Carpenter's Crossing Malfunction

[@CoolNinja925]

Plot Twist: Everything works fine, the train is reversing back and forth a mile away.

[@captainminecraft631]

Then why isn’t the other one activating?

[@ReegieeHomeCat]

@@captainminecraft631 because thats the broken one.

[@fostoriadistrictrailfan3907]

2:13 "But I like hearing the ding ding!" "I'm sure you do."

[@VestedUTuber]

I've seen this very malfunction happen in person in Hinsdale, Illinois at the Garfield Street crossing. We ended up using the bridge at Oak Street to cross since we didn't trust the signal, and with good reason - the moment we were on the other side, a train came through and the gate was still spazzing out like this. We ended up reporting it to the BNSF.

[@thunderbolttdmplayz6750]

I like that Safetran bell

[@Stormchaser3030]

@@thunderbolttdmplayz6750 its not a Safetran. I'm guessing its probably a Western Cullen Hayes or a Western Railroad Supply

[@Indianarailproductions]

@@Stormchaser3030appears to be WC Hayes or Federal Signal

[@sephirahisui]

"Stop it Lucille!!" lol wtf! the crossing has a name?! at least that's what I heard.

[@Ih8kone]

1:33 Oh way to go you broke it even more!

[@supermariotransitfan1662]

Ding Ding 🙂

[@kimberlylewismckinney6099]

😂

[@kimberlylewismckinney6099]

@@supermariotransitfan1662 he broke the RAILROAD CROSSING

[@freebrickproductions]

Bad hold clear mechanism (the hold clear is what keeps the gate up).

[@FreedomtowerStudios]

***** Simple fix?

[@みずかみしみず]

1:33 Oh Way To Go You Broke It Even More,

[@Ih8kone]

Well I wouldn't go as far to say THAT...

[@DatTrainGuyProductions]

@@Ih8kone He just held it enough that the contacts opened to flash the lights but not enough for the motor to kick the gate back up. Those malfunctions are caused by something in the mechanism not engaging the hold clear, causing the gate to fall. The motor then kicks the gate back up, and it repeats. It is funny to watch lol

[@loudoncountyrailfan9041]

That crossing won’t even work lol

[@GabryJ84]

This is a Westinghouse box and what it is failing is the slot that keeps the level crossing UP. This unit works with 24V dc and the basic principles are the following: 1. When the level crossing is commented to close (through a pedal mounted onto the tracks), the electrical current changes its verse going from 0-24Volts to -24-0Volts. 2. This triggers the engine inside that turns on the bell (only when descending mode, never in ascending mode), the lights and then, after 7 or more seconds, the mechanisms that lower the barrier. 3. When the barrier is completely lowered, the level crossing sends control current to the sentry-box and eventually turning on railroad signals. 4. After the train passes the level crossing, there are more pedals to press that tell the sentry-box to open the gates re-inverting the current (from -24-0 to 0-24V). 5. When the barriers have completed the cycle, a special device cuts the current to the engine (which would blow if kept under power with the gates at the bottom end) and uses that current to feed this special device called "slot", which is basically an electro-magnet with a pin(which is unlikely to break or get damaged) that keeps the barrier locked into position untill the next cycle, where the current to the slot is cut and fed again to the engine and everything starts again. If the slot is short-circuited, broken or has been stroke by a lightning or any other overcharge, it does no more work as an electro-magnet. Not being retained anymore, the pin doesn't lock the barriers in place and, since the whole system is designed in a way so that if there is a power outrage, the gates automatically close by gravity, the barrierd begin to fall. This alerts a switch that operates only when barriers are not into 90 degrees position and turns the whole system on again. But since the sentry-box is still in the "up" state (since no train commanded gates closure), the current is stil set to lift the barrier and the opening cycle begins again. At the end of that cycle, the box should go to rest, but since the slot is damaged/non working, the pin can't lock the barrier into 90° position, the barrier begins to fall, this alerts the switch and the whole story goes on and on again and again, until someone comes to fix the problem. Fortunetely "slot fulmination" is really a rare event. The boy trying to keep the barrier into 90° position is doing exactly what the slot and the pin would be supposed to do if the slot worked correctly.

[@GabryJ84]

Forgot to say that this is something "box-related" only. As you can see, only one box is failing while the other is correctly into rest-attitude.

[@CWR_56]

Crossings typically work by nature of track circuits, not pedals, and what you call a "slot" is probably what we call a hold-clear in the states. Also, our gates typically also work on 10-12VDC, not 24V.

