Yellow Flasher Advance Warning Signals At Railroad Crossings

[@B9L3_Official]

Whoever made these are an ABSOLUTE GENIUS this could be the perfect warning for an upcoming crossing

[@AlexFromCooks]

Thats so cool ! Here in New Brunswick Canada we have a few big overhead signs with yellow lights on the highway for railroad crossing but very rare to see them activated as they are just spurrs that aren't used very frequently.

[@markusmccloud]

Clever idea! Use a pair of blinking yellow lights in the same arrangement to convey a less-urgent but identical message of "train approaching".

[@yoyobass100]

There are warning lights like these in Haymarket, VA that look different but work the same way as these. They consist of rectangular yellow signs that read "RAIL ROAD X-ING BLOCKED WHEN FLASHING" with the yellow flashing lights that come on when the crossing closes; they're seen in both directions.

[@jasonervoes1326]

These railroad crossings truely are the best 😊

[@robadams5799]

One of my favorite sounds on Earth is the sound of railroad crossing bells. They're a harbinger of good things to come.

[@vmotati10]

I actually saw this yellow Safetran fading LED on a school zone signal on Rolater Rd in Frisco, TX. I also saw a yellow RSI LED on another school zone signal on the same road as well.

[@TheRailfan360]

Great compilation! I think these are definitively a great addition to railroad crossings. They're so helpful at night or when visibility is poor.

[@robadams5799]

Those are great. They give railfans a little extra time to run over to the crossing and get their cameras ready.

[@sibelsevil745]

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[@janetlewis7145]

There is a single flashing yellow light near the BNSF crossing at Claribel Rd in Riverbank, Ca. Bill

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

06:20 get the signal maintainer out on the flashing signals straighten that crossbuck LOL

[@jacobvoracek2349]

This would be an oversized trucker’s worst nightmare. 2:10

[@zeeboss2762]

Yellow means to yield so having the lights be yellow makes perfect sense!

[@robadams5799]

My friend's daughter--who was about thirteen at the time--once started saying "red means stop, green means go, and yellow means go veeeeeery very very fast" and kept repeating it ad nauseum.

[@jovetj]

Yellow (properly _Amber_ ) does not mean yield. It means caution!

[@Pikachu-h8d]

Nice crossing every American railroad crossing needs this

[@ccm088]

Cool video, kind of reminds me of the one in Greenfield, MA. Also I feel like there's one of those near the Tower Bridge in Sacramento, CA.

[@NS8098Railfan]

Every railroad crossing should get these!

[@SouthKCRailfan]

Is the one at 9:34 about to get replaced or something? If not what’s the foundation for?

[@MobileRailSpotterRxR]

That was a light pole that got installed.

[@andyguerrette3014]

In huntingburg IN they had to do the same thing on 231 the train stop and blocks the road so they made a by pass and way before the crossing the have a round rr sign with w flashing yellow lights so you can take the overpass by pass

[@B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont]

We have a similar sign and flasher on US19 North at Dakota Road Crossing (Marion County, West Virginia). It has a couple of amber lights and a "Train approaching when flashing" sign. The crossing is "around a curve and over a hill" so one comes up on it pretty fast and the regular crossing signals aren't visible very far. Throw in a traffic back-up and the "Approach" signal is a good early warning device. Coming south the crossing is visible for probably a quarter mile or more and there isn't an approach flasher.

[@thebnsftracker1317]

More crossings should have these. It would be really helpful.

[@nicka727]

In Clinton Township, Michigan on Groesbeck just south of Harrington crossing has a yellow flasher. Train or no train, the yellow flasher always flashes.

[@jovetj]

For the record, the proper term for flashing traffic signal lights one sees is _beacon._ The _flasher_ is the device that makes the lights flash!

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

Australia we have these on major roads as well, although their big signs with the lights at the top!

[@kevinmiller6380]

2:50. Since there were two separate tracks, does a car have to stop at the first flashing lights, or can it proceed to the second track, while waiting for the train to pass?

[@MobileRailSpotterRxR]

Cars stop at the railroad crossing gates.

[@jayasmrmore3687]

It has to be at least off the gas pedal or hitting the brakes by the time it crosses the first one probably

[@jovetj]

There is only one grade crossing, and it has two tracks. Roadway traffic needs to stop for the lowered gates and flashing _red_ lights. The amber beacon shown in the video is just an warning for motorists that they need to be expecting to stop for the crossing further on at the top of the hill.

[@polandball7482]

16:11 whats with the western Cullen hays e bell

[@beratlolz]

i think its the horn of that train

[@RandomRailfan828]

Great video man, very nice catches too!

[@crystalanderson257]

I knew it i remember living in sacramento mostly for just the light rails

[@ItsLegendarySparrow]

In 6:00, what is the white light on the right crossing gate?

[@benjaminnieva6016]

That white light is for the light rail/train operator, letting them know that the railroad crossing has been activated. The light blinks when the gates are moving, and goes steady when all the gates are down. These lights are also used on the Baltimore Light Rail line.

[@wesleyjonathan6571]

How did you catch all these trains in one day

[@MobileRailSpotterRxR]

These aren't today.

[@wereswdfgrdesd]

@@MobileRailSpotterRxR no bell sound?

[@zuzutheinfectedelf]

There was one of these by my former house on a curve

[@kevinmiller6380]

The front flashing lights are flashing out-of-sync with the rear lights (first video).

[@MobileRailSpotterRxR]

If your talking about the crossing in the background thats running on a different system. Yellow flashers at all the crossings flash out of sync with the crossing lights themselves.

[@trainlover123trainsrock]

@@MobileRailSpotterRxR 8:52 wait the trams have crossing bells?

