[10th Anniversary Special #1] Unusual Railroad Crossings I've Recorded

[@amandap569]

The first crossing uses traffic light poles. The second crossing has a crossbuck placed across tracks, and uses a GS Type 3 e-bell. The third crossing has tail-ring cantilevers. The fourth crossing has a right cantilever. The fifth crossing has tall poles. The sixth crossing’s backlights are higher than the frontlights on the main signal. The seventh crossing has randomly-placed signals. The eighth crossing has a right cantilever. The ninth crossing has a cantilever with the lights over a track. The tenth crossing has 2 cantilevers on the right side. The eleventh crossing uses an extremely rare cantilever. The twelfth crossing has 1 gate. The thirteenth crossing’s frontlights are higher than the backlights on the main signal. The fourteenth crossing’s rare bell died. The fifteenth crossing has an unusual light mount, and the signal on the left is across the street near the track. The sixteenth crossing got its cantilevers ripped off. The seventeenth crossing has a tall pole. The eighteenth crossing has a signal not attached to the gated one, a rare bell, and a slow rising gate. The nineteenth crossing has normal gates, but Australia-placed signals. This is not the Land Down Under, man! In fact, I haven’t been to Australia! The twentieth crossing has various unusual stuff I can’t even describe. The twenty first crossing has tall poles and an additional crossbuck. The twenty second crossing has bent light mounts and shaky, diagonal gates. The twenty third crossing has odd crossbucks. The twenty fourth crossing has a diagonal gate and a tall pole. The twenty fifth crossing uses a WCH bell cover. The twenty sixth crossing has a bell nose. The twenty seventh crossing has a tall pole. The twenty eighth crossing has 2 additional lights on one of the cantilever poles. The twenty ninth crossing has 4 sideways lights, a crossbuck facing the right, and the gatelights say “STOP” when activated. The thirtieth crossing has an additional cantilever. The thirty first crossing’s bell rings a few seconds after it activates. The thirty second crossing uses traffic light poles. The thirty third crossing has the “3 Tracks” and “ DO NOT STOP ON TRACKS” signs under the lights on the main signal. The thirty fourth crossing’s sidelights are higher than the backlights on the main signal. The thirty fifth crossing has no frontlights. The thirty sixth crossing has randomly-placed signals, and a dog. 😂 The thirty seventh crossing uses a Simplex bell, and a slow-rising gate. The thirty eighth crossing’s lights activate 1 second after the bell turns on. I can’t even describe what makes the thirty ninth crossing unusual! The fortieth crossing uses a bell nose. The forty first crossing has 2 tall poles. The forty second crossing has no frontlights on the left signal. The forty third crossing has electric signs that indicate another train. The forty fourth and forty fifth crossing’s signals are backwards. The forty sixth crossing is at the side of a train station with 3 additional crossbucks. The forty seventh crossing has a tall pole. The forty eighth crossing has a right cantilever. The forty ninth crossing is at a roundabout. The fiftieth crossing has no frontlights. The fifty first crossing’s signals are randomly-placed. The fifty second crossing has a right cantilever and an extra crossbuck. The fifty third crossing has 1 signal and 1 sign. The fifty fourth crossing uses Energy Absorption Systems StopGate barriers. The fifty fifth crossing’s cantilevers have lights over the 4 cantilevers at this crossing. I don’t even know what makes the fifty sixth crossing unusual!

[@BinhaMarques-jo7wf]

Iiip0p

[@Robloxbasicsonly]

The first railroad crossing in the video is one of the rarest and the weirdest railroad crossing I’ve seen in my life

[@Robloxbasicsonly]

@@bettyzapata3726 Bruh

[@marcelkitchen1974]

Definitely!!

[@Robloxbasicsonly]

@@marcelkitchen1974 YES

[@marcelkitchen1974]

@@Robloxbasicsonly I never seen that type of railroad crossing. Including the lights

[@Robloxbasicsonly]

@@marcelkitchen1974 same

[@thexavier456]

1:52:55 There is no other railroad crossing in the U.S. with a "school bell" like that!