[@GabryJ84]

@@CWR_56Nice to understand the differences between Italy and the States. In our country both closing command and opening command are given from pedals (1 bidirectional for closure, 2, monodirectional and distanced 7 meters one from each other for opening). They are built by a French company called SILEC and are used in all automatic level crossing like the one in the video since mid '50s. There were some experiments with AFO (Audio Frequency Overlay) but were dropped soon and the pedal system was standardised. For the "slot" yes you are right, in Italy that is the name of the hold-clear device. As for the voltage, in Italy only the few first imported models of level crossing were 12VDC working with american relays, after the '50s the system was standardised and they were uniformed to 24VDC when national railways switched to SIEMENS relays which were working with 24VDC. By the way thanks for the message, it is always nice to know something about how railroads work abroad.

[@rockisland4506]

Who heard the steam engine whistle at 0;45 to 0;49 Seconds

[@Hayden_the_Derg]

Me

[@schneidervargas5870]

Me too

[@apr859]

Me

[@heathertom1921]

Me

[@randombird390]

I did

[@Alizara75]

"I will decapitate the arm!" Not gonna lie, this is my new favorite 'cheer me up' video. Great stuff.

[@genie1278]

What now!

[@eunicejohannaschuitema8852]

well, I really want to live near that thing!! it is always waving at you😂😂

[@kellielee9829]

1:56 DAMN IT!

[@CoreythelordoftheIsles]

WRRS Bell: *ding ding*

[@JasDeneiseyPump15.]

That's a WC hayes Bell

[@dirtycamerarailfan3302]

0:45 steam whisle

[@landon8590]

Noah Haggerty that’s what made the video good!! Well no the whole video was good I remember watching this before I had a KZbin account

[@kenrutherford1109]

The correct spelling is whistle. You left out the T. You spelled whistle the way it's pronounced.

[@SRR475]

Noah Haggerty yea that is former great western now Strasburg railroad #90

[@kingofmusicandpop]

I thought she was coming

[@sharky_99r83]

It’s sounds like Strasburg railroad train

[@theowlfan9050]

0:45 did anyone hear the whistle in the background? I did!

[@emmieemmieperezoutlookcom]

The Owl Fan same

[@levelcrossingspotter-lcsra3368]

me too

[@thekv-2fan670]

That's 90's Reading 6 chime.

[@Sarah-nl2rk]

The Owl Fan I did

[@rockisland4506]

The Owl Fan I did

[@jenniferchittipangna2816]

1:33 oh way to go you broke it even more🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@epic5651]

Crossing:cmon.. Gate:nah last time you didn’t let me work

[@60trainhunter]

that's a pumping malfunction that should be reported to the railroad company asap.

[@RoyanGreenwood23]

What guys it's just waving hello

[@dylanmendoza8351]

Ha what the heck wud it wave hello

[@dyl46225]

H - H Hello!

[@FranzFerdinandVIII]

+Royann Greenwood DAMMIT! It i snot waving at ALL, COME ON!

[@techflight8680]

LOL

[@FranzFerdinandVIII]

JarynGames How about we move that crossing signal to [You might never believe me] LOL-LOL-Land.

[@oscaralvarezproductions2430]

It’s located at: Blackhorse Road, Paradise, PA

[@tractorsmachinesro1405]

Great rail therapy....I like IT!!!! Big like from Romania

[@BlueCometProductions]

now hold on, what you watched was the second time the gates went bad. Before 90 even came through, I did manage to stop the gates from malfunctioning, but after 90 came through, of course, the gates started to malfunction again. This second attempt is what we filmed, because I actually thought, at the time, that I could fix it again. Just calm down, because you are the first person to make a big fuss over this video, and everyone else had a good laugh out of it.

[@boberttrain831]

This is the Strasburg Railroad in Lancaster County, PA.

[@pb4y-2privateer]

"Oh way to go, you broke it even more!" "Ding ding" This has me laughing so hard

[@RicardoSantos-il3ee]

I know what causes this, when the gate is up there’s a mechanism inside that locks the gear in place to hold the gate up. When the mechanism isn’t locked, the gate tries to fall but it’s supposed to be up, so then the lift function is activated. So the gate going up and down is caused by the gate being released and being pulled up into the up position and it’s constantly repeating.

[@friend6221]

you mean infinite loop?

[@RicardoSantos-il3ee]

@@friend6221 Yeah, pretty much.

[@CWR_56]

You are referring to the Hold-Clear device. Yes, in this case, it seems to not be latching.

[@loudoncountyrailfan9041]

0:44 I heard a steam train 😲

[@TheBoyFnfG_Alt]

Me too

[@CTR82]

Me three

[@JPabloBczk]

Me too

[@dominiknalezny7906]

Me four

[@TheActualKingOfRailfanning]

Me five

[@heal0152]

Rip railroad crossing 2011 - 2016, Reason: It was going crazyyyyyy, probably from a random train stepping on activation sensor and getting off it

[@usnva5638]

The railroad needs to hire someone full time to hold that gate up.

