Union Pacific Rock Train

[railcarcounter]

30 rail cars

[AxlWolfU]

OMG... Only 20 seconds since the barriers are down to see the train crossing???

Barriers in my country are down at least 45 seconds before the train approaches to the crossing

(Sorry if I have a bad english)

BTW... nice video, greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina

[RochelleXing]

The car kinda ruined your shot

[johnjackstif]

cotton belt up

[johnjackstif]

never seen such a thing...

[theedge150]

very nice! we have rock train over here in so cal, but its a ES44 on each end and runs from the desert in to LA. same cars too

[bonniemalikpeter]

32 cars with enigins

[bonniemalikpeter]

32 cars with engens

[Dproud2700]

The cars look similar to ones the SP has on the Texas branch. These trains also were run with GP-40-2/TEBU/GP-40-2 combonations. Does anyone have any footage of these trains or what is running down there now?

[spikejones5]

I seen a scenario like this.

As soon as the train passed. A car from behind did not want to wait for the gates to rise.

He / She jumped around through the other lane.

Got nailed by the one on the second track.

I do not know if they flew to heaven. The car flew 50 feet or more.

[Corey6496]

Nice signals!

[SuperDuckman24]

Good old Southern Pacific!! I have to say, love the horn and boy was that train moving! The crossing gates were were down just before it came flying by! Awesome just awesome !

[TheAmtrakboy]

brenton81 are those wrrs mini bells and the safetain

[Brenton81]

@TheAmtrakboy No, it's just the one Safetran bell on top of the signal on the right.

[TylerTheGreat1996]

SURPRISE--Someone actually stopped t a RR crossing!!!!!! :O :O :O :O :O

[MultiHornguy]

K5LA right?

[trainfart]

Fantastico! =)

[UltreaKiller]

Industry

srs business.

[TheDarthEmperor]

Best fuckin freight horn ever! 

[Nathanrailfan]

I know it was so hard to wait for a train pass. It is just too hard.

[twistedtornado100]

I wanna rock...

[volk2575]

редкий кадр

[danielissoawsome]

nice angle

[Romerjon17]

Counting the sheep's :D

[MrMikejosh]

that train was hauling !ss

[shikatema4]

this is more of what they are like where i live lol

[wlbaz]

I love the bell and horn action too! And...I applied for a job with UP here in Phoenix. Wish me luck...:)

[shendritgashi]

i love trains xD

[ibuy4unow]

Love the Bell and horn action! Nice video!

[silliegirl50]

Now that was a very smart driver

[Brenton81]

@sillydylan2010 He was going about 30 mph.

[brandxdog7]

@Brenton81 looks like 40 to me

[twalsh29]

@brandxdog7 I don't think thats an SD40. Look at the nose of the cab. It is too wide to be an SD40. The rear of the cab is the same style as SD40, but the nose is too new.

[XxLegendman1995xX]

Smart driver and vicious train

[Gavsta10]

Wow! Thats going fast at a Railway Crossing.

[noturnojt]

1truk for 31 cx

[Alizara75]

Forgive me in advance, but I must say this...

That train ROCKS!

[MinasGeraisRailways]

Very nice. Sandpoint is a great hot spot for BNSF and UP

[needlenitz18]

Brookfield here! :) love going on brookfield road where it meets river road. CP rail

[Shydragon72]

30 cars 1 loco motive 1 other engine put it together u get 32

[Shydragon72]

thats a fast mother fucker!

[DRfermasMs]

good driver for once

[Shydragon72]

just saying but there are a lot of drivers like that here in Valparaiso/Porter County Indiana/USA

[sansitwins]

What a beautiful noise...!!!

[MsMellowship]

дебилы а в чом прикол?

[UltraJoosh]

Fast train.

[charby09]

going full speed right for chicago!

[Brenton81]

He doesn't quite make it to Chicago. He'll go a few more miles to Kenosha, then get onto the Farm Subdivision. From there, he'll pass through town and pick up the Milwaukee Subdivision. Then it's a straight shot down to Park City, just south of Gurnee, Illinois.

[pranxter08]

wow that is FAST!!! and i beleive that they are called ORE cars..not a rock train... COOL VID!

[Brenton81]

They actually are hauling rock from the Vulcan Materials Quarry in Racine, WI. They also use the identifier "Rock Job" when talking to the dispatcher.

[gebass6]

@Brenton81 It comes from Vulcan materials in Pleasant Praire.Near the Wisconsin Electric Powerplant.

[Brenton81]

@gebass6 There is a unload facility there, yes, but the rocks come from the quarry at the corner of 3 Mile Road and Douglas Avenue in Racine. Check Google Maps. You'll see that the Kenosha Sub runs between the two pits, just west of Douglas Avenue and there is a siding for loading the cars. The train used to come off the Farm Industrial Lead near the power plant and head south on the Milwaukee Sub. It now has a different route and comes south all the way down from St. Francis.

