Railroad Crossings of the UP Springfield Sub
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- The UP Springfield Sub is the continuation of the Joliet Sub going south from Bloomington. Most of these videos were shot in March 2018 in the state capital of Springfield, IL, just before UP upgraded most of the crossings along the 3rd St. corridor. They are aiming to make Springfield a quiet zone and up the speed limit to 40 mph.
These upgrades are not permanent though, as the long term plan is to reroute the UP line along the NS corridor along 7th St. and build a new Amtrak station along there.
Anyways, enjoy these videos from before the upgrades happened. I also included one video from Bloomington which up until this past November was the only other crossing I shot along the Springfield Sub.
0:00 Canedy St., Springfield, IL 3/14/18
1:46 Scarritt St., Springfield, IL 3/14/18
3:08 Six Points Rd., Bloomington, IL 3/7/17
4:33 N. Grand Ave. E., Springfield, IL 3/14/18
6:19 Eastman Ave., Springfield, IL 3/14/18
7:44 5th St., Springfield, IL 3/14/18
13:20 4th St., Springfield, IL 3/14/18
14:51 Cedar St. #1., Springfield, IL 3/14/18
15:27 Union St., Springfield, IL 3/14/18
18:50 Washington St. #1, Springfield, IL 3/14/18
22:34 Allen St., Springfield, IL 3/14/18
24:18 6th St., Springfield, IL 3/14/18
27:56 Jackson St., Springfield, IL 3/14/18
30:26 Jefferson St. #1., Springfield, IL 3/14/18
38:19 S. Grand Ave. E #2, Springfield, IL 3/14/18
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Awesome video Amtrak passenger train keep up the good job friend bless you look forward new videos soon
I Love These Crossings
17:11 gave me nightmares as a child 💀
Awesome video!
22:33 That looks kind of interesting, the leaning cantilever of Allen Street.
Hey look, the railroad crossings from 0:01 and 1:45 are next to each other. No wonder why I heard a same sounds from the bells to a different crossing location
22:33 I can’t imagine that cantilever is slanted because of the power lines up above.
My old stomping grounds... glad you caught most of these signals before they were upgraded. I was up there at Christmastime 2018... unfortunately the old WRRS cantilevers at Washington St are gone, plus the one's on Ash. :-( The rest of the "closed" crossings in this video... all of the signals are gone now. I noticed too in driving around for the brief time I was there that the traffic signals one block on either side of the tracks throughout downtown (along 2nd & 4th Streets) are now linked to the RR signals and give a delayed green to help clear traffic. They have signs posted at the intersections indicating this to traffic.
RIP quite a few of these crossings. Great video though!
Tommy, sounds like a good video. Most crossings got upgraded. I may plan to go to Illinois in the future. Interesting that the crossing on S Grant Ave E has Dialight LEDs on your side on UP.
On 19:40 I remember that crossing have mechanical bell before
You’ve definitely seen that show and tell video
Recording trains is part of this guy's daily routine
Great video! Even had the crossings not been upgraded/closed, I doubt that many of these mechanical bells would still be there, as a good few were sounding like they were starting to get weak. Also, in the description, Union Street is at 17:07, not 15:27.
These Crossing Look Very Similar To The Crossings On The UP Joliet Sub, Why Is That?
I have filmed the Jefferson St., South Grand Ave., Washington St., Carpenter St., and the North Grand Ave.. Railroad Crossings. It’s a shame to see the old Railroad Crossings come down
Mr. TommyBNSF, after seeing your railroad crossing videos, I want to go out and catch a ride on the Amtrak train.
If I win the big jackpot one day, I will get me a passport and catch a train in Canada and visit the Canadian Rockies.🌚👤🎧
the gate is stuck
What focuses on the trains all the time, dude, great video, though
in the charger locomotives what is that area lighted up for in the middle of the engine
I think that's just a light for the engine room the locomotive.
Union Pacific with ns power
First and great video!
train at 38:26 was loud and didn't stop honking until it passed
18:39
Anyone remember this crossing?
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Surprised no crossing gates on some of the crossings
They dont do much
Location must on a heavy corridor of traffic here
Long Union Pacific Train
dam you freght train
CSX
spfld drivers have a habit of driving around crossing gates I wonder how many drive around these road closed signs
11:30 ok... Camera rules that must not be broken when filming trains:
1. Do not turn the camera off ONCE until the train is out of sight.
2. Focus the camera on the *train* and not and not ANYTHING else.
3. Not a word may be spoken while the camera is on.
4. Try to avoid obstructions or obvious items unrelated to what you are filming
5. Make sure the camera is on a tripod so it does not wobble.
1. I don't always have camera space to do that, but I usually try to. In this case, the train was going very slow and I was trying to cross the street.
2. I like to focus on railroad crossings as well. That's just my style.
3. I usually don't, only once a while
4. I usually try to. Some places it's tough to
5. I don't like filming trains with tripods. I like to pan the camera, and it's more difficult to do with tripods. With better stabilization on cameras nowadays, it's not so bad to hand hold videos.
And don't try to say these rules must never be broken. I'm doing my own thing. If you want pure professional videos, then there's plenty of channels devoted to that.
@@TommyBNSF I'm just saying I'd rather watch the big heavy train rather than a flashing light.
@@carolinarailfanning There's literally thousands of videos devoted to that on my channel... You chose one of the ones that wasn't.
@@TommyBNSF no I want it at a crossing but to also watch the train every time.
@@carolinarailfanning He has literally thousands of videos like that on his channel. You still chose one of the ones that weren't.