[@kristinparmenter2739]

Most zoo trains have them on every single one

[@finnythao1548]

WHHHHHHAAAAAATTTTTTTTT

[@thexavier456]

@@finnythao1548 Okay, so basically, this railroad decided to reuse a Simplex mechanical school bell from an actual school. Very odd for it to be on a crossing.

[@tsg931]

I like the way the school bell sounds on it! I wish every single mechanical bell (most of them) made for crossings sounded like that

[@NC_YT_123]

Location?

[@edbateyjr.517]

3:00 - 10:44 Thanks for stopping by in my hometown of Savannah, GA! There use to be a mechanical bell originally, but replaced it with a e-bell.

[@freebrickproductions]

I'm aware, lol.

[@rahjiswain]

I’m from Savannah GA as well!

[@frankpierce2008]

Dude... 10 years and still going... keep up the great work

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@OGBLOODLINEONTOP]

What can I say he is a legend

[@jokeinsurance2735]

​@@freebrickproductions Any chance are you able to post the street view locations of the crossings? 😊

[@jamesupchurch6037]

2:35:56 is by far very unusual bc it's using drawbridge gates

[@PattyCruz-du9by]

What in the world yeah that is really Rare

[@cgluigiyt]

CGLUIGI 15:33 They need to put those light on a cantilever besides hanging down like that because the pole on the left is leaning that it could possibly snap and that’s not safe to have it like that. And also the gate on the left didn’t fully go down either. So who ever runs this line needs to upgrade that crossing

[@freebrickproductions]

NS owns it, and yes, it's in dire need of TLC. The gate wasn't helped by the fact it was bent.

[@kristinparmenter2739]

the gate on the left actually hit the set of dangling lights and sign :[]

[@tsg931]

I agree because I’ve seen that crossing malfunction before when the gate got stuck on the overhead lights or the crossbucks which kept the crossing activated for a while until it was fixed

[@markusdude1]

59:47 That's one thing that pisses me off more than drivers going right through activated crossings; taking the time to stop, showing common sense, only to say "screw it" and throw their one brain cell out the window by going through anyway....

[@worf8964]

they likely stop to see if there’s a train near them, not defending them though, its still a bad move

[@tsg931]

2:23:20

[@DolenzFan5]

Where's that crossing located at 2:36:02? I remember somewhere in Wisconsin had that type of gate but it's been replaced years ago. It looks interesting and I wonder if it's still there

[@freebrickproductions]

US 231/AL 10 in Troy, AL. Was there as of 2019, but reportedly, they've since been replaced (street view hasn't been through since 2019 though, so no idea if that's true or not). Believe they are/were the last ones in service in the US on a railroad crossing.

[@DolenzFan5]

@@freebrickproductions ah that sucks. But thank u for letting me know so that I don't have to travel to see.

[@freebrickproductions]

@@DolenzFan5 Yea, but again, there's no confirmation that they are gone, the only way I even know that they might be is because someone commented on my original video of the crossing that they went through a while after I recorded that video and they claim that they saw they were replaced.

[@DolenzFan5]

@@freebrickproductions I wouldn't really be surprised if it was replaced.

[@freebrickproductions]

Same here, TBH. Don't believe they were ever fully approved by the FRA as apparently the FRA doesn't have any regulations governing how they're supposed to operate and/or be maintained, per the State of Wisconsin's reasoning for getting rid of the ones the WSOR had up there. Either way, I'm glad I was able to film these ones in action, regardless of if they're gone now or not.

[@leafwingmaster27]

34:39. OK, that is through the roof in unsualility. 43:33. Why does only 1 side have a gate?

[@freebrickproductions]

For the second, I think it's due to the highway intersecting the road right next to the crossing. CSX probably felt that there wasn't enough room to fit a gated signal there, especially with how long the gate would need to be.