[@bkriegel95]

Cmon guys, can't you just see that the crossing just wants to wave a hello to you.

[@cruisnblastfan9277]

That's what i saw lol

[@MainlineProductions2]

Yes there is a such thing as a trip relay, and a fault relay. I've had to replace many of them. Insulated rail joints, and fault activators in welded rail (signal activation points, signal joints, block meters) are in charge of activating the trip and fault relays.

[@frenchtoast2027]

The gate is pumping

[@CWR_56]

As an FRA 243 qualified signal maintainer, I have no idea what you're talking about.

[@ateohone1775]

Done lost your mind, it's a hold-clear device failing. Oh, and the gate arm is upside down

[@ateohone1775]

Matter of fact, both are upside down, geez

[@RossiZockt]

What a friendly railroad crossing. 😂

[@gachaej56]

1:33 how I try to fix a broken crossing gate but when someone said I broke it even more

[@chrisc95367]

i love the part where he says stop it luciule he lets go dang it!!!!

[@Montera15]

i hope that your friend knows how much trouble he'd be in for just what he did alone... they'd have a fit over that!!

[@CSXCO1122]

I think it's how the gate works. When the gate lowers to a certain point the lights and bells automatically turn on. And I guess it keeps bouncing back and forth

[@MobileGamer-ow1co]

When the video ended he was waving at the veiwers goodbye

[@RRIA_America]

This action is called pumping. The crossings are unsure if they are supposed to go down, therefore it's a malfuntion

[@SantaFebuff]

Nah, it's a problem in the gate mechanism. Crossings work that the bell and lights work with the gate, depending on how it's wired, the home-clear is supposed to hold the gate up, but since it's not working, the gate is falling and the motor is catching it and bringing it back up. It's call a pumping gate or oscillation of the gate mechanism. =)

[@BrickMasterB06]

Faulty Hold Clear Device. The gate has no idea if it needs to be up or down, so it tries both.

[@horroreader410]

Hold Clear won't lock into place

[@noschoolpat]

I like the guy trying to fix the gate

[@DougCeleste]

I hope someone called this one in for repair. And I hope that this guy did not cause any damage to the gate with his antics.

[@Fcutdlady]

Presumably traffic would still have to stop due to the red light and ringing bell 🛎

[@redxgaming6645]

6 days before i was born.

[@r1pharaoh463]

the gate mech had a bad hold clear that's what keep the gate up while there are no trains as soon as a train hits the approach power is taken from the hold clear but in this case the hold clear is not holding the gate and the motor up contact is closed not allowing to drop fully. in a nut shell it's more complicated than this but this is the best way I can describe it

[@danmeyer7174]

I agree, or a bad/loose/broken motor up contact causing the gates to jack.

[@gordoncrisp3060]

This is the correct answer. I am a signal maintainer......

[@AKChannel_lol]

i like when the guy try to fix it

[@KB9TKB]

That crossing gate is reenacting the scene from Wayne's World where they go "We're not worthy we're not worthy".

[@CTR82]

When I saw the the title “Carpenter’s Crossing Malfunction I thought the man who was fixing the railroad crossing was his name

[@SilverreploidCLE]

That railroad signal is waving hi. XD

[@Strasburgfanatic]

I saw the inside mechanism on that very gate. It prob had an electrical contact that wouldn't open. I told the rr's electrician about this vid, he explained it to me.

[@crazybenzy3426]

Leave it alone it just waving hello to people that are visiting

[@Ih8kone]

No it's not it's malfunctioning

[@renton9999]

might be poor balance or bad motor

[@jasonbenton1908]

this video is damn hilarious love Jason Benton

[@shamrockgirl804]

The most interesting malfunction I've ever seen! lol

[@NariNW]

Gate pumping?

[@竹間昌弘]

Nathan Rigby

[@NariNW]

?

[@mayawilder7463]

竹間昌弘 6&/ bg n

[@fadhilfadhil-us4zn]

+Rainbowlevelcrossing its having a bad day

[@FranzFerdinandVIII]

RXRNathan yes the gate is pumped up for a party lmao 🚂🚂🚂

[@claireboyce]

The person says really good it will get even more crossing yeah you’re right broke me even more

[@nsrailfann4life91]

Hey mom! Look! Railroad tra.... What the? OMG! THAT GATE IS WAVING AT ME!!!!!! Hai!!!!!

[@robertgift]

Thank you for trying to stop the oscillations. Call it in now. Need to get inside and adjust the hold close. Maybe worn beyond adjustment. Should be causing both (o)T(o) to light.

