BNSF Trains at Norman, OK 10/29/2006 Part I of VI

THIS VIDEO IS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF JAMES B. TRACHIER, COPYRIGHT © 2006.

October 29, 2006 3:05 PM CDT
BNSF Railway Red Rock Subdivision
Norman, OK

Train: Southbound Grain
Motive Power: BNSF HII C44-9W, BNSF "Warbonnet" C44-9W (ex-ATSF) & BNSF HII C44-9W (road numbers unidentifiable)

A southbound BNSF grain train crosses Robinson St in Norman. Apologies for the wind noise and lack of tripod. I hadn't originally planned on getting a train here. I was on my way down to the Lexington Ave crossing when I saw the train coming from the north as I crossed the tracks here at Robinson St. It was coming pretty quickly, so I did a quick U-turn and pulled into a parking by a liquor store and got my camera and hopped out of the car and started rolling the film as fast as I could. I didn't really have time to get in good position for this one. Just goes to show, you gotta be ready for anything when railfanning!

UPDATE December 2010: This crossing has been closed and is undergoing a grade separation. The liquor store and parking lot where this video was taken no longer exist, as the area is now a construction site. Robinson St has been rerouted around the north side of the construction site, and a temporary grade crossing exists there while the new railroad overpass is being constructed at the original crossing site. The grade separation project is expected to be complete by early 2012.

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[angelgirl7473]

@theup3985 who cares about the Bell,.. I Love the Horn More.. its LOUDER~!!

[TrainmanEvan]

Great vid/catch dude 5/5

[theup3985]

There are bells on the crossing signals, but the locomotive bell was not ringing for some reason.