5:45 - 5:48 The signal appeared to jump from green to red, with no yellow? I'm not sure it's supposed to do that, even during preemption. If it is, then that's bad engineering.
6:39 You can notice the left turn signal is green for northbound Carroll Road traffic, but the through traffic light remains red. That is an improvement over most preempted signals, which simply give a red signal indication for the cross streets when a train is present.
5:45 - 5:48 The signal appeared to jump from green to red, with no yellow? I'm not sure it's supposed to do that, even during preemption. If it is, then that's bad engineering.
6:39 You can notice the left turn signal is green for northbound Carroll Road traffic, but the through traffic light remains red. That is an improvement over most preempted signals, which simply give a red signal indication for the cross streets when a train is present.
@rpmangin, go to 5:40 and watch the silver car in the bottom left of the screen. It will explain why the traffic light went from green to red without the yellow. :)
If you are refering to the picture with the workers, they are wiring in the new signals. The lights aren't flashing in the picture, just on steady on that one side. I beleive they are checking the wattage/voltage.
awesome clips. Do you live close to this crossing and have you figured out what times the trains pass through over time? I live right near a crossing and walk there at night sometimes to watch them come through..
As you may have noticed, they have two sets of lights for traffic crossing the tracks. When a train is approaching, the first set go red and the second set go green to clear traffic off the tracks, but they were returning to red too soon. If they turn red before the train gets there they could trap someone on the tracks. They've taken it to a bit of an extreme now, as it's now quite a long wait for cross traffic.
That's one of the big things I like about northern indiana - the trains! I like to see and hear them :).
millenniumman75 3 months ago
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5:45 - 5:48 The signal appeared to jump from green to red, with no yellow? I'm not sure it's supposed to do that, even during preemption. If it is, then that's bad engineering.
6:39 You can notice the left turn signal is green for northbound Carroll Road traffic, but the through traffic light remains red. That is an improvement over most preempted signals, which simply give a red signal indication for the cross streets when a train is present.
rpmangin 1 year ago
5:45 - 5:48 The signal appeared to jump from green to red, with no yellow? I'm not sure it's supposed to do that, even during preemption. If it is, then that's bad engineering.
6:39 You can notice the left turn signal is green for northbound Carroll Road traffic, but the through traffic light remains red. That is an improvement over most preempted signals, which simply give a red signal indication for the cross streets when a train is present.
rpmangin 1 year ago
@rpmangin, go to 5:40 and watch the silver car in the bottom left of the screen. It will explain why the traffic light went from green to red without the yellow. :)
wisecrac99 1 year ago
@rpmangin the traffic light looked blue 2 me.
carbon2983 4 months ago
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rpmangin 1 year ago
LOL at dog howling in background.
TheZeke1974 1 year ago
great video
storm24awesome 1 year ago
It looks like this crossing has three sets of lights and gets, with the third set for the exit ramp off the highway and onto Carroll Road.
6891man 1 year ago
Did that crossing used to not have bells?
elirosen1391 1 year ago
were they testing the crossing?
Bookof1998 2 years ago
@Bookof1998
If you are refering to the picture with the workers, they are wiring in the new signals. The lights aren't flashing in the picture, just on steady on that one side. I beleive they are checking the wattage/voltage.
wisecrac99 2 years ago
check out my video of an ns train in oaklandon, just west of this crossing
123chinch456 2 years ago
awesome clips. Do you live close to this crossing and have you figured out what times the trains pass through over time? I live right near a crossing and walk there at night sometimes to watch them come through..
generfeld 2 years ago
no stranger to this crossing
123chinch456 2 years ago
what kind of timing issues did they have
computersmasher 2 years ago
As you may have noticed, they have two sets of lights for traffic crossing the tracks. When a train is approaching, the first set go red and the second set go green to clear traffic off the tracks, but they were returning to red too soon. If they turn red before the train gets there they could trap someone on the tracks. They've taken it to a bit of an extreme now, as it's now quite a long wait for cross traffic.
wisecrac99 2 years ago
thanks!
computersmasher 2 years ago
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rpmangin 1 year ago
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This was so cool!!!!
whammy3323 2 years ago 2
Thank you very much! :)
wisecrac99 2 years ago
I'm jealous...CSX just upgraded a crossing up here in Grand Rapids and I've yet to see it in actions...Can't wait!!
whammy3323 2 years ago 2