WSOR Passenger Train Deadheads Back to Madison Part 2

The Wisconsin & Southern passenger train comes into Madison eastbound.

1.) Highland Avenue.

2.) University Avenue & Campus Drive. Note traffic lights interconnected with crossing signals at this and the previous scene.

3.) Wilson Street & Bedford Street.

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• Southern
• WSOR
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• E-unit
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[trainz675]

here in lacrosse, we have a "downtown job" they carry about 5 cars. ALL crossings are posted EXEMPT.

[HighIronofWisconsin]

Yeah, although crossings marked EXEMPT tend to have fairly low train traffic, it doesn't mean the same thing as TRACKS OUT OF SERVICE as a lot of people seem to think it does. Train traffic is just one of the factors taken into consideration when deciding whether to exempt a crossing.

[DesertEagle74]

how come that one yellow sign says exempt?

[HighIronofWisconsin]

So vehicles that would have to stop at most railroad crossings (buses etc) are "exempt" from doing so because they would create an undue hazard for traffic due to the configuration of the crossing right at an intersection.

[metraF40PH163]

Sweet railroad crossing at 2:23, nice video

[msk578]

I've always known "exempt" to mean "abandoned". This really threw me off when we visited Madison recently.

[ss3kidgoku]

@dvferyance Not really. If there's a preemption on a traffic light signal thats ahead or behind the railroad crossing it's not illegal if you go on the green arrow/green light that the preemption issues. Once the light turns red, then yeah it's illegal to go.

[dvferyance]

@ss3kidgoku went right through when the lights were flashing that's illegal.

[ss3kidgoku]

@dvferyance What about him?

[WhiskeyCentral]

On A Vacation I Would Take This March To Tomahawk Wisconsin I Plan To Railfan For Some Time Around Madison But Before I Do I Was Curious As To How Much Train Would Come Around Madison Such As The Wisconsin And Southern?