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The Central Texas Railfan
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Добавлен 29 май 2017
Hello, I am The Central Texas Railfan, or Porter if you prefer. On this channel, you will find high-quality videos of grade crossings and trains! I strive to bring the best quality videos from all around the United States. So far, I've filmed videos in about half of the US states as well as in Italy and Canada. New videos will come out 4-5 times per week, with shorts coming out periodically.
UP Train MLDNL Knocks Down Signal | New Braunfels, TX
🗓 Date: 10/28/23
🛤 Line: UP Austin Subdivision (Track 2)
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One of my other catches on October 28th, 2023, was this northbound mixed freight MLDNL (Laredo, TX to North Little Rock, AR). An AC45CCTE was in the lead with an AC4400CWM mid-train. Here it is seen knocking down the 2248|2 intermediate signal.
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0:00 - Train
1:24 - Mid-train locomotive
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🛤 Line: UP Austin Subdivision (Track 2)
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One of my other catches on October 28th, 2023, was this northbound mixed freight MLDNL (Laredo, TX to North Little Rock, AR). An AC45CCTE was in the lead with an AC4400CWM mid-train. Here it is seen knocking down the 2248|2 intermediate signal.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Train
1:24 - Mid-train locomotive
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Join my Discord server to talk about railfanning and anything else!
discord.gg/tamYN7J4q8
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Visit my other media platforms here!
linktr.ee/The_Central_Texas_Railfan
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Removed Railroad Crossing Signal Compilation (Part 1)
Просмотров 7342 часа назад
One thing railroads in the modern era do extremely well is waste money. One of the most common ways is with grade crossing signal replacements. U.S. railroads spend many millions of dollars, often public funds, every year to replace properly functioning signal equipment. Every single grade crossing signal seen in this video has since been outright replaced or removed completely and replaced wit...
MI Bell | Railroad Crossing | Blackshear St, Navasota, TX
Просмотров 8057 часов назад
🗓 Date: 4/23/22 🛤 Line: UP Navasota Subdivision ✭✭✭ After catching the northbound up near Wellborn, the southbound in Wade Siding got its signal and began proceeding south. I decided to head all the way down to Navasota and wait it out at this classic crossing. After about fifteen minutes, it came through with two AC4400CWs and an SD70AH in the lead. This is a wonderfully classic crossing, bein...
Railroad Crossing | W Alamo St, Brenham, TX
Просмотров 61312 часов назад
🗓 Date: 6/11/22 🛤 Line: BNSF Galveston Subdivision ✭✭✭ After chasing the UP oil train from Hockley to Hempstead, I decided to check the signals on the BNSF Galveston Subdivision in Brenham to see if anything was coming. A high green was burning for a southbound, so I began waiting it out. After about half an hour, a southbound Q-CHIROB came through with an ES44DC and SD70ACe in the lead. Interm...
Trains Meet on Bridge and SD70M Leaders | Houston Railfan Trip Part 3
Просмотров 35116 часов назад
🗓 Date: 2/25/23 🛤 Lines: UP West Belt Subdivision and UP Palestine Subdivision ✭✭✭ The afternoon of February 25th, 2024, brought many trains on the West Belt Subdivision. Among them were two SD70M leaders, now increasingly rare as their active numbers dwindle. ✭✭✭ Timestamps: 0:00 - Train 1 and Train 2 Meet 1:44 - Train 3 3:09 - Train 4 3:43 - Train 4 Rear-DPUs 4:03 - Belt Junction Explained 4:...
Railroad Crossing | W Main St, Chehalis, WA
Просмотров 52519 часов назад
🗓 Date: 9/6/22 🛤 Line: BNSF Seattle Subdivision ✭✭✭ After barely catching a northbound coal train one crossing north, ATCS immediately showed another alignment and train fast approaching. I quickly ran down to this crossing and not five minutes later, a northbound Amtrak Cascades train came flying through with a P42DC leading and a non-power control unit F40PH on the rear. This crossing is pret...
Railroad Crossing | CR 279, Lissie, TX
Просмотров 482День назад
🗓 Date: 9/25/22 🛤 Line: UP Glidden Subdivision ✭✭✭ On September 25th, 2022, while returning home from a trip to the coast, I was driving through Lissie when I noticed a train stopped in the siding in town. As soon as I pulled off to investigate, it began notching up out of the siding. I raced back east to the first available crossing and threw down my camera. I didn't have to wait long. Moments...
Safetran Type 1 | Railroad Crossing | Main St, Copperas Cove, TX
Просмотров 566День назад
🗓 Date: 3/10/23 🛤 Line: BNSF Lampasas Subdivision ✭✭✭ After catching this train in Harker Heights, I decided to chase it to Copperas Cove and record this crossing with a Safetran Type 1 electronic bell. It wasn't long before the train came through town. Here we see an uncut look at this bizarre train. Unfortunately, the Safetran Type 1 here was very much on its way out. It was extremely quiet, ...