[@jovetj]

@@trainlover123trainsrock Electronic bells that sound a lot like those found at grade crossings.

[@JoshDeutschOfficial]

its amazing when there is no right turn sign and red traffic light for the right turn lit up that people still run em.

[@jovetj]

Don't let the skewed perception of distance of the zoom of the shot fool 'ya.

[@prettyounthang7]

Too excited 😜 for this weekend but it’s not over till the weekend I have my hair cut 💇‍♂️ so it’s going down and then my head will start feeling a lot of heat on me tomorrow

[@jimmypockrus7725]

Notice how many cars still turned right across the train tracks with the no right turn sign illuminated

[@trainsofbd]

amazing 😮

[@AlfonsoVazquez2024]

Nice video

[@roadwolf2]

Good idea for a light rail/tramway warning system

[@fulvian_2kd]

Yo thanks for the video, i can make that railroad model in roblox studio because i ran out of ideas lol.

[@edy21865]

I notice the traffic lights also are linked to the crossing lights.

[@MariaGarcia-tw1pj]

I saw a another yellow flashing light when you zoomed in

[@WatermelonCatLeo]

Lowboy when crossing normal track: ahh im stuck When crossing this track:

[@TrishaMorgan-f2h]

I love this idea😂

[@Cool_editsXD]

So why do they have those even tho they have the crossing?

[@jayasmrmore3687]

I guess for more visibility

[@brandedmcgowan9414]

Much like for advanced warning similar to signal 🚦 ahead when that sign flashing the beacon the light change from yellow 🟡 to red.

[@ТЭП70У-003]

it's in USA?

[@MobileRailSpotterRxR]

Yes.

[@ТЭП70У-003]

Ok

[@Belchmaster41]

@@MobileRailSpotterRxR why doesn't the 2nd track allow sounding of the horn?

[@jovetj]

@@Belchmaster41 It's a quiet zone. The governing agency and/or residents decided they didn't want horns at the crossing.

[@Majimo22021]

0:29 that one car that said fuck it

[@gurdeeprai5365]

Cool!

[@moviewatcher1239]

I see how those yellow flash lights work they tell people is slow down

[@jovetj]

People need to slow down anyways. One should not always trust the grade crossing signals to work. Slow down, look, and listen!

[@moviewatcher1239]

@@jovetj true but unfortunately some people don't pay attention to that

[@crlaw75]

In that second clip, it would've been a great help if the tree blocking the railroad crossing unit was removed.

[@Robloxbasicsonly]

COOL!

[@Olive4577]

12:37 smashed fence

[@TramTrafficLightMan]

What in the goofy ahh tunnel visor yellow lighted railroad crossing is this?!

[@raymondhopwood9393]

What a novel idea! Every crossing in every state should have these!

[@weeardguy]

Is this seriously something new for the average state in the USA? We have such lights for decades already in The Netherlands. Either they are directly connected to the level crossing circuitry itself (and thus only start flashing when the crossing activates) or are PAG-signals (Pre Advanced Grade signals) that usually will light in such a way that a motorist who encounters the light, is driving the limit and sees it start to flash, will not be able to pass the crossing anymore (well, not legally that is... the gates only come down 5 seconds are the red lights started flashing). In rather low-speed environments like these, the task of advance warning is usually taken over by ordinary traffic lights that pre-empty the crossing and make sure no one makes a turn onto the crossing a few seconds before activation.

[@jovetj]

@@weeardguy _“Is this seriously something new for the average state in the USA?”_ No. These types of advance warning signals are just not very common. They're typically only implemented at particularly dangerous crossings. The danger could be train speeds, poor visibility, frequency of trains, history of accidents, etc. The one at 13:38, for example, doesn't even make any sense. The sign is not applicable (the symbol indicates a railroad crossing within 100 feet on a side road to the left ahead) as the crossing covers the entire current roadway. There's also a proper advance warning sign (RXR) nearer the crossing. You can spend all the money you want to try and protect idiots from themselves, but the universe will just make a more daring idiot.

[@keanupro7578]

nice!

[@冯宝华]

I like it❤

[@prettyounthang7]

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[@prettyounthang7]

I don’t know what to do with myself anymore I just want to be able to be with you and be with you I don’t know what I want to do with you I don’t want to be with anybody else I don’t want to be alone I don’t want to be in a relationship

[@FireTowerTingle2012]

7:54 ok...!?

[@jovetj]

What's the question?

[@tommyhunter1817]

All that first one for a toy train.

[@DrAngelKins]

Uk has these

[@emmanuelchavis6999]

Never see something with yellow 🟡 light

[@nelsonlachappellejr9377]

Every railroad crossings should have a set of yellow warning lights and every state should also have a set of yellow warning lights.

[@FireTowerTingle2012]

Too expensive but you couldn't be more right!

[@АсылайАйдосқызы]

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[@jovetj]

I disagree. These lights _can_ introduce complacency, and I reckon we can all agree that there's already enough complacency at grade crossings as it is! People need to be taught to respect the train tracks and always expect a train and always be vigilant!

[@MetraUPNWproductions7202]

Have to agree. I’d say if there is a road that goes along the tracks then there should. Anything else it’s fine not to have them. They should have bells too

[@polandball7482]

If the road is next to the track ok

[@salvadormedinafeliciano6454]

❤❤❤

[@carlalyles]

👍

[@sebastianwojciak1287]

Sheehan

[@oldphoneaccount]

The fuck is that? I thought they were good with that one signal which is just one light with another light saying "No right turn"

[@等山崎]

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[@Tikipro344]

Nice video