[gebass6]

@Brenton81 O.K.I didn't know there was a quarry up in Racine.I also mistakenly thought that this was the Milwaukee sub Rock train that runs down to N.Chicago.

[Brenton81]

@gebass6 It is the same train you're thinking of. They used to take the Kenosha Sub from Racine to Kenosha, then get on the Farm Industrial Lead. The Farm Lead is a NE/SW line that connects the Kenosha and Milwaukee Subs. Then they would take the Milwaukee Sub down to Park City. This year they switched to taking the Kenosha Sub north to St. Francis and dropping down on the Milwaukee Sub to Park City. It eliminates dealing with Metra in Kenosha and throwing switches for the Farm Lead.

[Trainking922]

Is cotton belt sill around anymore? I thought it was with Sothern Pasific

[NSwannabeEngineer]

SSW was bought out by SP a long time ago.

[trainamtrakcsx]

and then souhern pacific was bought by unionpacific

[protection8050]

The SSW unit is a GP60, not a GP30. The UP unit is a GP38-2, not a GP40-2.

[moon47mars]

That is a GP38-2L. But yes, your basically right.

[mikeyRavens52]

is it my eyes, or is the top of the right signal wobbling at 0:11 ?

[Brenton81]

No, you're seeing it right. It's from the gate braking as it reaches the horizontal position.

[TheTVGuy45]

@mikeyRavens52 No, I saw it too.

[oliverjumelle]

how near is the train before the crossing detects it? in ireland its about 1 mile then the amber signal lights up followed by 2 flashing red lights and then the barrier lowers

[Brenton81]

There are a few different detection systems in use here in the US. A lot of crossings use something called "Constant Warning Time." The system detects the train and calculates how long it will take for it to reach the crossing based on it's speed. It then activates the signals about 20 seconds before the train reaches the crossing, regardless of whether it's traveling 80 mph or 10 mph.

[moon47mars]

Union Pacific and Cotten Belt mixed, Wow!

[FlyBikes089]

Awesome video!

[UndertakerRocks123]

how fast was it going?

[UndertakerRocks123]

yeah lol

[skinnyshit8888]

So these cars go to the industry near illinois 137?

[Brenton81]

I'm not sure exactly where, but I believe they go just north of Gurnee.

[CNW4404]

Just south of Gurnee to the Upton Yard. It's the Vulcan Materials facility between Route 137 and 176.

[gebass6]

@CNW4404 Actually North Chicago.Northwest of the C.N.(nee E.J.& E)and U.P. junction.

[Trickmaster180]

nice

[DRfermasMs]

That guy was a good driver for once someone knows how to drive

[yamaha789]

was the lead unit a geep or and sd40-2?

[dm9150]

I think, it's a GP60.

[admydragonch2]

I have that patched locomotive on trainz.

[Nec1228]

nice catch with the SP unit

[freight0trains]

nice car

[Andrewsaxamophone]

hah

[peepantsfunny]

the pole wabbled a little bit befor the gate fully lowers.

[donoesau]

Good photography.

[JeremiahTrane]

Is this on the Reedsburg Sub with the train coming from the pink lady ballast pit???

[Brenton81]

This is on the Kenosha Subdivision between Racine and Kenosha. Lake Michigan is just past the horizon in the background. The train is heading south from the Vulcan Materials Quarry in Racine.

[ic6071]

I absoulutly LOVE this vid! I hope to see more like this! You could not have picked a better angle!

[tfoster09]

Awesome video! Keep it up!

[dkc149]

great video

[FlyBikes089]

Wow that grade crossing's light flasher bit different but they still COOL and awesome the video,Brenton81! :)

[Brenton81]

Thanks. They're L.E.D.'s.

[FlyBikes089]

Welcome and yeaa I never see before that light flasher color look like is different! This is COOL and KEEEEEEEEEEP UP morreee new video! ;) ALSO I would will bring the popcorn here with us let me watch your video lol

[VespineVid2]

Sweet-an SP patch!

[maxitrain989]

What did the barrier hit?

[Brenton81]

They actually didn't hit anything. They're designed to brake slightly before dropping all the way so the gate mechanism doesn't get jarred.

[Andrewsaxamophone]

Awesome video!

[Brenton81]

Thank You!

[TrainmanKight]

cool video how many trains travel on this line and what bells were thoes they sounded like wch or safetran

[Brenton81]

Anywhere from zero to six a day. The bell, lights, and gates are all Safetran.

[TrainmanKight]

thanks