@@TheCentralTexasRailfan it is very embarrassing of course. The state with the 2nd highest population has few Amtrak trains and more freight trains. And frankly, I only saw one train station in Houston that actually has an Amtrak station. Just one.
For anyone watching from outside the US, our trains are mostly freight and mostly diesel because when the great American railroads were built, the middle of the US was too sparsely populated for economies of scale to justify large scale passenger rail. Just imagine these freight trains traveling from Paris to Prague, from Berlin to St. Petersburg, or even Lisbon to Moscow on a regular basis, that's what cross country rail travel across the US is like. It's simply not economically viable to make high speed rail that travels those distances, especially since you'll need a car when you get to your destination anyway. Traveling from one US state to another (and all the states in between) can take 2-4 days by land.
For Anyone Watching From The Us Our Trains Are Mostly Freight And Diesel Because When The Great American Railroads Were Built The Middle Of The Us Was Too Sparsely Populated For Economies Of Scale To Justify Large Scale Passenger Rail. Just Imagine These Freight Trains Traveling From Paris To Prague From Berlin To St. Petersburg Or Even Lisbon To Moscow On a Regular Basis That's What Cross Country Rail Travel Across The Us Is Like It's Simply Not Economically Viable To Make High Speed Rail That Travels Those Distances Especially Since You'll Need a Car When You Get To Your Destination Anyway. Traveling From One Us State To Another And All The States In Between Can Take 2-4 Days By Land.
This isn’t really true, though. 75 years ago our passenger rail service used to be economical, fast, and of excellent quality. You could travel between most major cities, and dozens of small towns along their routes, entirely by rail. In addition to the large passenger lines, hundreds of interurban light rail lines connected cities, so many that you could almost travel from coast to coast entirely by interurbans. And inside cities, streetcars were by far the most common method of public transport. These interurbans and streetcars were largely electric lines, either via catenary or third rail. These networks were largely destroyed with the rise of the automobile, helped along by companies heavily invested in automotive infrastructure buying up rail systems specifically to destroy them (thereby eliminating the competition). We literally had the best, most extensive rail network on the planet, and we destroyed it on purpose, mostly in the name of short-term profits. A familiar story that we keep repeating over, and over, and over…
4:45 - WE HAVE A GATE FAILURE…good thing it’s an exit gate and not a main one. 10:59 - Think you’ve seen an overkill railroad crossing setup? THINK AGAIN. This beast has: -A cantilever with FIVE SETS OF LIGHTS -A cantilever with three sets of lights -SIX GATES -OVER 9000 traffic lights -An LED No Right Turn sign -A caution sign with super bright red flashers to alert pedestrians -At least eight crossbucks, if not more Basically, pure signaling INSANITY.
4 months lateish lol the crossing at 4:45 is called a double crossing, and they are programmed to operate like this. So when a train passes on the close track, the gate that is still up remains raised so any vehicles in the middle can get off the crossing area, and the furthest gate lowers to stop vehicles from queuing across the far track, just incase a second train comes. All this vise verser for a train on the far track. This guy uploaded a video explanation on it as well: ruclips.net/video/e4Jc5q2Y_XA/видео.htmlsi=wTGI1B0ieYQbEQcu Enjoy
If the one at 4:45 is anything like Wyandot Michigan, then the gates on the outside will always go down but the inside gates will only activate if the train is on that track.
11:16 REALLY RARE MOMENT! this safetran archbase and 3 light one sided 5 light followed by a WCH electronic bell which usually goes to the smaller crossings out there
I know it'd probably be a lot of work but it'd be great if you could put where each of these crossings are located. I live in Austin and would love to see the references :)
At 9:41. That is the worst crossing design I have ever seen. There’s an abundance of lights but no gates. Then, the light on the road facing the crossing is not timed correctly, and turned green to let traffic through while there was a train coming. It’s a good thing the train moved very slowly, below 10mph, but even still, to have them be so close, and even stopped on the tracks, is extremely dangerous. No matter how infrequent the service to the area is.
I agree that in this case the traffic signal should not initiate a clearance phase. Instead, the signal should stay red, or there should be a second set of lights to hold cars waiting behind the tracks while the other set clears the cars. Plus, adding gates here really is not feasible due to the small distance between the track and the cross street. Plus, the entire road would need to be reconfigured to have gated signals in the median since most gate arms can't reach far enough to cover three lanes of traffic.
Nice compilation! Nice to see Cottage St making an appearance in this video. STILL a shame the wch mechanical got replaced. Can't wait for the next compilation especially with Galvin Rd.
As much as I would love to, I unfortunately can't unless I travel to Pennsylvania again (very unlikely in the near future.) Got two more Pennsylvania videos coming at some point though.
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16:22 All Units, we have a driver that went around Railroad crossing gates.
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3:36 that crossing looks so smooth with the sidewalk
Indeed, it was constructed pretty nicely.
Texan railroad crossings are great! However, I would like to see more Amtrak trains in Harris County......
It's honestly embarrassing how few Amtrak trains run here in Texas.
