Railroad Crossing: County Road 500 East, Chesterfield, IN. CSX Main Tracks 1&2

NOTE: It's May 3, 2015 and I just now noticed this video didn't publish in HD. I may repost it, but am undecided.
COOL NOTE: @ 19:52 is Pioneer Rail locomotive 3054, which can also be seen on one of Scott Taipale's videos here: • Blasting down bad trac...
Here's a neat crossing with three gates, traffic signal preemption and drama.
According to CSX this is Madison County Road 500 East, but only one side of the road is so due to the county line running right down the middle. Thus it is also Delaware County Road 1000 West. The locals just know it as County Line Road.
County Line Road intersects with State Road 32 here. Multiple crashes at the intersection have resulted in damage to the traffic and railroad signals on the island here. I happen to be there for the aftermath of one such issue when a semi driver pulled his trailer across the island doing significant damage.
This is about the midway point between Anderson and Muncie on CSX's "hot track".
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LOCOMOTIVES:
#CSX (CSX Transportation):
5489 - ES40DC @ 8:50
774 - ES40DC @ 10:25
7836 - C40-8W @ 19:48 (dark video)
7504 - C40-8 @ 19:51 (dark video)
4753 - SD70MAC @ 23:35
3065 - ES44AC-H @ 23:39
3094 - ES44AH @ 26:34
5298 - ES44DC @ 26:36
5403 - ES44DC @ 31:23
8523 - SD50-3 @ 31:25
#UP (Union Pacific Railroad):
4708 - SD70M @ 2:49
4266 - SD70M @ 2:51
#PREX (PIONEER RAIL EQUIPMENT):
3054 - GP20u @ 19:52 (dark video)
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[@Nautical_Parsnip]

Amazing grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost But now I am found Was blind but now I see Rest in peace railroad crossing.

[@lawrencekeesler7369]

Great video. One of the most interesting and well-documented I've seen, in spite of the UP/CSX confusion.

[@TheTrainStationinc]

+Lawrence Keesler lol thanks!

[@FreedomtowerStudios]

Awesome Video my friend! Out of all the crossings you filmed, this has got to be my most favorite. I love the signal with the really tall gate and how it had a stablizer to help it when in the down positon. This crossing needs cantilevers though, or at least one.

[@jeffreyhueseman7061]

nice catch of that high/wide load of that depressed well car with the transformer

[@kailanibowden7198]

Good show 😄😄😄

[@MetraTitanicWTC]

19:32 the bell sounds like ASC E Bell

[@CSXEMDTrainLover]

nice video and great catch of all the train's in your video.

[@kwinuytin]

Great capture

[@TheTrainStationinc]

Thanks!

[@jovetj]

Fantastic footage of that accident scene!

[@robertcummings1971]

hey, Wisecrac99, your videos are great just love them!

[@TheTrainStationinc]

Thank you, Robert! Glad you enjoyed them. There will be many more coming soon. My health got in they way of a big project I've been working on but I am back to work on it and hope to post it soon. -Terry

[@robertcummings1971]

maybe you can put some ET44AC'S GEVO'S in the next video that would be cool!

[@Notfunny6931]

robert cummings

[@wheelsjlgc]

Awesome

[@PGHammer21A]

This one reminds me of the (less extensive) meeting of the spur line that fed JFB Bolling/Anacostia, Naval Research Laboratory, WASA Blue Plains, Suitland Parkway, and Firth Stirling Avenue. This one is gated; the one I posted was not.

[@piktureit]

20:05 gate light malfunction

[@davidray3098]

It's Brad's momming.

[@jovetj]

Makes me think there's a pinched wire somewhere. When the gates start going up, it starts to flash correctly. Then shortly after that, seems to flop back and forth.

[@VictorianRailHeritage]

piktureit wow all the lights on the gates are flashing at the same time the third one isn’t even meant to flash at all

[@jimbryan4381]

Great video!!! I know this crossing well. What radio frequency are you monitoring?

[@TheTrainStationinc]

+Jim Bryan Thanks Jim! CSX mainly uses AAR channels 38 to call the dispatcher (160.680). The channel you mainly hear on my videos is 46 (160.800), which is what they use to call out the signals they pass, defect detectors and other communications. I great place to learn more is a website by Richard Carlson at scannermaster.com .

[@brucemetcalfe5254]

Biggest crossing gate I've ever seen! (for the entrance ramp)

[@TheTrainStationinc]

Huge! Every time there is strong winds it breaks the shear pin and Indus up laying against the utility wires.

[@brucemetcalfe5254]

I really don't think it needs to be that large! If you're too stupid to round a corner and notice a part of a gate telling you to stop , not to mention the flashing lights and bells, I don't know what we can do for the motorist!

[@fredthompson7947]

OOOHHH the liability. Poor man.

[@kevinchristel485]

Just subscribed. Nice to meet you at Mt. Summit recently!

[@terrybrown2572]

Thanks buddy! Nice to meet you, too! Got my phone set up, thanks for the advice!