[@z0rzx362]

For the first one, it appears to be a half signal gantry, turned sideways for use as a railroad crossing… very neat

[@naamanwilson4066]

Sounded like a Belgium or UK railroad crossing bell at 1:52:50

[@Cnw8701]

That thing literally gave me a headache! If I had to hear that everyday, I'd go nuts!

[@tsg931]

That’s bcuz it’s a school bell. That isn’t your average crossing bell, they used a school bell for this

[@joaquinmiguelitom.perona1418]

It is a simplex mechanical school bell

[@joel_thecursed-49]

crazy im not the only one who has an interest in railway crossings

[@NassauandSuffolkCountyRailfan]

Happy 10th Anniversary to your KZbin Channel

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@fostoriadistrictrailfan3907]

17:03 *Turns off for a second*

[@filipplayz8772]

Lol

[@cristopherlove3865]

Beautiful leslie rs3k horn on that B30-7!

[@bledpeperez7982]

Happy aniversary 10th

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@ionfwyhu]

11:07 Bru not the gate getting stuck lol

[@nseide777]

Other signal: DUDE GET OUT THE WAY ME TRYNA GET THE GATE DOWN Up Signal: no lol

[@PattyCruz-du9by]

Other Railroad crossing be like hey get out of the way I'm trying to put my gate down the Railroad crossing on top no I'm not gonna let you put your gate down

[@kirkcoatsccc594]

Lol fr

[@STOPHEREProductions]

At 11:10, if you look at the gate on the other side closely, it is stuck on the signal.

[@freebrickproductions]

Don't need to "look closely" at the other signal, it's fairly obvious.

[@STOPHEREProductions]

@@freebrickproductions LOLOL

[@mc2408]

I don't really know why that crossing is like that. I think that crossing is dangerous due to the gates getting stuck on the hanging crossbuck with signals. Still kinda cool though

[@kylegaspha2585]

Fantastic video David!

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@MsPokemonfan13]

38:47 this made my day..reminds me of when my uncle was around the steam train whistle :)

[@B8RC]

Very interesting crossings, congrats for the 10 years!!

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@FishKepr]

1:13:29 This one took me a moment. Gate parallel to the track instead of perpendicular to the road. Not sure what the signals department was thinking there.

[@freebrickproductions]

More of the off-set rear lights for me, putting the arms parallel to the tracks seems to have been a thing at least some railroads liked to do back in the day. You can still find it with modern installs on occasion as well, especially if there's an intersection on one side of the crossing.

[@FishKepr]

@@freebrickproductionsOh I see that now.

[@_lunartemis]

34:35 they overdid it on the cantilever

[@tornadochaser283]

Well I mean it is literally over another railroad track…😂

[@slapbattles2091]

Cool

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@manizhamirzahi6250]

Ok

[@Ploryandyoopfan]

5:17 wow that so cool with the bell but without the lights 🤣

[@thundersonic342]

1:52:55 When it’s time for the train to go to school

[@Duo2436]

16:24 Nice p3 horn 18:29 nice p5 horn

[@McKHAust]

Great video! Congratulations on 10 years :)

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@trevorlafalce5789]

Happy 10th anniversary! It's been a pleasure viewing your vids all this time! (At 2:23:20 who's bright idea was it to put a roundabout in at a crossing? 😂)

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks! It's an improvement over the previous intersection there it appears, TBH.

[@chyvonnedavis9451]

Was this taken in Sanderville I kind recognize that railroad roundabout

[@fostoriadistrictrailfan3907]

Congrats on Ten Years Bro!

[@freebrickproductions]

Thank you!

[@satyendrapandey3172]

@@freebrickproductions log on my computer is in fact is in good condition

[@MikeG42]

Cool video. These crossing's would be interesting modeling subjects for an HO layout. I always wanted to make my own combinations. Thanks

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@MikeG42]

@@freebrickproductions your welcome

[@ADJLfanatic52]

What are the traffic signals for on the first crossing?

