*New Mast Light Pair Fixed* X St. Railroad Crossing - SacRT Light Rail, Sacramento CA

May 2, 2024
While the overhead lights and bell remain melted on the cantilever, SACRT had replaced the lights weeks ago that were melted on the masy with new ones but they weren't working yet. As of this week, SACRT maintainers got them to work meaning the cantilever will not be replaced. However, the overhead lights remain melted along with the bell, and the overhead inner wiring of the signal damaged. SACRT said they will have to close the roadway to make complete repairs. This sounds like they will have to take apart the overhead to inspect the inside and fix the wiring and whatever else is damaged. On there monthly online talk, they said to hope to start repairs next week to the cantilever signal.
Sacramento Light Rail train on the SACRT Blue Line passes through the X Street railroad crossing still damaged from fire in Sacramento, California.
SACRT SRTD - 218, 233 CAF - Blue Line
Outbound
Crossing Info
City: Sacramento, CA
This crossing is jointly owned by SACRT and UP and bells ring through whole activation. This is a quiet zone.
Right Shoulder Signal - SACRT
Bell: Melted Dead GS Type 1 E-Bell
Cantilever: Harmon
Lights: Mast - 1 pair of 12x24 inch GE Uniform Look LEDs/GE Harmon Lights *New*, Overhead - Melted dead 12x24 inch GS LEDs/Harmon Lights
Junction Boxes: Harmon
- Gated Mast
Lights: One 12 inch GS LEDs & One 12 inch GE Uniform Look LEDs new inserted inside One pair of 12x24 inch Harmon Lights (1 newer new GE made modal)
Junction Boxes: Harmon
Gate Lights: NEG Clear Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WCH
Base: WCH
Install Type/Installed: SACRT early 2000s, Installed 2001
Left Shoulder Signal - SACRT
Bell: GS Type 1 E-Bell
Lights: Two pairs of 12 inch GS LEDs retrofitted inside Two pairs of 12x24 inch Harmon Lights
Junction Boxes: Harmon and MI
Gate Lights: NEG Clear Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WCH
Base: WCH
Install Type/Installed: SACRT early 2000s, Installed 2001
Pedestrian Gate-less Signal - UPRR
Bell: WCH 0777 E-Bell "Type 3"
Lights: One pair of 12 inch Harmon Dotted LEDs retrofitted inside One pair of 12x20 inch Harmon Lights
Junction Box: Harmon & MI
Base: Harmon
Install Type/Installed: UPRR Early 2000s, Installed 2001
This crossing is jointly owned by Sacramento Regional Transit and Union Pacific Railroad on their respected sides of the crossing. SACRT's side consists of their early 2000s (what I call SACRT early 2000s A Install) with its gates, gate lights, mechanism, and counterweight arms changed from original install equipment and add in its burned phase damage, the cantilever mast lights and light heads changed but bell and overhead lights and more are still damaged. UP's side consists of there early 2000s install is just a 1 pair light gateless pedestrian signal with everything original still the same since it was installed day 1.
Camera
Sony Handycam FDR-AX53

[@CoastalOCRailfan]

Nice to see this crossing getting slowly back to it's ol' shape!

[@JuniorSanchez2007]

Let's hope they replace the melted GS Type 1 E-Bells to the Low Pitched Safetran Type 3 E-Bells.

[@brianalexi]

He'll yeah your thoughts and hopes really do match mine as that's been what I been thinking too the fact that SACRT uses either the General Signals Type 1 or Type 2 Electronic Bells for their Blue Line and the fact that the Safetran Type 3 Electronic Bells sound in a mixture of a General Signals Type 1 and Type 2 Electronic Bell as well!!

[@salvadormedinafeliciano6454]

Awesome

[@RblxRailfan]

Nice to see that lights now work, but the Crossbuck looks a bit melted too

[@vmotati10]

The letters just faded away because of the fire

[@RblxRailfan]

@@vmotati10 yea IK that

[@AdamGhimenti]

Great video that's SacRt blue line you put the gold line by accident

[@CubyRailfans]

next time they need to put umbrellas on the signals (jk)