[@rileyfinchum8555]

How fast was the first train going? Do you know?

[@JMANWiSS]

So did the right turn signal remain an arrow or was it changed back to a red ball? I think a red arrow would be best, because it indicates no turn on red.

[@TheTrainStationinc]

It is currently a red arrow. Indiana was all red balls until the last year or so. Now any left or right turn signal being replaced gets red arrows. They are also now changing from dog houses to flashing yellow arrows where feasible.

[@user-marco-S]

+wisecrac99 Here we have a red arrow for turn signals for years. And what do you mean with "dog houses"(unknown for me)? What very strange is for me is a red blinking traffic light. (why red, why not orange.) No HD? No problem, we can see everything.

[@TheTrainStationinc]

+Marco S , Hello Marco. I couldn't remember where you comment was to reply to you, but I finally found it. A "dog house" signal is just a nickname for the signal in this video because it is kind of shaped like a dog's house. The signal has a red light on top then a yellow arrow next to a yellow ball and under that a green arrow next to a green ball. Your question about why the light is blinking red is what I really wanted to answer. I don't know how many countries do this, so I will assume you are from the UK. And I can't say I am completely right, but if I understand correctly, in the UK when traffic lights are either malfunctioning or intentionally flashing they flash yellow/orange in all directions. When this happens motorist there know that means they have to obey the posted signs that tell them to yield or not. In America, we do not have signs. When the light is flashing you'll either have a yellow or red flashing aspect. Yellow means you have the right-of-way, but be cautious. A red flashing light is the same as having a stop sign. In many cases all directions have a flashing red. This means all directions must stop and take turns. This all-way stop rule also applies when the lights are dark. I like the UK way better because even though we have had it this way for decades motorist still don't know what to do, especially when the lights are dark. But it is too late to change. If they tried to change to all directions flashing yellow it would be a disaster.

[@user-marco-S]

+wisecrac99 Ok, it is now clear for me what "dog house" means. And fyi, i am from the Netherlands. Red blinking or orange, it is what you are used to.

[@jovetj]

*Orange* is a color between _red_ and _yellow._ Usually _amber_ is a considered a color between _orange_ and _yellow._ But, sometimes, _yellow_ and _amber_ are used interchangeably. The official "yellow" color of turn signals on automobiles is amber. For railroad signals, the name yellow is usually used in the United States (and Canada?), and amber is used in the rest of the world. Traffic signals in the United States utilize 5 official colors: *Red* (Stop) *Amber* (Stop before entering intersection if not already in it, Red will soon appear) *Green* (Proceed when clear) *Portland Orange* (Pedestrian-Don't Walk) *Lunar White* (Pedestrian-Walk) There is definitely a difference between Portland orange, and red.

[@MalcolmOliverYouTubeRecording]

how you know there a Defect Detector Everywhere?

[@MatthewTheRailfanner]

29:58 you can here the defect dector while the train is passing XD

[@DenverRailfanHD]

+Matthew Starks I dont see how that is funny

[@abstract_yt1446]

Why traffic lights flash red ?

[@jovetj]

Electronic traffic signal controllers have a separate device on them called a _conflict monitor_ whose job it is to monitor which lights are turned on every moment. If the monitor determines that unsafe or conflicting aspects are shown to drivers, the monitor deactivates the controller by putting it into flashing mode. When the truck struck the traffic light, it's likely that some wires got crossed or pinched (even only for a moment) and the conflict monitor observed that.

[@Cnw8701]

LOL That first train had UP written all over it! How the heck was that CSX?!

[@gfarailfan5615]

StarWarsTrains its "foreign power" lol you've never seen csx with other power on there trains, its really common :D

[@TheTrainStationinc]

I'm confused. I went back and checked and it says UP for the first train. Why was you expecting it to be CSX?

[@TheTrainStationinc]

GF&A Railfan , does he mean he expected only CSX locos? I think I get it now thanks to your reply. StarWarsTrains, the "line" is owned by CSX but the video contains whatever I could catch passing through.

[@gfarailfan5615]

yeah, its just run through power

[@Cnw8701]

I was only joking around. I already knew about it being foreign power, considering that UP doesn't run through Indiana.

[@devionweems6188]

I seen this railway crossing its by interstate 69

[@realimbored668]

It's always those damn truck drivers who ruin nice things, like these signals, isn't it?

[@Ezzie__]

***** you are defedently right

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

I'm pretty sure he didn't do it on purpose. I drove trucks for 9 months. There was never a time when the thought, "Let's run over something" was in my head.

[@carolinagurl48]

realimbored668 N m

[@carolinagurl48]

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[@bledarelezaj7549]

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[@notyafet6929]

NOT THE LARGE CROSSING NOOOOOO

[@notyafet6929]

Those new ones are horrible the old ones where better

[@notyafet6929]

I NATE THOSE BELLS THERE CRINGE ME

[@johncarson6783]

This crossing really needs cantilevers