MetroLink Light Rail Crossings

[@Millenniumforce]

Excellent video. Great job. I give it an A+

[@elilovestrainsplanesmore1101]

MAN OH MAN the lights on those gates are huge

[@RaisedLetter]

Newstead Ave sounded like it had a teardrop bell(I know it doesn't).

[@TrainmanKight]

Yah, some of the new WCH m-bell gongs sound like teardrops when you have two together ringing at different rates.

[@UPDetector]

You know there's one thing that strikes my mind why would they install lunar colored signal lights for facing East and West at S Newstead Ave. when just the normal red lights would work better is it just a cheaper cost thing? Nice catches `Mike

[@MegaZsolti]

I find the fact that all crossings (on this video) have M-bells, and that there's no electric warning crap on the trams(or the drivers don't use them), interesting.

[@TrainmanKight]

Only three railroad crossings have electronic bells, the light rail vehicles themselves have mechanical bells and air whistles.

[@pluey200]

10:16 Is that really 4 tracks?

[@erikmcc804]

This the remains of the old nickel plate and l/n seaboard lines thanks

[@elilovestrainsplanesmore1101]

they are usually smaller than that LOL

[@DroppedSignal]

Why no freight trains just them go on that track I mean tracks

[@TrainmanKight]

Light Rail isn't guided under the Federal Railroad Administration, and technically isn't an actual railroad, that is why you will never see freight trains running on light rail tracks.

[@DroppedSignal]

oh ok thanks

[@TrainmanKight]

***** An actual railroad is one governed by the Federal Railroad Administration, This is considered light rail which is a whole different entity. Freight and commuter trains can not legally run on these light railtracks. The operation of light right is extremely different from how a commuter/freight railroad operates. For example air breaks, most light rails don't use air breaks which is a requirement by the FRA I compare light rail as a buss that is operating on railroad tracks.

[@Jubguy3]

TrainmanKight freight runs during the night on the Mid Jordan TRAX line in utah

[@TrainmanKight]

William Patton Freight can run on certain light rails under several conditions and it must be FRA approved. FTA is a whole different division. www.fta.dot.gov/documents/Shared_Track.pdf