[@freebrickproductions]

They let the train crews know the signals are active.

[@migsaviationandrailwaytopi1731]

Happy 10th Anniversary to Your KZbin Channel Co-Railfan! greetings from Philippines!!

[@carstrainsandcrossings8639]

At 49:51 why is the back of the bell open

[@freebrickproductions]

There are no bells there.

[@mc2408]

My favorite part is 0:00 all the way to 2:45:40

[@jasonwells1982]

Look It's Beavis with his phone camera

[@freebrickproductions]

?

[@rahjiswain]

5:17 The second railroad I actually live near

[@classicrockchannel5110]

35:40 where is that I need to go there

[@freebrickproductions]

32nd Street in Birmingham, AL.

[@joaquinmiguelitom.perona1418]

2:36:20 Why is the gate sounding like this?

[@freebrickproductions]

Because they liked to creak, and I think some metal pieces were rubbing against other metal pieces.

[@milesthepeacefulinkling286]

Railroad Crossings that do have signals always need a bell! What if there's somebody crossing the track when there's a high speed train approaching?

[@freebrickproductions]

There's a reason why trains blow their horns on approach to crossings, unless it's a quiet zone (though, even then, the crew can still blow the horn if they see someone on the tracks).

[@hamipot6088]

Where is the crossing at 2:09:05

[@freebrickproductions]

Outwater Lane in Garfield, NJ.

[@conrad1478]

Some crossings on the Metra in Chicago have this feature

[@dabitzz]

The crossings where i live have those talking signs, i hate them, the voice is so annoying

[@chrisbeard5794]

I love these videos not only do you get the crossing signal but also the train, Norfolk Southern has to be one of worst railroads with terrible locomotive horns.

[@FishKepr]

I like the wig wag lights though.

[@chamberlainman1012]

1:37:59 What is the point of the second cantilever signal. They could have just built another median

[@itz_coaltonnn]

more lighting ig

[@josecotts5403]

1:20:38 What Kind Bell Was That!

[@freebrickproductions]

No idea, appears to potentially be custom-made or a shop-built e-bell.

[@buixrule]

Wow 34:30 was really unusual crossing.

[@chamberlainman1012]

What are the traffic lights for on the first one? 00:18

[@freebrickproductions]

Winkomatic.

[@alexhoule1824]

Congratulations on 10 years!

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@chithrag4115]

The best regards David thanks to the

[@chithrag4115]

@@freebrickproductions u3hhr regards

[@downeasterstudios]

49:43 Where is this?

[@freebrickproductions]

Broad Street, Headland, AL

[@molossis]

11:11 the crossing on the left looks like its about to fall down

[@freebrickproductions]

What crossing on the left? There's only one crossing there.

[@molossis]

@@freebrickproductions the signal that has the gate stuck on the lights,

[@freebrickproductions]

@@molossis Yea, the pole for that is rotted and warped badly. Don't believe they've replaced it yet, probably due to it being a state highway and ALDOT not wanting to put money towards upgrading it for some reason.

[@pandaplace7469]

34:26 I've saw that video before it's by the central Texas railfan

[@freebrickproductions]

We recorded that crossing on that side together as we met-up that day and I was showing him around a bit. The video included in this video was my video from that day.

[@TheMetGuy]

Great crossings

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@tsg931]

For the first one why did they use traffic signal mast arms as cantilevers?

[@freebrickproductions]

No idea, think it was something the city may have done.

[@tsg931]

@@freebrickproductions oh okay

[@CrazyMarioRailfan2105]

16:46 Why did the lights turn off randomly? Imagine if a train was coming and the signals were on, then they turn off. The car runs the crossing and gets hit.

[@freebrickproductions]

Bad detection circuit.

[@CrazyMarioRailfan2105]

@@freebrickproductions ok

[@thunderaarcanis98]

ill bet you the second one was originally a crossbuck that was "modernized" with an e-bell

[@freebrickproductions]

Nope. It's always been a bell-only install.

