The MoPac Sequence is used on the DART light rail system in the DFW area of Texas.
@mansnylind-alevelcrossings6033
Ай бұрын
Great video! Seems like American railroads are free to chose whatever sequence they want for their crossings. Here in Sweden, bell sequence is determined by type of crossing. Full barrier crossings (gates blocking the entire roadway) uses “Rings until gates are fully lowered” while “Continuous until gates rise” is used on half barrier crossings (gates blocking only half the roadway)
@sirkrunch
4 ай бұрын
UP is an odd dog here in Iowa. When they initially took over the CNW lines here in 1996 and began replacing and installing new gated signals, they were set up for the bell to only sound from power on to gate down and from gate rise to power down. By 2010, all of those same installs were changed to bell sound the entire time. (Which was how CNW had theirs set up in the first place.) Iowa Interstate varies, but you can still find old Rock Island installs yet that do bell sound from Startup through until the gate starts to rise. Even better some of those installs retain the sequence where the mast lights also turn off when the gate begins to rise, but the gate lights continue to flash until the gates are back to fully vertical.
@railwayamerica744
Күн бұрын
Cool video, but you forgot to add one type of Railroad Crossing Bell Sequence: Timed Sequence: Railroad Crossing bells ring during the signal activation, but shut off during a certain amount of time while the rest of the signal remains active. These are common on newer Finger Lakes Railway installs.
@jacksonmaurer112
2 ай бұрын
CN crossings near Radom use the rings until gates rise but for Main street in Radom, it uses the rings until gates are fully down but all the other crossings on the CN centralia sub, the bell sequence is continuous until gates rise
@handheldrailfan
Жыл бұрын
Nice Video! As a Side Note, Bell Sequences on CN and CPKC Crossings are very different between the US and Canada, which I always found Interesting. As a Canadian, lot of crossing here have the Bell Ring during the whole Activation. Wish a lot of Crossing here had the Bell ring only when the Gates are lowering.
@zachzebra56
10 ай бұрын
Nice video! In my area on a CPKC sub, one crossing (which is an older Milwaukee road set up.) Rings through the whole activation. A few others with late 90s to early 2000s installs ring until the gates lower. And then the others which are newer more recent installs (or ones with a newer bungalow) ring until the gates start rising. That bell sequence is a standard for all of CPKCs newer installations much like BNSF.
@LotusbandicootRR
2 ай бұрын
I was amazed by the first old mechanical bell (WRRS?) but then the Teardrop showed up! Also, I know of a few crossing signals that do the sequence at 1:43, seems like a rarity for sure. They're all on the NS Huntington District/Lafayette District in Indiana, probably installed during the N&W era. They all still have mechanical bells, but no one can be sure for how much longer...
@duolingovietnam7389
2 ай бұрын
I really like these videos because they are very suitable for me
@K1nLies
9 ай бұрын
1:44 These types of railroad crossings are common on florida railroads. FEC, brightline etc.
@onhiatus526
8 ай бұрын
Countries like Poland and Finland use the Racetrack sequence. It can also be called “Polish” or “Finnish” sequence. Either way, not offending you guys lol.
@upking9080
8 ай бұрын
Interesting. This video was primarily focused on the sequences found at North American crossings.
@onhiatus526
8 ай бұрын
@@upking9080 Oh ok
@piktureit
8 ай бұрын
They also use this sequence in Australia.
@ItsLegendarySparrow
Ай бұрын
1:53 A fly just flew across the camera 6:10 A gate didn’t go down behind the other one
@frenchtoast2027
7 ай бұрын
In my area in Michigan, CN has the bell ring until it rises or its on the entire time
@KCDash4400cw
Жыл бұрын
There's a crossing right outside my town that on one side does the regular UP method of keeping the bell on the entire time while the other side does the old Mo-Pac method of having the bell ring as the gate starts to lower, The line is ex Mo-Pac (UP Chester Sub) so that'll explain it probably
@brandedmcgowan9414
8 ай бұрын
SP/SSW has the second one (ringing when lowered and stopped while raising up and sounds better with the wch 0333 m-bell back in the 1990s) UP at some point in my hometown (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) when the SSW and MoPac in the late 80s build a crossing along side 4th ave (MP line) they removed the track on 3rd ave (SP/SSW) to double track on 4th cause residents were furious about stopping at two crossings a block apart and also between 1987 to 1994, 2 later 3 overpasses were built and at the time UP/MP and SP/SSW used the MoPac sequence til around the 2010s when UP upgraded the lights to LED and bells to electronic but still using the 1980s mast and some signal heads.
