Sounds like a hybrid 🤣🤣🤣

E and h lines are pretty much unusable. 3 hours for a 30 minute ride is not cutting it

Amazing catch and find!

Sadly, as time goes by, even though there may not be a lot of activity on this line, the bells will eventually be replaced with electronic bells or the entire gated mast signals themselves will be replaced.

UP did that a lot and had mechanical bells that were loud and stopped ringing for the rest of the crossing cycle, when all gates were completely lowered, until about the late 1990's when they changed manufacturers and gradually started replacing a lot of their older signals, even though the incadescent bulbs were replaced with an LED bulb/lens combo. Sometimes the bells would resume ringing again when the gates raise at some of their crossings, yet a lot of their gateless mast and cantilever signals usually had only one mechanical bell (similar to BNSF only having one e-bell for both signals, cantilver or mast, at a crossing) or even no bells at all (especially at older crossings, 1970's-1980's, in Utah and Idaho, Noland Rd in Independence, MO, just to name a few places). Before the merger, Southern Pacific and Western Pacific always had bells on all of their signals (both sides of the crossings) and the bells would continue ringing while the gates were down then stop ringing when the gates start to raise. This was especially noticeable throughought Oregon, California, Arizona, Nevada, and even small parts of Utah, New Mexico, and Kansas where the Western and Southern Pacific Railroads each had lines. Sadly, they have all been replaced, including WP and SP searchlight signals, with newer UP Harmon signals that have e-bells and LED lenses.

👑Mechanical bells.

Your video came up on my feed, I am planning a round the USA trip on Amtrak using the Rail Pass, can you book each leg at the same time or have book it when you get to the next stop, I am leaving from San Francisco first stop Seattle, can I book al legs or have to book when I get to Seattle?

Awsome video!!

the flex might not be very comfortable but it is useful - i take it all the time to get to denver for free via boulder lol

Is that the geometry train ??

Great video and crossing!

NO !!!! NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

BNSF 609 is a EX- Santa fe dash 9 it probably had its horn since it was converted into BNSF.

Great video and crossing! Love those classic 80s BN signals that are still fully original! Great catch with the all-ACe lash-up and the MRL ACe trailing as well!

Nice

(5:59) I was wondering if that particular unit was still operating - BNSF 2749 was originally Nickel Plate Road 904, the fifth of 10 GP30's built for the NKP in 1962. BNSF has two rebuilt ex-NKP GP30's on their roster - this one and the 2750 (ex-NKP 909). I have yet to find any videos of the 2750 in operation, but the Diesel Shop website indicates that it is still in active service on the BNSF system.

I heard that type of horn From a video. And matter of fact it was pan am railways so it should be old right? BUT THE HORN WAS OLD TOO!! JESUS THAT IS A CREEPY HORN!!

Great video and compilation! Love the classic BN equipment along that line still, especially the mechanical bells and incandescent lights!

has the 2778 an s3k horn?? nice video!!

Great catches! It’s interesting that they stoped to get their next track warrant.

Great catch and video!

Great video and crossing! Love that 90s BN install, especially since it's still pretty much fully original! The 14 inch No Left Turn light is cool as well.

Nah this is hilarious love that you caught it sticking but that must've gotten annoying for the crew quick

Limon. Limon!!! LIMON!!!! *LIMON!!!!!*

Again

I saw this happen once on a Z train 💀

Love those older cantilevers and the mechancial bell! You are lucky to catch that BNSF on the Raton Sub!

Don’t kick yourself over the gate arm, it’s happened to all of us. Your video is great! I love those Harmon gate mechs and the Safetran M-Bell!

I saw you used a walkie talkie and I was wondering what frequencies did you use for the locals

Loving this - I live in the UK and can’t get enough of this route, thanks for sharing!

Awesome horn salute to you at the beginning! 🙂

if I heard this thing coming I'm hoppin on the train tracks and running fast asvi can 🏃‍♂️😶

Nice video you should go check out route 19

damn im going to miss this one

Oops, the video was supposed to come out at 4 pm. Enjoy the early release haha!

Those searchlights are hot. That was a fun day!

Hey, i was up there with my friend we had 3 tripods you migh have seen us at that cut

That was you at Rock River with us?!

American trains maybe slow, but they’re are more comfortable, and beautiful than what they got in Europe and I said what I said.

Track is in nice condition for a middle of nowhere shortline, nice video. - another Longmont railfan. 👍

Awesome video. How often does freight go along Ratón?

Nice catches!😊

Great video and crossing! Love that Safetran mechanical bell and those Harmon gate mechs! Don't worry about the gate arm, it's pretty much impossible to get all of it in at that crossing if you want to keep the equipment somewhat centered, due to the length.

Great video! I think I messed up my video as well. That gate is rather long.

Nice catches! That was a pretty dope trip!

I like the SD40-2F. It’s a cowl unit Triclops cab locomotive. However, the Triclops EMD SD60M, I am not a huge fan of it. The later production EMD SD60M with the EMD style Wide Cab, now that I like.

Cool!

Great video and crossing! Love those ATSF signals, would suspect the side lights on the far cantilever ain't original, but you never know.

0:12 man that k5la sounds epic

Nice