BNSF 6735 South | Rogers, TX
Просмотров 21114 дней назад
🗓 Date: 2/19/23 🛤 Line: BNSF Galveston Subdivision ✭✭✭ Join my Discord server to talk about railfanning and anything else! discord.gg/tamYN7J4q8 ✭✭✭ Visit my other media platforms here! linktr.ee/The_Central_Texas_Railfan
Railroad Crossing | Peachblow Rd, Delaware, OH
Просмотров 47214 дней назад
🗓 Date: 5/24/24 🛤 Lines: NS Sandusky District and CSX Columbus Line Subdivision ✭✭✭ On May 24th, 2024, I began a ten-day railfanning stint across the Midwestern United States. For the first six days, I was assisting family in the Columbus, Ohio and as such was largely confined to that area. I began by examining the NS Sandusky District where it parallels the extremely lightly-used CSX Columbus ...
Railroad Crossing | S Main St, Rockdale, TX
Просмотров 71514 дней назад
🗓 Date: 12/3/22 🛤 Line: UP Austin Subdivision ✭✭✭ After catching this train in Taylor, I chased it to Thorndale, screwed up that video, then continued on to Rockdale. Here we see it at one final crossing. This is quite an interesting crossing with a neat mix of equipment. The near side has an older (though modernized) MoPac-era gate mast. There is also a large Harmon cantilever. The far side of...
Railroad Crossing | Machala Rd, Sealy, TX
Просмотров 37914 дней назад
🗓 Date: 5/26/22 🛤 Line: BNSF Galveston Subdivision ✭✭✭ After catching the southbound grain train at the nearby Mixville Road crossing, I heard the dispatcher arrange a meet between it and a northbound at Wallis Siding some seven miles to my south. Thankfully, this meet took place quickly, and within 30 minutes, up came a northbound mixed freight with a C44-9W and ES44C4 in the lead. This crossi...
Huge 7-Locomotive Lashup! | UP Austin Sub Trains | 8/18/22
Просмотров 24221 день назад
🗓 Date: 8/18/22 🛤 Line: UP Austin Subdivision ✭✭✭ On August 18th, 2022, I set out for the Austin Sub with hopes of catching two trains, one southbound and one northbound. The northbound turned out to be a lot cooler than I expected! ✭✭✭ Timestamps: 0:00 - Train 1 (AMTK 21) 0:42 - Austin Explained 0:57 - Train 2 (UP MSAFW) ✭✭✭ Join my Discord server to talk about railfanning and anything else! d...
Railroad Crossing | Lenway St, Dallas, TX
Просмотров 41021 день назад
🗓 Date: 5/26/23 🛤 Line: UP Dallas Subdivision ✭✭✭ After catching a couple of TRE trains at Market Center Boulevard, I came down to this crossing to see if anything else was coming before it got dark. Sure enough, two trains were lined through on the UP, one in each direction. I set up my camera, and within moments, the telltale glow of headlights on the rails announced the presence of the first...
Railroad Crossing | Morrow St, Austin, TX (Video 5)
Просмотров 62221 день назад
🗓 Date: 2/29/24 🛤 Line: CMTY Central Subdivision ✭✭✭ After catching a couple of MetroRail trains at the new McKalla Station, I attended my college classes for the day then decided to film a couple more. Here was my next catch of the day, a northbound MetroRail train. No changes to these low-quality Siemens gates since my last video here. Now, the lights on the exit masts have begun acting up by...
Railroad Crossing | Pitts Rd, Richmond, TX
Просмотров 61721 день назад
Railroad Crossing | Pitts Rd, Richmond, TX
Back-to-Back BNSF Trains in Caldwell, TX!
Просмотров 17128 дней назад
Back-to-Back BNSF Trains in Caldwell, TX!
