Benson Loses its Crown - Main Street Grade Crossing Replacement
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- Опубліковано 14 сер 2024
- Here we are documenting the replacement process of the main street railroad grade crossing in Benson, NC. Benson was the only town along the CSX A-Line in North Carolina that still had only mechanical bells on its crossing signals. Seven crossings in a span of four miles did not have any newer style E-Bells.
0:00 Before Replacement Begins
1:48 Sidewalk Torn Out
8:11 Concrete Cantilever Support Installed
9:45 Cantilever Arrives
10:16 Cantilever Pole Installed
10:44 New Gate Mechs Installed
11:39 Old Auxillary Lights Removed
14:46 Cantilever Platform Installed
16:01 New Bells Installed
17:37 New Gates Installed
18:18 Old Signal Removal
25:04 The Final Installation - Авто та транспорт
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by far my most favourite railroad crossing replacement is this one right here!
Great Video Rest In Peace WC Hayes Mechanical Bell You Will Be Missed 😔
2:23 One of the best horns!
I feel like every crossing loses a bit of personality every time a mechanical bell gets replaced. That aside, it's always interesting to see the process of signal replacement. I watched the same thing gradually happen in my old hometown... even had the signal maintainer's phone number and we chatted back and forth about his career, etc. for a few weeks or so. I tried to get the old RACO bell off the old N&W era signal, but no luck, sadly.
Same. I used to railfan a lot at a crossing that had a mechanical bell and at one time. They replaced it because it died and now it just isn't the same anymore. This was Oltorf Street in Austin, TX.
@@TheAustinSubRailfan Yep, the one I tried to get was on Berryman Pike in Tipton, IN. Never thought I'd see the day the signals got updated at that crossing, but here we are. It always rang super fast and I'm not sure I've heard another RACO as fast as that one. It was the only mechanical bell left in town until 2020.
I want them to put the old signals back
@Trainmancolt22711 CSX Will More Likely Scrap Them
Well that’s ok. Why did they replace them? There was nothing wrong with the crossing.
@@trainmancolt22711it’s bc it’s getting old
@@trainmancolt22711i know right i want the old WC hayes mechanical bell back
Great video. Very interesting. You documented this well.
That old mechanical bell is in someone’s man cave now
I wonder how many times that bell faithfully rang.
This bell rang 99,100,987 times. I would love to see these in Riverside, where i live.
Great documentation process
Great video of the crossing hunter
For Anybody Who Is Wondering What The New Bells Are They Are Called NEG Electronic Bells
Great catch
Cantilevers are definitely the new fad in railroad crossings. They're everywhere now.
What do they do with the old equipment that was replaced?
Repurpose it or scrap
I think the old equipment is still in good enough condition to be repurposed. It seems a shame that they would scrap it
One of the last semaphore signals on the line where I live, was taken down and installed at an old railroad historian/railfan's residence when they were removed from service. It's possible that those crossings might have the same thing done due to the way they were carefully loaded into the CSX truck without being disassembled much further
1. Repurposed
2. Scrapped
3. Sold to other railroads (short lines and excursions)
@@BBT609Maybe
I have a Norfolk southern railroad spike it has NS US Norfolk southern United steel on top
7:02 Something about the sound of GEVOs in notch 8...
Well looking area to be
8:12 I think the word you're looking for is _foundation._
Nice video.
I wonder why they didn't add any new auxiliary lights to the new crossing.
Amtrak's Silver Metor and Palmetto and Auto Train Passes through Benson along with CSX Freight
What are they gonna to do with the old singles and why are they getting replaced?
I totally would of asked for that mechanical bell
Siemens S60's and NEG e Bells. What else is new
The stupid part is that CSX installed a whole new signal there already and the other one only has its original mast and light frames and bell. No wonder railroads can't afford new stuff.
Why are there replacing it
I can't seem to think of a good reason myself, because management said so I guess and that's why management ruins everything.
Well, one thing I hear at 11:48 is a big voltage drop. Once the gate mechanisms engage to drive the gate down, the voltage drops enough to lower frequency of the bell ring. You can then hear it speed up again right before it turns off.
1:30 is that just the camera shutter speed, or do the lights actually dim like that
Just the camera, newer LEDs do that
New bell is great
Hell no mechanical bell 🔛🔝
@@jdoggez2083The old one was a WCH mechanical bell. I wish it was still at the railroad crossing
@emrywright the new bells are NEG electronic bells.
@@jdoggez2083u are right
Everyone has a preference. I prefer electronic bells more but it was still a shame the m bells are gone.
did you try and get the mechanical bell?
Rip to those mechanical bells. Kinda of sad that they're are becoming a thing of the past. In fact there are only a few mechanical bells on the line I live on.
I know right. It's sad to see mechanical bells. And railroad companies get rid of them. Seeing them become a thing in the past.
What kind of mechanical bell was it
Sucks that the m bell was replaced:(
What is state? I live jeffersonville Indiana
5:12 Locomotive number?
Did you ask for the bell?
No she or he probably did not.
They could have just installed the cantilever.. They did a great job of overdoing it😅
What a waste...
Very likely that the parts for the older safetran mechanisms were too expensive/not made anymore and therefore replacing the whole setup was more cost effective in the long run.
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