BNSF 5895 Grain Train East - *New Signal* S Airport Way Railroad Crossing, Stockton CA

April 7, 2024 10:44am
Discovered back in April that the gate-less ATSF era US&S signal facing the alley way had been replaced with a brand new Siemens modern Safetran signal unexpectedly as these gateless signals usually aren't touched. Come to find out, I was told that the ATSF era gateless signal was leaning badly when last seen. This was due to a car hitting and knocking over the signal and its foundation was damaged also resulting in BNSF replacing the entire signal and its foundation rebuilt. Later this day, I did get a side view of it head on to see its lights with a Amtrak that passed and I'll have the previous signal linked in that video. Note that the close remaining rare Safetran Type 1 Electronic Bell here is not sounding good as it starts out at its normal volumn and then it lowers and gets really quiet but then slowly starts back getting louder again.
BNSF Railway grain train eastbound passes through the South Airport Way railroad crossing on the BNSF Stockton Sub in Stockton, California. The YST65 Local departed the Diamond on UP's side so I couldn't film them.
BNSF 5895
BNSF 7545
BNSF 7745
BNSF 4154
BNSF 8164 (DPU)
BNSF 4617 (DPU)
BNSF 7503 (DPU)
Crossing Info
City: Stockton, CA
Line/Crossing Owner: BNSF Railway
Line User: BNSF, Amtrak, UP
Bell Sequence: Ring till gates start rising
Right Signal - Harmon Cantilever 1970s Style
Bell: Safetran Type 1 E-Bell
Lights: Mast - Two pairs of 12x20 inch Dialight Ball LEDs/Harmon Lights (70s Style), Overhead - Two pairs of 12x20 inch GE LEDs/Harmon Lights (70s Style)
Junction Box: Harmon
Gated Mast
Gate Lights: RECO Gate LEDs
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: US&S Modal 95
Base: WRRS
Install: ATSF 1970s, Installed Between 1971 - 1979
Gate-less Signal New Knock Down Replacement
Lights: One pair of 12x24 inch Dialight Ball LEDs/Safetran Lights by Siemens
Junction Box: Safetran by Siemens
Base: Siemens
Install: BNSF early to mid 2020s signal install, Installed 2024
Signal - Harmon Cantilever 1970s Style
Bell: GS Type 3 E-Bell
Lights: Mast - Two pairs of 12x20 inch Dialight Ball LEDs/Harmon Lights (70s Style), Overhead - Two pairs of 12x20 inch GE LEDs/Harmon Lights (70s Style)
Junction Box: Harmon
Gated Mast
Lights: One 12x20 inch Dialight Ball LEDs/Safetran Light & One 12x20 inch GS LEDs/Safetran Light both lights Hawker Siddley Era
Junction Box: Safetran
Gate Lights: RECO Gate LEDs
Mechanism/Counterweight Arm: US&S Modal 95
Base: WRRS
Install Type: ATSF 1970s, Installed Between 1971 - 1979
This crossing owned by BNSF is an ATSF mixed install with the cantilevers being an ATSF 1970s signal install with its bells, lights, gates, gate lights, mechanisms, and counterweight arms changed. A gated mast has extra lights that were add ons and had a light changed. The gateless signal is an BNSF early to mid 2020s install.
Camera
Somy Handycam FDR-AX53

[@freebrickproductions]

Nice video and crossing!

[@AdamGhimenti]

Great catch

[@jtherailfanner2058]

Nice catch and crossing rip old signal

[@CoastalOCRailfan]

Good one!

[@lashendawest7509]

Nice p3 on bnsf 5895 gevo

[@NorthBay43]

Old p3 or p5 horn

[@speedemon3364]

Nice video! Love the horn on this unit. Something that I've been wondering is if the close Safetran Type 1 E-Bell was actually the one that was supposed to be replaced, and not the other one. It would suck to see a perfectly working Type 1 replaced for no reason, and have the other one die. We know that BNSF doesn't maintain their sigals well on this line, and they are prone to making mistakes every once in a while. If so, then this will no longer be a Safetran Type 1 crossing. It's unlikely though that this was the case.

[@ryanstrains6446]

The bell on the other side is a GS type 3 the bell on this side where he is filming is the Safetran type 1. If this bell does eventually die it will likely be replaced with a GS type 3 which may not be too far away since the bell is only ringing for like 5 seconds before it falls silent.

[@freebrickproductions]

It's possible that the far signal's bell had just up and died one day.

[@CoastalOCRailfan]

There's a video where the other one was dead before getting replaced.

[@railyardfilms6491]

Nice nice nice 👍

[@pacificzonerailfan]

Nice

[@СаулеАкболатова]

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