Railroad Crossing | Commonwealth Ave, Concord, MA (Video 4)
Просмотров 42428 дней назад
Railroad Crossing | Commonwealth Ave, Concord, MA (Video 4)
Railroad Crossing | W Stassney Ln, Austin, TX
Просмотров 824Месяц назад
Railroad Crossing | W Stassney Ln, Austin, TX
Pedestrian Railroad Crossing | Brushy Creek Trail, Cedar Park, TX
Просмотров 770Месяц назад
Pedestrian Railroad Crossing | Brushy Creek Trail, Cedar Park, TX
The Searchlight Signals of Houston, TX | Houston Railfan Trip Part 2
Просмотров 668Месяц назад
The Searchlight Signals of Houston, TX | Houston Railfan Trip Part 2
Railroad Crossing | N Washington St, La Grange, TX
Просмотров 531Месяц назад
Railroad Crossing | N Washington St, La Grange, TX
Railroad Crossing | Banister Ln, Austin, TX (Video 2)
Просмотров 847Месяц назад
Railroad Crossing | Banister Ln, Austin, TX (Video 2)
Railroad Crossing | FM 3219, Harker Heights, TX
Просмотров 746Месяц назад
Railroad Crossing | FM 3219, Harker Heights, TX
My Backyard Railroad Crossing Signal | Demo and Overview
Просмотров 773Месяц назад
My Backyard Railroad Crossing Signal | Demo and Overview
Railroad Crossing | 7th St NW, Puyallup, WA (Video 2)
Просмотров 878Месяц назад
Railroad Crossing | 7th St NW, Puyallup, WA (Video 2)
Railroad Crossing | Chaparral St, Woodsboro, TX
Просмотров 594Месяц назад
Railroad Crossing | Chaparral St, Woodsboro, TX
Pedestrian Railroad Crossing | McKalla Station, Austin, TX
Просмотров 1 тыс.Месяц назад
Pedestrian Railroad Crossing | McKalla Station, Austin, TX
Huge Locomotives on 104-Year-Old Track! | Blue Bell Lead, Brenham, TX
Просмотров 983Месяц назад
Huge Locomotives on 104-Year-Old Track! | Blue Bell Lead, Brenham, TX
Railroad Crossing | FM 153, Winchester, TX
Просмотров 724Месяц назад
Railroad Crossing | FM 153, Winchester, TX
Watching in alva
I live by the Iowa Interstate Peoria subdivision and at the crossing on my street they have a RACO mechanical bell. Sadly they have been replacing the crossings.
Hello from oklahoma
First Clip Is Now A Roundabout Railroad Crossing
Are the bells Dead?!😊
No. They only activate when freight trains pass. Streetcars do not activate them, only the lights.
@@TheCentralTexasRailfan that’s kinda weird that they only activate when freight trains go by but not the street cars how strange
Union Pacific's been especially bad for this in recent years. Even signals as new as less a decade or two old get replaced entirely by Siemens junk that won't last half as long. It's a horrendous waste of money and equipment.
If you dont mind please show the whole train
He did show the full train?
That's sad the crossings look like there in fine condition. in the years to come sadly its going to be very rare to see a crossing with a mechanical bell or incandescent lights or cantilevers. It's sad that they replaced them
Now that's how a crossing should sound everywhere. Too Bad about the mechanical bells dying. I just love them. Awesome video. Have a nice day
These crossing gates have -30% IQ to warn others for 7905
I'm sure your neighbors just love you
Howdy
Howdy from the great state north of texas😊
General Signals Type 3 Electronic more like Caseoh’s General Diet Type 3 Diabetes
Great job today
Howdy from alva oklahoma
Great video and info. Thanks!
Thank you!
Great video! Love those 70s ATSF signals, even if they're pretty well modernized by BNSF these days!
Great video and crossing! Love those older SP signals, shame the original(?) mechanical bells there are on their way out.
Thank you! I would assume both are original.
WORKING MI BELL
Not anymore
Great catch nice crossing and video
Thank you very much!
I’m the stay in car lol😂
The General Signals type 2 was my all time fav.
Ge bells is a copycat
I'm also the stay in the car Guy
awesome video!
Nice one, Porter. 3:09 After you filmed on Caplin Street crossing, the near signal was replaced with an even brand new signal after a derecho storm occurred in May.
Good video and crossing! Shame the original mechanical bells were replaced a while back. Love how it still retains the old ATSF signals, albeit modernized.
Great video with a good locale. Thanks!
empty rock ,caught one there and also on the river tresstle .
always wanted to catch one rolling about a mile and a half to the left ,by the park and the vfw.
Great catch nice crossing and video
That sounds BEAUTIFUL.
been there many times ,awesome vid
The second one looks like a CSX style crossing. Just mount the NEG E bell on the lights and it’ll be one.
3:36 Where is this crossing located?
Wish we come here
Nice video and crossing!
Thank you very much!
I am 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and sometimes 11 💀
Great video. Excellent action and graphics. Thanks!
Sounds like there are 2 different sounds on the bells
Lol
Great video & crossing!
Great video!
Great video! Nice 70s Safetran cantilever install.
Thanks!
That particular gate is a power up gravity down mech. These gates have what's like a dynamic brake to a locomotive. When the gate lowers the dynamic braking slows the speed at which the gate drops. When this mechanism fails the gate drops at an uncontrolled speed. The counterweights are fine as once there set the only time they need adjusting is if the type of gate arm is changed or lengthened.
Great catches there man!
Union Pacific In Houston, Texas
Great catches awesome meet and nice video