Southwest Dr Crossing Video 1

[UltraJoosh]

What's up with the horn?!

[quickman55]

Was the gate installed backwards? Btw, the bells should've rang while the gate was down & silent when going up (@ least that's the way I'm used 2).

[Cchrisbud813]

I guess the crossing controls can have the bell ring while the gates are down, or stop when the gates get all the way down. The ones I see in person stop ringing when the gate is down. I've also seen some crossings with gates but without bells.

[IQ136]

Are railroad wheels larger in diameter than truckwheels? I know they used to weigh about 900 pounds each of solid steel, right?

Also, this is kind of west of the heart of Cheyenne actually, I would say, but it is in the central area near downtown kind of.

[bryantfamily]

wow, those LED lights look pretty cool..

[Caltrain927]

Yeah. They're pretty common on UP lines.

[BNSFman08]

nice close up on the WCH gate lights.

[Caltrain927]

Thanks.

[wiley207]

The railroad crossing bells here in Plymouth County, MA also shut off when the gates lower.

[Caltrain927]

But they don't ring when they go back up do they?

[wiley207]

They do ring when the gates rise.

[Caltrain927]

Who owns the track?

[wiley207]

Most of the trains that pass through the area are MBTA commuter trains, but we also get one or two CSX freight trains a day.

[Caltrain927]

Then likely MBTA Owns the track. I have never seen 1 CSX Crossing with bells that ring when the gates rise.

[raildesigner]

The striping on the gate is incorrect.

[Caltrain927]

The end portion is the only stripes correct.

[eddieg749]

have you ever seen them use all 3 tracks at once

[Caltrain927]

No. I saw a couple coal trains go through using the 2 right tracks.

[BRYLON123456789]

Small signals.

[Caltrain927]

They only look small. The lights on the signal in front of me were so low, you could easily touch them.

[SIMIHIGH2008]

nice video

[Caltrain927]

Thanks!

[miketlow]

Nice.....from the looks of the cantilever signal bridge was there more tracks here in the past???

[Caltrain927]

The FRA report on this crossing says that 3 were the main, 2 were others. I am assuming they're spurs. Now there's ony one spur left which made it from 5 tracks to 4.

[Andrewsaxamophone]

Did you see 2002?

[Caltrain927]

Yes, I did. In fact I saw UP 2001 in Park City, UT leading a double stack the same day I took this video!! I think you can see 2002 somewhere around 01:28.