@@TheCentralTexasRailfan it is very embarrassing of course. The state with the 2nd highest population has few Amtrak trains and more freight trains. And frankly, I only saw one train station in Houston that actually has an Amtrak station. Just one.
Great video with music and all. Even the bells sound musical
For anyone watching from outside the US, our trains are mostly freight and mostly diesel because when the great American railroads were built, the middle of the US was too sparsely populated for economies of scale to justify large scale passenger rail. Just imagine these freight trains traveling from Paris to Prague, from Berlin to St. Petersburg, or even Lisbon to Moscow on a regular basis, that's what cross country rail travel across the US is like. It's simply not economically viable to make high speed rail that travels those distances, especially since you'll need a car when you get to your destination anyway. Traveling from one US state to another (and all the states in between) can take 2-4 days by land.
For Anyone Watching From The Us
Our Trains Are Mostly Freight
And Diesel Because When The Great
American Railroads Were Built
The Middle Of The Us Was Too Sparsely
Populated For Economies Of Scale To Justify
Large Scale Passenger Rail.
Just Imagine These Freight Trains
Traveling From Paris To Prague From Berlin To St.
Petersburg Or Even Lisbon To Moscow
On a Regular Basis That's What Cross Country
Rail Travel Across The Us Is
Like It's Simply Not Economically Viable
To Make High Speed Rail That Travels Those Distances
Especially Since You'll
Need a Car When You Get To Your Destination Anyway.
Traveling From One Us State To Another And All The States In
Between Can Take 2-4 Days By Land.
And Canada.
This isn’t really true, though. 75 years ago our passenger rail service used to be economical, fast, and of excellent quality. You could travel between most major cities, and dozens of small towns along their routes, entirely by rail. In addition to the large passenger lines, hundreds of interurban light rail lines connected cities, so many that you could almost travel from coast to coast entirely by interurbans. And inside cities, streetcars were by far the most common method of public transport. These interurbans and streetcars were largely electric lines, either via catenary or third rail. These networks were largely destroyed with the rise of the automobile, helped along by companies heavily invested in automotive infrastructure buying up rail systems specifically to destroy them (thereby eliminating the competition).
We literally had the best, most extensive rail network on the planet, and we destroyed it on purpose, mostly in the name of short-term profits. A familiar story that we keep repeating over, and over, and over…
In the Chicago area where I grew up it was incredibly rare to see a passenger train at street level.
4:24:If that road was paved,it would have been so easy to put a median in the road
11:00 where is that crossing located?
Minneapolis Minnesota, by the Mall of America.
4:45 - WE HAVE A GATE FAILURE…good thing it’s an exit gate and not a main one.
10:59 - Think you’ve seen an overkill railroad crossing setup? THINK AGAIN. This beast has:
-A cantilever with FIVE SETS OF LIGHTS
-A cantilever with three sets of lights
-SIX GATES
-OVER 9000 traffic lights
-An LED No Right Turn sign
-A caution sign with super bright red flashers to alert pedestrians
-At least eight crossbucks, if not more
Basically, pure signaling INSANITY.
4 months lateish lol
the crossing at 4:45 is called a double crossing, and they are programmed to operate like this. So when a train passes on the close track, the gate that is still up remains raised so any vehicles in the middle can get off the crossing area, and the furthest gate lowers to stop vehicles from queuing across the far track, just incase a second train comes. All this vise verser for a train on the far track.
This guy uploaded a video explanation on it as well: ruclips.net/video/e4Jc5q2Y_XA/видео.htmlsi=wTGI1B0ieYQbEQcu
Enjoy
9:02 idk
If the one at 4:45 is anything like Wyandot Michigan, then the gates on the outside will always go down but the inside gates will only activate if the train is on that track.
9:52 whag kind of train is that?
10:10 is this crossing on the same line that has the RSI?
4:44. One of the crossing gates forgot to go down.
No it didn't, there was no train on that track. The crossing is set up the gate that's guarding the occupied track lowers.
@@LakeStateRailfan ok. Makes sense now. Thanks for explaining.
0:12, where was that semaphore at?
New Mexico. it's since been replaced
8:23 what is that E bell? i've never heard it before!
Siemens electronic bell set to high tone.
Ive herd that bell before
@@TheCentralTexasRailfan what road was it on
12:24 This is the exact location of the: Huge Railroad Crossing at Night video.
3:36 Where is this crossing located?
Is the 1st one in old orchard beach Maine?
Can do a video on all Crossings from Council Bluffs to Ogden?
Nice compilation of crossings.
0:46 IS THAT A HERITAGE UNIT!?
Yes.
Oh Shit
IS THAT A FOAME-
Great compilation! Those are some very nice crossings.
Thanks! They sure are.
IC#-SHARP LEFT IC 😂😂
Some if these crossings don't have gates which can be fatal
Only if people ignore the pre-existing lights. Gates are just a mental barrier in most cases.
A whole lotta mechanical bells still approximately a mere half-decade ago. Simpler times.
For sure. About half of the ones in this video are now gone.
