BNSF Stack Train Passing New Crossing Signals, Rochelle IL

[mommabeardee]

why is this railroad crossing here all ready down

[RailsandRoads]

HOT DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CSX31]

whose mainline is this? CSX?

[ic6071]

What are you talking bout? There are clearly bells. Why do you keep posting these redundant comments on my videos?

[UP1340]

Trainmanknight has videos of the older ones.

[nsgevo89]

Nice video, that's my favorite kind of electronic bell (the Safetran Type 3)! Good power, too!

[BNSF2184]

lucky bastard I never see stack train w/ old power anymore its always GE's.

[PossessedDonutz]

OMFG those ppl r lucky. their house is 50 feet from a crossing NOT FAIR

[Hiei2k7]

my god... it's been done. and the BNSF electronics sound worse than the UP electronics down the street.

Guess I'll have to go to my vids from March 07 to hear that ol sweet clanger one more time.

[ic6071]

lol yeah, but they could be worse i guess

[royalflush5000]

@Hiei2k7 Frequent and long periods of ringing took their toll on the old, analog/mechanical bell. This new bell will last longer and will require no lubrication. Digital/electronic bells last longer than analog/mechanical bells because they have no moving parts. This upgrade was needed for a long time.

[Hiei2k7]

@royalflush5000

See, when you grew up in Northwestern illinois in the next county over from Rochelle and you're used to rural crossings with no lights/gates or in some cases old bells that just sound....right....These electronic gizmos just aren't right.

[BNSF9250]

Nice origanl leslie and SD40-2 pair! I love it!

[ic6071]

Yes, I will take SD40-2s any day over Trash 9s, or any other GEs for that matter.

[TheUp1990]

@ic6071 I love seeing the old SD40-2s as well. I also really like the BN Executive SD70 MACs and SD 60Ms.

[joegreen1989]

Actually those are the exact reasons why they were replaced. Like I said before my dad helped put every one of those up and i got the information from him. Electricode is goin up this summer these signals were getting older and out of date. The railroad is just gettin with the times and installing newer and more affective technologies. Its common sense.

[TommyBNSF]

Do you or anyone have videos from that day?

[ballparkfrank10]

no i dont think so.

[cheeko122]

NICE SHOT ADAM

[ic6071]

Thanks!

[joegreen1989]

My dad put those signals in. They are runnin on the old signal system but within the next week they should be running on the new. I believe they replaced all the crossing signals in Rochelle.

[ic6071]

thats awesome Joe! too bad the have elecs though.

[TommyBNSF]

Don't think that I'm mean to him, just this is for his actions. FUCK HIM!

[LenaVideos]

Bad horn.

[BNSF9250]

i though that horn was pretty good! it was an origanal leslie anway!

[ballparkfrank10]

yea i was there when they were replacing those signals. it sucked cause i had 2 go around and cross over the up tracks instead of bnsf. but we caught like 9 or 10 trains in like 2 or 3 hours so that is pretty good

[ic6071]

yeah, I liked the old signals better, they didn't have those stupid electronic bells. yea, 9 or 10 in 2 or 3 isn't bad.

[ballparkfrank10]

yea it was a good day. i really didnt care about the signals it was just a waste of money 2 get new signals and then put them in. i woulda just stayed with the old 1s

[joegreen1989]

"waste of money"...yeah you obviously dont understand the railroad. They try not to live by the phrase "if it aint broke dont fix it". The reality is those signals were getting old and with the new electricode system goin in it was time for new signals.

[ballparkfrank10]

so what if they were getting old. u can still keep them even though the electric 1s r newer

[TommyBNSF]

Do you have videos posted from that day?

[ballparkfrank10]

no i didnt have my vidoe camera with me.

[TommyBNSF]

Damn, well could you just tell me the date?

[ballparkfrank10]

it was two years ago during spring break.

[TommyBNSF]

The date the signals were replaced? It was in May 2008. I want the exact if you were there

[ballparkfrank10]

or yeah. im thinkin the were done in 07. but yeah. why do u care so much? im positive i was there. the BNSF's actually went slow through there. if u know that they were done in May, then why are u asking me?

[TommyBNSF]

It's called, can't a guy be curious? I want the exact date because I want to know when I should've started hating BNSF.

[ballparkfrank10]

i know ur just curious. alls im saying is that i dont know. its not that big of a deal i dont think

[ballparkfrank10]

just cause they r old doesnt mean they need 2 be replaced