[@spleengrrrl]

my cat loves this video you know why becuse the nose that one of the CSXtrain carts was makeing it made her come to me and watch it with me 😆🤣

[@ankitaraj5785]

Bf

[@mziabhutta786]

2@zandert bambino 9i⁹899 ok ok ho jay

[@OGBLOODLINEONTOP]

2:36:20 what was the screech

[@freebrickproductions]

The arm sliding into position in the holder on the right-hand side of the road.

[@jdrailfan391]

50:00 What bell is that? It looks so weird! Also, this movie is better than Rise of Skywalker and The Last Jedi! Also happy 10th anniversary!

[@freebrickproductions]

That ain't a bell, lol.

[@jdrailfan391]

@@freebrickproductions Then what is it?

[@freebrickproductions]

@@jdrailfan391 It's a US&S light, used to let train crews know the signals are active. Both signals have one.

[@TexasRailfan2008]

@@freebrickproductions makes more sense, I was wondering the same thing

[@extremeneils]

@@freebrickproductions its white

[@theelginrailfan9489]

1:09:00 where does that crossing have the bell?

[@freebrickproductions]

Mounted to the relay case.

[@theelginrailfan9489]

@@freebrickproductions cool

[@halifaxcnrailfanner]

Also where is it

[@MtrayPlays]

1:09:32 where this crossing at?

[@PatrickDoyle-gt9kd]

1:52:52 this is what Cuban railway crossings will sound like in the future.

[@kirkcoatsccc594]

Where is the crossing at 15:54 and how often is it used?

[@freebrickproductions]

1st Avenue in Baxter, TN. Dunno how often it's used these days, probably whenever the NERR needs to get out to Cookeville, which I think is as needed/a few times a week?

[@kirkcoatsccc594]

@@freebrickproductionsok thanks!

[@lenyxgaming7032]

1:13:31 Woah that is cool!

[@jasonhepler9925]

This one is a fatal accident waiting to happen no lights or gates

[@theelginrailfan9489]

59:15 looks like it used to have cantilevers!am I right?

[@freebrickproductions]

Still does, but the arms were cut off.

[@Weegie2735]

0:01 that looks so disturbing

[@EVALM8]

20:20 what is that bell type i want to know it.

[@freebrickproductions]

WRRS

[@EVALM8]

Thanks

[@MobileRailSpotterRxR]

Great video!! Congrats on 10 years of KZbin Railfanning!

[@freebrickproductions]

Thank you!

[@noahhowell9513]

The one at 11:00, is this Birmingham, Al?

[@freebrickproductions]

Yes.

[@molossis]

50:26 what kind of bell is that? it looks like a destroyed mechanical bell of some sort. or maybe its one of those white lights some railroads use to tell the engineer the signal is working. i dunno

[@freebrickproductions]

It's the latter, a flashing lunar white indication made by US&S and installed with the signals by the ACL many years ago.

[@molossis]

@@freebrickproductions k thanks

[@tsg931]

Heyo David! Why is there only a bell there but no lights whatsoever @ 7:32

[@freebrickproductions]

No idea. Just something that the ACL decided to do.

[@ethand5221]

50:10 The bells are broken

[@freebrickproductions]

Those aren't bells. There aren't any bells at the crossing. www.rxrsignals.com/Alabama/G-Q/Headland/Broad

[@ethand5221]

Alr thx

[@tsg931]

@@freebrickproductions what are they if they aren’t bells then?

[@freebrickproductions]

@@tsg931 Click on the link I provided in my comment and see.

[@tsg931]

@@freebrickproductions okay 😊

[@Mrdunks2099]

3:57 I never seen a railroad crossing yield sign with a bell wow

[@RobloxRails2024]

3:08 what street is that

[@freebrickproductions]

It's in Savannah, GA.

[@tommydicken5422]

Hi there guys

[@Ih8kone]

Where is that second crossing located?

[@freebrickproductions]

Savannah, GA.