Car at 14:23 did a three point turn to avoid it😂😂
If you look closely, a silver pickup truck did further back as well 😂
11:16 REALLY RARE MOMENT!
this safetran archbase and 3 light one sided 5 light followed by a WCH electronic bell which usually goes to the smaller crossings out there
I wonder where is at
Nice video also can you do more F.E.C.R. Videos (Florida east coast Railway) :)
I will film more railroad crossings on the FEC when I go to Florida again. :) Don't know when that will be, though.
@@TheCentralTexasRailfan okay thank you!
@@Poli1348 Hola buenas tardes me interesa la noche y me interesa o la semana que hace que haces en la semana que haces por que no se me hace fácil
I know it'd probably be a lot of work but it'd be great if you could put where each of these crossings are located. I live in Austin and would love to see the references :)
Thank you! I suppose I could
Looks like there was a malfunction with a crossing arm not wanting to lower and block the road on the other side.
No it didn't, there was no train on that track. The crossing is set up the gate that's guarding the occupied track lowers.
5:06 why was the gate not down
No need for it to lower since there was no train approaching on that track.
3:14 those were some high mass lights on the other side
Indeed. Wonder why they mounted them so high.
Great catches, and love the signals
5:08 was a happy driver
9:16 THATS THE FASTEST RAILROAD CROSSING BELL EVER! WOAH!
PS. What Is that mechanical bell too?
That is a RACO mechanical bell. This bell is even faster (video not by me) ruclips.net/video/8L-uPvFE7-w/видео.html
IC#-SHARP LEFT IC 😂
I love railway crossings
9:50 damn that intersection is not interconnected!
Welcome to the Rio Grande Valley. Many things don't work properly transportation-wise there.
Like the large crossing
What is the name of the music at the beginning of the video?
On 4:25 where is that place?
S 7200 W, just west of Salt Lake City, Utah.
@@TheCentralTexasRailfanI don't understand
Salt Lake City numbers their streets. 7200 W is 72 city blocks west of downtown Salt Lake City.
When you said i don’t understand i said lol
5:28 this crossing is a mix with 2 siganls old and 2 more being much newer p
People drive onto the rails when the railroad crossing is still flashing? This is America.
22:30 - No gates?
The 6th bell is in the video for mechanical and electronic bells
Great crossing in this video
Thank you! I agree.
@@TheCentralTexasRailfan your welcome
wait brightline runs through texas or only florida
At 9:41. That is the worst crossing design I have ever seen. There’s an abundance of lights but no gates. Then, the light on the road facing the crossing is not timed correctly, and turned green to let traffic through while there was a train coming. It’s a good thing the train moved very slowly, below 10mph, but even still, to have them be so close, and even stopped on the tracks, is extremely dangerous. No matter how infrequent the service to the area is.
I agree that in this case the traffic signal should not initiate a clearance phase. Instead, the signal should stay red, or there should be a second set of lights to hold cars waiting behind the tracks while the other set clears the cars. Plus, adding gates here really is not feasible due to the small distance between the track and the cross street. Plus, the entire road would need to be reconfigured to have gated signals in the median since most gate arms can't reach far enough to cover three lanes of traffic.
No gates isn’t very rare unless it’s near a populated city
Nice compilation! Nice to see Cottage St making an appearance in this video. STILL a shame the wch mechanical got replaced. Can't wait for the next compilation especially with Galvin Rd.
Thanks! Galvin Road will most likely be in the next compilation!
@@TheCentralTexasRailfan alright! Can't wait for that one to come out. Lol
Early to mid-January is when it will likely come out.
@@TheCentralTexasRailfan nice
That first train looked like an Amtrak Downeaster Consist
It was!
Oh neat
@@TheCentralTexasRailfan where did you film it
The GS type 1 e bell sounds so brand new 5:51
That crossing was at 12 ave in Minneapolis mn
Can you do landsdowne ave it's at landsdowne pa landsdowne ave / Garrett rd
As much as I would love to, I unfortunately can't unless I travel to Pennsylvania again (very unlikely in the near future.)
Got two more Pennsylvania videos coming at some point though.
Whats the crossing at 4:25?
Can't remember the road name but it's just west of Salt Lake City, Utah.
0:00 nice intro
1:00 nice intro
Railroad Crossing I also love as well
4:25 the best one I have ever seen.
0:01 I like intro
17:38 bro that is Los Angeles, CA
LA
This is a large crossing with 2 light 8:29
11:22 it's creepy💀
It's definitely a gloomy feeling.
11:55 there goes the train
12:00 to another one
1:00 backwords amtrack train
4:23 2 Tracks
🌧pere marpuette 1225
pulling up for passenger
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I love the signals
I love ❤️ the first 🛎 bell
24:51
Good show patriot engineer God Bless you and stay blessed sir thank you
10:59 is my favorite.
Yeah the crossing is large
Located in Minneapolis near Mall of America
0:01 intro
Nice 🚦🚦🚦
I like onion/union pacific
I like BNSF trains
Great video!
Thank you!
I like amtrak trains
Street names
11:00 is my favorite one
See Rio grande 1989 sd70ace
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10:58
the sound and video corrupted
Must be on your end, I've never had an issue with this video.
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The onion/union pacific is so good
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Bruh😂:)
Play public
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0:01 nice intro
0:01 the first train in the intro is like BNSF
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