@coleallen3895
9 ай бұрын
The BNSF racetrack sequence is pretty interesting - the specific crossing you used as the example is exactly one of very few BNSF crossings in the entire country that has a WCH e-bell (nearly all BNSF owned crossings have GS bells. I wonder why that is). But I do wonder why the bell is silenced as soon as the train touches the crossing - why not just have the bell keep ringing until after the train has passed?
@TheRailfan360
6 ай бұрын
I suppose it's because the presence of the train does not need to be indicated as much as the train is now right in front of the road. It's an interesting way to help the bells last longer.
@coleallen3895
6 ай бұрын
@@TheRailfan360 the Caltrain line in the San Francisco Bay Area (SF - San Jose) is just as busy as the racetrack and their bell sequence isn’t like that
@TheRailfan360
6 ай бұрын
@@coleallen3895 I didn't say it had anything to do with train traffic.
@TPNWR10
Жыл бұрын
The one that PNWR uses is the countinuous until gates rise sequence but the bells startup 5 seconds later after the lights go on.
@jacobflanigan6343
5 ай бұрын
Many SP installed crossings have the bells ring till gates rise, but the lights also shut off at the same time as the bells, although gate lights continue to flash until the gates are all the way up
@adensrailfanningproductions
Жыл бұрын
I know of a crossing ive visited a few times where the WCH E-bell rings untl the gates START to go down instead of when they fully go down, There also is a GS Type 3 at that crossing that rings until the gates go up, Kinda rare crossing if you ask me
@adensrailfanningproductions
9 ай бұрын
GS Type 2* Not a type 3
@adensrailfanningproductions
9 ай бұрын
The WCH E-bell died, RIP
@adensrailfanningproductions
7 ай бұрын
WCH E-bell un-died at that crossing
@CA-Rails-Aviation
4 ай бұрын
@@adensrailfanningproductionswhat crossing?
@adensrailfanningproductions
4 ай бұрын
@@CA-Rails-Aviation It was the one at black lane in cottonwood ca but the sequence changed about a month before i got my camera.
@Morristownrailfanningemergency
Жыл бұрын
Very nice video! New sub, also, at 4:11, on the CSX Indy sub to queens gate yard in Cincinnati, there are a 1 or 2 crossings that have this sequence
@captainminecraft631
6 ай бұрын
The racetrack sequence is the safest, it’s hard to know when another train is coming, and this type doesn’t need a light up display.
@AGTCRailroader
9 ай бұрын
1:59 this sequence you can hear at the crossing in lindale (the one closest to the platform)
@nicoleasyowell1070
Жыл бұрын
That's a very nice video of the macanial crossing fails.
@direwolf9880
Жыл бұрын
Mts uses the mopac bell sequence on the orange line and the green line but with changes depending on what time it is
@trainworldstudio7185
Жыл бұрын
Devasher Rd last remains with the no ring bell sequence in Warrensburg, MO
@kyleb06
5 ай бұрын
1:45 also commonly used by IC and early NS as well
@wearethekbproductions
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video man! I love it!
@theark-la-missrailfan
11 ай бұрын
Those MoPac sequences are amazing. Also what’s the music at 3:15?
@Hopen111YT
Жыл бұрын
Good idea
@BHV0810
9 ай бұрын
5:03 I hate when the bells are off-pitch with each other
@speedemon3364
Жыл бұрын
Nice compilation! As far as I know, most of the crossings in my area, the bells ring through the whole activation. Also for crossings with different bell sequences, they're mostly found at jointly owned Railroad Crossings, specifically freight/light rail crossings.
@NashRailfan
Жыл бұрын
Continuous also very common on the CN
@captainminecraft631
6 ай бұрын
1:05 NS does it too!
@captainminecraft631
6 ай бұрын
Sorry, you already listed it.
@br1ck300
Жыл бұрын
Cool!
@Kate-two
7 ай бұрын
I have a crossing by me that the bells dont start until the gates lower
@Hayden_train1
Жыл бұрын
at 4:34 I remember this crossing from the railroad crossing fail
@upking9080
Жыл бұрын
Olive Street in Pacific, MO. Yes it was a failroad!
@bnsfrailfan0957
Жыл бұрын
KCS would use the MoPac sequence too as far as I can remember
@upking9080
Жыл бұрын
They used it for some of their 1990s crossings.
@mansnylind-alevelcrossings6033
Ай бұрын
Great video! Seems like American railroads are free to chose whatever sequence they want for their crossings. Here in Sweden, bell sequence is determined by type of crossing. Full barrier crossings (gates blocking the entire roadway) uses “Rings until gates are fully lowered” while “Continuous until gates rise” is used on half barrier crossings (gates blocking only half the roadway)
@METX141railfan
Жыл бұрын
CN leithtion sub: why forgot about me I’m a track 1:43
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