CN Train Crosses Manitoba Street

[SquEeber666]

P.S you blow horns, trains blow whistles.

[SquEeber666]

I'm sure the people in the house next to the tracks would love the train laying on the horn.

[iqbaln206]

no horn!

[CNRailWabamun]

Nice Catch! It is rare to see CN GP9's, I myself have only seen 2 in my lifetime.

[MalWave]

@CNRailWabamun yeah you're right O_O can't say I've ever seen that model of diesel....and I've been chasing trains for least 12 years

[SquEeber666]

#1 Transport Canada standard is 20 seconds.

#2 No, the train does not have to stop before proceeding over this crossing.

#3 Paynes Spur is 10 MPH.

#4 This train is leaving the yard in St. Thomas and is not slowed down due to any switches or crossovers.

#5 This is a DC track circuit, once the train hit the approach the crossing activated. Faster train = less warning time.

[danwhatdanwhat]

this is where i live!

[jay600katana]

Man, its depressing to watch how the railroads around here are disappearing. I remember watching CSX trains flying through Essex and Tilbury on the caso. St. Thomas used to be thriving with rail activity. 4103 used to run into Leamington all the time. sad, just plain sad

[RussianPalikhov]

@jay600katana

They would not be disappearing if the greedy automotive and aviation industry did not get such a big hold of everyday life. The sad thing being, the majority of people have accepted the auto industry propaganda that ended up having railroads around Canada go into decline.

[stttttipa]

which loco is that

[chrisvazquez7]

Both locomotives are GP9RM's.

[Bus7777]

@chrisvazquez7 I love the way they look.

[trainzandbridgez101]

The crossing gates seemed REALLY late! Why was this? Great video. I've seen CN locomotive #4102 at the Aldershot GO Station at Bayview Junction.

[KokkeiMizu]

Just how the crossings are wired in this area. The train has a stop sign just before this crossing, and they're supposed to stop to compensate for the late activation.

[VIA919]

i assume its like that for switching a customer close to the crossing. So they can pull the train out and not set off the crossing signal and block traffic.

i could be wrong.

[KokkeiMizu]

No, it's because it's right after a switch. The speed limit in the area isn't very fast anyways, so they don't need to worry about the signals activating really far away. There's no customers in the area (any more).

[KrisPizer]

As long as there is at least 30 seconds or more of warning time before the train reaches the crossing then it's legal. I didn't time this but it should be fine.

[KokkeiMizu]

Actually, I think it's only 20 seconds that's required.

[KrisPizer]

30 seconds here in the USA, could be 20 in Canada though.

[KokkeiMizu]

I heard 20 seconds once...

[KrisPizer]

The Federal Railroad Administration minimum warning time is 20 seconds, but even in fact of that, most railroads run at 10 seconds over the minimum to avoid problems. Anyway, at that speed even 15 seconds would be plenty. ;)

[KokkeiMizu]

Yeah, there was plenty of notice, even though the train was really close.

[ToledoRailfan]

I expected to see the crossing gates already down, considering how close the train was.  They came down right at the last moment. Kind of scary. Nice video, though.

[CPRRailfan]

thats kinda gay that they have quiet zones for trains during the day...everyones awake anyways lol

[KokkeiMizu]

Yeah, but they wanna keep the peace and quiet of the neighbourhood...

[CPRRailfan]

but whats beter then a train horn? lol jk i kno wat you meen.

[jmano33]

why no horns, is this a quiet zone?

[KokkeiMizu]

Yeah, unfortunately.

[furryfurball1221]

beautiful bell, nice job! favorited

[KokkeiMizu]

Thanks :)