[@FranzFerdinandVIII]

Why did the Railroad companies NOT repair the crossing THEN instead of the RAIL last moment????

[@tayloroux]

"That doesn't even make any sense." hahahaha

[@Ih8kone]

Oh way to go you broke it even more!

[@ThunderboltFan2000]

Seems to me like the magnets that hold the gate up are worn out

[@controllertehsparten940]

the gate might be loose and it goes down but sense there is no train coming the gate will go back up

[@GabesElectronics]

I know whats wrong its the gates swaying that makes the bell sound

[@stphinkle]

I don't know for sure but I suspect there is a bad sensor in the thing not detecting it is all the way up an the motor keeps reversing.

[@isabelaandaj]

Something is wrong with the railroad crossing.

[@CHERABBAGIRL26]

What kind of mechanical bell???

[@ulfvarding737]

That level crossing is broken

[@trainknightt]

It's not a level crossing, it's a grade crossing

[@Garylee17]

How come do that for??

[@KMHrock89]

Whole-clear relay failure

[@gunsho11b]

Reminds me of something out of the movie Maximum Overdrive.

[@denniswoolfolk8009]

Its just one saying the other one activate its not a malfunction or singing did you hear the train horn it wants both to be activated

[@kyleb06]

Where's the tracks? I found it on Google Maps, but can't find it in the video!

[@Cnw8701]

LOL The guy tried fixing the malfunctioning signal!

[@owentherailfan564]

so it looks like the crossing gate cant keep straight and whenever it falls the crossing activates and puts it up again and again, but how is the other signal not going off

[@trailswest4579]

Did you video record the steam train, by chance? I would rather have seen that then a malfunctioning crossing signal. Strange that only one side is doing that though. Usually, both signals do the same thing.

[@jasonbenton1908]

I just hope my railroad crossing does not act like yours

[@Llama582-w9w]

This 2 tracks has to be replaced or not

[@mindlessgonzo]

Decapitate the arm? Doesn't make sense, indeed.

[@AG44521]

Some americans are not very bright my friend.

[@mindlessgonzo]

Aidyn R761 I'm an American and I can agree.

[@DomQuartuccio]

+Aidyn R761 Hahaha

[@trainknightt]

1:24

[@kenrutherford1109]

That would be illegal. To do so would be tampering with government property.

[@camhammon175]

is it will Ferrell pushing the railroad crossing gate?

[@traindude32]

U guys called csx or the railway to know that there was a malfunctioning grade crossing?

[@topautos]

Great video

[@tejasnite]

Gatemms mechanism and ratchet gears are stripped,,, signal maintainer needs to be notified,,,, just call the 800 number that's posted on the location and give them the DOT# AND MILE POST

[@TheBCRailfan]

Cool! Those look like WRRS Equipment.

[@18436Melissa]

That sorta looks like our railroad crossing on 423, The only thing changed is the lights, here is the location: 41.1798015,-75.4178525

[@mousetrap64467]

What gate doing up there is railroad cossing

[@eckm]

My brain during a test be like

[@southernsignalfilms4157]

Cause: Lock In the Gate Mech Is Not Locking/Or Needs Replaceing

[@magikman6883]

It has a locking mechanism and the arm wants to fall down but the mechanism stops it from doing that It could break the arm and mechanism if it isn't fixed soon

[@tntgaming6234]

I want to hear the ding ding

[@MusicCitySirens]

Now introducing the new wig wag A.K.A Ding Ding Flagman

[@breadplayz1]

Railroad crossing is like TRAFFIC STOP gate is like NOOOO

[@MikeySartori]

crossing gate: im not having a seizure im malfunctioning GUY: fuck people are worried as hell Crossing Gate: fuck i cant stop GUY: forget it!!!!!!!!

[@trainfann1]

@indie1361 What crossing was that?

[@987computer]

Did you report the crossing?

[@Ih8kone]

Hopefully.

[@coach2476]

Was that a steam train horn in the distance.

[@jeantremblay5408]

Erin Cavey yes it is

[@unionpacificrailfan783]

Steam train has whistle they don't have no horn Diesel trains has horns

[@ThatOneExoRailfan]

Why did I hear a steam train is there tracks there around the area?

[@oscaralvarezproductions2430]

Yes, go look it up on google maps

[@Winni134]

So, the lights and bell got activated because the Gate kept coming loose?

[@KendrickRailfanning]

0:45 0:49 I heard a train

[@boberttrain831]

@DarkMouseyFan114 No, 90 at Byler's heading towards Leaman Place.

[@logan19971]

2:13 , Best Line EVER!

[@ohnojuno]

Someone answer this. Why is there a crossing but no tracks