Caltran JPBX 916 Train 228 South, Whipple Ave. Railroad Crossing, Redwood City, CA

[Filmed 10:45am September 5, 2021]
Before leaving the Bay Area, I got a couple of Caltrains on the Caltrain Peninsula Sub with this crossing being the first one. This crossing is an mixed install with the cantilever and the pedestrian gates without lights being an Caltrain late 2010s signal build install with everything original from install. The pedestrian gated signals and the median signal across the tracks are an Caltrain early 2010s signal build install with changes to there gates and everything else original from install. The cantilevers shoulder gated mast, the near median signal, and the far shoulder signal are an Caltrain early 2000s signal build install with changes to there gates and in addition to both Shoulder signals changes also to there bells. The cantilever itself and the non light pedestrian gates are the newest signals here being installed sometime in late 2018. With the installation of the cantilever its gated mast had its front lights removed but still retains its crossbuck and tracks sign even though the cantilever also has them. It would of been cool if Caltrain instead put two short length cantilevers on both the shoulder signal and median signal as this crossing is big enough for a one side double cantilever design.
Caltrain Local Train 228 southbound commuter train passes through the Whipple Avenue railroad crossing on the Caltrain JPBX Peninsula Subdivision main line in Redwood City, California.
Caltrain - #228 - South
JPBX 916 EMD F40PH-2 - California
Crossing Info
City/State: Redwood City, California
Location: Whipple Avenue & Stafford Street
Horn Setting: Horn Zone
Crossing Owner and Maintainer: Caltrain
Bell Sequence: Ring till gates start rising
Track Activation Sensors: Timed Off Approach Movement and Speed
Train Line: Caltrain Peninsula Sub
Right Pedestrian Gate
Gate Lights: NEG Clear LEDs
Counterweight Arms: WCH
Mechanism: WCH
Base: WCH
Right Shoulder Signal
Cantilever: Progress Rail
Lights: Four pairs of 12 inch WCH 2nd Generation LEDs
Light Heads: Four pairs of 12x24 inch WCH Lights (Flat Back )
Brackets: Progress Rail
Junction Boxes: Progress Rail
- Gated Mast
Bell: WCH Type 3 Electronic Bell
Lights: One pair of 12 inch GE/Harmon Fading LEDs
Light Heads: One pair of 12x24 inch Harmon Lights
Brackets: Modern Industries
Junction Box: Harmon
Gate Lights: NEG LEDs
Counterweight Arms: WCH
Mechanism: WCH
Base: WCH
Median Signal
Bell: General Signals Type 1 Electronic Bell
Lights: Two pair of 12 inch GE/Harmon Fading LEDs
Light Heads: Two pair of 12x24 inch Harmon Lights
Brackets: Modern Industries
Junction Box: Harmon
Gate Lights: NEG LEDs
Counterweight Arms: WCH
Mechanism: WCH
Base: WCH
Pedestrian Signal Left
Bell: WCH Type 1.5 Electronic Bell
Lights: Two pair of 12 inch WCH 2nd Generation LEDs
Light Heads: Two pair of 12x24 inch WCH Lights
Brackets: WCH
Junction Box: WCH
Gate Lights: NEG LEDs
Counterweight Arms: WCH
Mechanism: WCH
Base: WCH
Left Pedestrian Gate
Gate Lights: NEG Clear LEDs
Counterweight Arms: WCH
Mechanism: WCH
Base: WCH
Shoulder Signal Left
Bell: WCH Type 1.5 Electronic Bell
Lights: Two pair of 12 inch GE/Harmon Fading LEDs
Light Heads: Two pair of 12x24 inch Harmon Lights
Brackets: Modern Industries
Junction Box: Harmon
Gate Lights: NEG LEDs
Counterweight Arms: WCH
Mechanism: WCH
Base: WCH
Median Signal (Across)
Bell: WCH Type 1.5 Electronic Bell
Lights: Two pair of 12 inch WCH 2nd Generation LEDs
Light Heads: Two pair of 12x24 inch WCH Lights
Brackets: WCH
Junction Box: WCH
Gate Lights: NEG LEDs
Counterweight Arms: WCH
Mechanism: WCH
Base: WCH
Pedestrian Signal Right (Across)
Bell: WCH Type 4 Electronic Bell
Lights: Two pair of 12 inch WCH 2nd Generation LEDs
Light Heads: Two pair of 12x24 inch WCH Lights
Brackets: WCH
Junction Box: WCH
Gate Lights: NEG LEDs
Counterweight Arms: WCH
Mechanism: WCH
Base: WCH
No Right Turn Signal (Not In View)
Light: 12 inch Safetran Light With No Tight Turn LED sign
Base: US&S
Equipment
Sony Cybershot RX10 IV
Takstar SGC-598 Mic

[@thebigbluesteamengine63]

caltrain is my favorite railroad

[@freebrickproductions]

Nice video! Love that GS Type 1!

[@TheBCRailfan]

Good crossing!

[@csxtrainfan319]

Nice catch

[@CoastalOCRailfan]

Good video and catch! Seems like one of the WCH e-bells is a Type 4.

[@MobileRailSpotterRxR]

Thanks! For some reason it sounded like a slow ringing Type 3 the last few times I played this back but now it does sound like a type 4. It's the gated mast of the cantilever had its bell replaced again when the cantilever was installed.

[@MobileRailSpotterRxR]

The type 4 is louder than all the other bells here also.

[@scxftrainfan7967]

Nice catch