Notice how BNSF is trying to keep it that wigwag around for now, the light is actually a 7" gate lamp and the banner(s) are actually the backgrounds from 8" crossing lights, just painted. Pretty cool that they are trying if you ask me, just need to replace the bulb.
The old-school wigwags, essentially patterned after the railroad flagman's "stop" signal, would be perfect for the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe pedestrian-trail/railroad grade crossings on the Antioch, CA, waterfront.
The wigwag provides fair waring, audio and visual. Newer installations can be ignored just as well as old ones. The wigwag still apparently is needed than wasting money on a flasher set if the BNSF crews are actually deciding to fix it than remove it. Plus, grandfather laws apply here...
I think the only way to get THEM to stop is if you had a brick wall blocking the road, but even if you did that, they'd just keep trying to get to the other side of the crossing before the road gets blocked, so they might as well just have a crossbuck because either way they aren't going to follow the rules, right?
@singwith lmao that is awesome! "hey i see something swinging ahead man? should you stop?" "no way man! its probably just the wind!!!!!!!!" "should we turn the music down?" nah thats ok hey look over there a trai-." sooooo yeaaaa...
christine long If you look closely at the video, the engineers throw flares at night through their window on both sides as to aim for both sides of the grade crossing.
@@GhostbustersFrozenEmpire2024 Yeah most likely that’s my guess or if a blue moon occurs on Friday the 13th and all the planets align they actually might replace it
![[HD] Santa Fe on the Los Angeles Junction Railway in Vernon, CA](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9Z1rtb0IP8E/mqdefault.jpg)
I remember watching this 10 years ago...I was in 3rd grade and loved trains at the time. How much time has passed...
This video is older than me
Notice how BNSF is trying to keep it that wigwag around for now, the light is actually a 7" gate lamp and the banner(s) are actually the backgrounds from 8" crossing lights, just painted. Pretty cool that they are trying if you ask me, just need to replace the bulb.
The old-school wigwags, essentially patterned after the railroad flagman's "stop" signal, would be perfect for the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe pedestrian-trail/railroad grade crossings on the Antioch, CA, waterfront.
Cool. I liked how that Cabooses rear somewhat EOT lite blinked each wig wag ring:D
Wow, didn't know that any of these still existed! Thanks
Great Video thank,s off all your staff Snuffy I wish Merry Christmas to you Pete
Nice set of colorful engines and hypnotic wig wag ! cool video :)
The wigwag provides fair waring, audio and visual. Newer installations can be ignored just as well as old ones. The wigwag still apparently is needed than wasting money on a flasher set if the BNSF crews are actually deciding to fix it than remove it. Plus, grandfather laws apply here...
9 tracks and 1 wig wag=PRETTY DANGEROUS
What an odd features of old locomotives. Can you name them? :) I love the old signal crossing.
nice Video, great Job !!!
is that the crossing with like 9 tracks
nice signal. i recall seeing one a while ago in wisconsin
Awesome Video
I think the only way to get THEM to stop is if you had a brick wall blocking the road, but even if you did that, they'd just keep trying to get to the other side of the crossing before the road gets blocked, so they might as well just have a crossbuck because either way they aren't going to follow the rules, right?
Was the train in reverse or were the 5 engines helper pushers?
Needs a new bulb! Nice video!
does this train go through inglewood and LAX? the line through inglewood seems abandoned because i never see a train...
I’m sure in 49th street vernon it has like 9 tracks wow that’s cool snuffy
It's been ringing for years, I think.
nice,and is it still there,i would to video it myself if i ever go out that way.
@singwith lmao that is awesome! "hey i see something swinging ahead man? should you stop?" "no way man! its probably just the wind!!!!!!!!" "should we turn the music down?" nah thats ok hey look over there a trai-." sooooo yeaaaa...
Interesting! One would think they would wire it up to the track like a regular crossing.
Nice 👍
I thought that the older BNSF (roman style) logo was better that the current one.
Didn't think theyed keep a crossing like that in the city
Does This Wig Wag Go 24/7? From The Looks Of The Video, It Runs For A Long time.
???
3:02 why is there a abandoned rail there?
one more, the lead loco is a SD40-2
@logo47 They even tell you in drivers ed to Stop, Look, and Listen. All school buses have to do this, anyway.
I thought those existed in only cartoons!
Nine Tracks!?!
what do the other side people get as a warning? from what it looks like only one wig wag
christine long If you look closely at the video, the engineers throw flares at night through their window on both sides as to aim for both sides of the grade crossing.
Which track is the main line?
SWEET!
It’s 2019 is it still here
Let's see: Starting from the rear, GP60M, GP39-2, GP35, GP40,
why do they put so much rare power and just so much power on those locals?
They should re paint that Santa Fe unit in it's bluebonnett colours.
Nine tracks and one wig wag??? O.o
Must be a small town then
they wasted 3 flares for 1 train crossing? wow i would save them for like if they were using that track for a few hours back and forth
I mean they could at least put gates in with the wig wag.
@singwith ohh im just glad that it actually does its job lol
You don't need a million dollar crossing to warn people because no matter how much warning you put up, the idiot drivers will still ignore it.
eitherway, iy still isn't very safe
2020 it got stolen
Figures someone probably wanted it before BNSF took it down and I honestly don’t blame them
Still don’t steel
@@NC_YT_123 are they going to take down the pole that the. Wig wag used to stand and replace the pole with modern day signals
@@NC_YT_123 Are they going to replace the signal pole with gated Crossing
@@GhostbustersFrozenEmpire2024 Yeah most likely that’s my guess or if a blue moon occurs on Friday the 13th and all the planets align they actually might replace it
@@NC_YT_123 gated or gateless
Poor ATSF geep, bunch of graffiti on it.