[@carstrainsandcrossings8639]

At 11:25 what’s wrong with the signal on the left

[@freebrickproductions]

Gate arm was stuck on the overhead lights.

[@Northpdxaviation]

10:45 where’s this

[@freebrickproductions]

1st Avenue (US 11), Birmingham, AL

[@Northpdxaviation]

aww man I’m from oregon

[@SplitSnow]

59:53 looks like they canceled a cantilever.

[@lexieblood5530]

So where is that first crossing at? I’ve never seen a crossing like that and I find it very interesting

[@freebrickproductions]

Mountain Gap Road, Huntsville, AL.

[@tsg931]

The only thing different about it is that it has traffic light mast arms as cantilevers which is pretty interesting

[@4funJust4you]

Cool video! Wow, two hours and fourty-five minutes of amazing trains and railroad crossings?! That's what I call a movie!

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@chase-ui6pv]

what's the crossing on 50:14

[@freebrickproductions]

Broad Street in Headland, AL.

[@chase-ui6pv]

@@freebrickproductions ok

[@tsg931]

3:00 what's the point of the bell when there's no lights?

[@freebrickproductions]

To give audible warning.

[@pluey200]

What crossing is at 1:52:50?

[@freebrickproductions]

Main Street in Portland, TN.

[@extremeneils]

Why it sound like a school bell at 3x speed

[@extremeneils]

1:55:46 that left gate is going 1/500 miles per hour

[@cassiespencer]

What was the two street names of the 2nd crossing?

[@freebrickproductions]

Lincoln Street & 38th Street in Savannah, GA.

[@GummyMarioTheUnionPacificFan]

2:31:13 The Train Look Like BNSF!

[@freebrickproductions]

The units are ex-BNSF.

[@GummyMarioTheUnionPacificFan]

​@@freebrickproductions Oh What?

[@jaspertherailfan7338]

Depot Street’s bell sound is funny

[@CPKC_6236]

Ooh! I love that K5HL In That 3rd Railroad In CSX

[@spikefojas6397]

47:38 why did they stop?

[@freebrickproductions]

So the conductor could get off and line the switch, open the derail, and/or at least make sure the coupling on the cars they were about to pick-up was open.

[@chamberlainman1012]

34:37 they wasted so much money on this signal gantry they could have a cantilever from the left side of the road

[@freebrickproductions]

I believe at the time, there was an industry (or at least the driveway for an industry) on the left side of the road.

[@chamberlainman1012]

47:03 I don’t think I’ve ever seen a CSX crossing with electro techs LEDs

[@freebrickproductions]

That's because it ain't a CSX crossing, lol. The Eastern Alabama Railway owns it.

[@Greenfluent1]

Awesome

[@freebrickproductions]

Thanks!

[@Ploryandyoopfan]

11:07 lol it got stuck the gate

[@dieselteen0770]

16:33 Anybody else thinking about 1206’s horn from unstoppable?

[@Ploryandyoopfan]

34:35 what the lights on there on the cantilever

[@freebrickproductions]

Safetran 12x20s

[@611isthebest]

quick question, at 1:52:45 where is that at

[@freebrickproductions]

Main Street in Portland, TN. The signals there are due for replacement if they haven't been replaced already.

[@NTTN63010]

15:42 There’s a crossing where I live that looks exactly like that

[@freebrickproductions]

Is it in Baxter, TN, by any chance?

[@NTTN63010]

@ No, White Plains MD

[@saskatchewanrailfan8149]

34:30 where is that crossing lcocated?

[@freebrickproductions]

32nd Street, Birmingham, AL

[@fuzzyalpaca4727]

11:12 whoops....

[@PattyCruz-du9by]

2:36:18 Man that gate is squeaky

[@brianhebert6152]

1:52:55 Where is this crossing?

[@freebrickproductions]

Main Street, Portland, TN.

[@angelitoperona70]

(Miguel) That crossing sounds like blocking on 1:13:30