates are down.
These lights are also used on the Baltimore Light Rail line.
2:00-crossing with a Western Cullen Hayes E Bell
Nice video
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amazing 😮
Yo thanks for the video, i can make that railroad model in roblox studio because i ran out of ideas lol.
Good idea for a light rail/tramway warning system
Lowboy when crossing normal track: ahh im stuck
When crossing this track:
I see how those yellow flash lights work they tell people is slow down
People need to slow down anyways. One should not always trust the grade crossing signals to work. Slow down, look, and listen!
@@jovetj true but unfortunately some people don't pay attention to that
What in the goofy ahh tunnel visor yellow lighted railroad crossing is this?!
Cool!
What a novel idea! Every crossing in every state should have these!
Is this seriously something new for the average state in the USA? We have such lights for decades already in The Netherlands. Either they are directly connected to the level crossing circuitry itself (and thus only start flashing when the crossing activates) or are PAG-signals (Pre Advanced Grade signals) that usually will light in such a way that a motorist who encounters the light, is driving the limit and sees it start to flash, will not be able to pass the crossing anymore (well, not legally that is... the gates only come down 5 seconds are the red lights started flashing).
In rather low-speed environments like these, the task of advance warning is usually taken over by ordinary traffic lights that pre-empty the crossing and make sure no one makes a turn onto the crossing a few seconds before activation.
@@weeardguy _“Is this seriously something new for the average state in the USA?”_
No. These types of advance warning signals are just not very common. They're typically only implemented at particularly dangerous crossings. The danger could be train speeds, poor visibility, frequency of trains, history of accidents, etc.
The one at 13:38, for example, doesn't even make any sense. The sign is not applicable (the symbol indicates a railroad crossing within 100 feet on a side road to the left ahead) as the crossing covers the entire current roadway. There's also a proper advance warning sign (RXR) nearer the crossing.
You can spend all the money you want to try and protect idiots from themselves, but the universe will just make a more daring idiot.
Every railroad crossings should have a set of yellow warning lights and every state should also have a set of yellow warning lights.
Too expensive but you couldn't be more right!
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I disagree. These lights _can_ introduce complacency, and I reckon we can all agree that there's already enough complacency at grade crossings as it is! People need to be taught to respect the train tracks and always expect a train and always be vigilant!
Have to agree. I’d say if there is a road that goes along the tracks then there should. Anything else it’s fine not to have them. They should have bells too
If the road is next to the track ok
COOL!
0:29 that one car that said fuck it
I love this idea😂
In that second clip, it would've been a great help if the tree blocking the railroad crossing unit was removed.
12:37 smashed fence
Never see something with yellow 🟡 light
nice!
7:54 ok...!?
What's the question?
Uk has these
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I like it❤
All that first one for a toy train.
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The fuck is that? I thought they were good with that one signal which is just one light with another light saying "No right turn"
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Nice video