Pt. Richmond, Ca. wigwags
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- This was recorded in old town Point Richmond, right outside the BNSF yard in April 2003. This little stretch of track was once the spur that ran out to the rail ferry (for San Francisco). In later years it's been used as an escape track for the nearby yard as there are no customers on this track. You will see how impatient some people get when the train sits at the crossing too long - at least four jackass stunts are pulled right in front of my camera.
It's old, rare, and cool.
Guys... I had 5 years when I first saw this. 5. And it still remains on my heart. I often listen to their "bell music" And I recognise the video everywhere. I know their "Song" perfectly. Very nice work catching this beauty. Thumbs up, even after 10 years on yt :D
>8O
@tryby12 One of the wigwags was swallowed up in a sink hole that formed a couple months ago. It is supposed to be replaced after street repairs are made.
Awesome video! I hope the wigwags still work.
Jaw Tooth today, they're still there, but non-functional. Gates have been installed, unfortunately.
Gametrain Productions they work now
They were fully restored and operating again on special occasions.
There were only two? Look how dirty they look Hey Dan thank you for cleaning them up a couple years ago you’re a good guy of cleaning wigwags stuff
used to watch this video a lot when I was like three and four years old thanks for the memories man!
hi
RS3K too boot.. Great video
Nice BNSF "Pumpkin" paint scheme locomotive there! I hope to get a loco painted like that for my HO train layout (I already have a "Heritage", a "Swoosh," and an ex-ATSF Warbonnet, along with a few other ATSF and BN locos.) I might also update my blue-and-yellow Santa Fe GP9M with the "BNSF" lettering underneath the cab number like the other locomotive on that train here.
(My layout doesn't have any wig-wags, but there is a crossing with a Griswold signal!)
Also Garrard Blvd has Safetran Type 1 as another bonus
2:47 that one guy's impatient!
Nice catch of two wigwags on islands! do they survive?
According to Google Maps Street View they're still there
SparkDalmatian there still there but there non operational
As display only - at the crossing. They don't operate. Gates have since been installed.
danosf At least they're not scrap!
danosf I mean why not just keep them operational with the gates and lights
Awesome video!
I have a friend who works right by that wig-wag! He's a real estate agent for Feagley realty --his name is Declan. He found my wife and I a crazy excellent deal on a house near there! Point Richmond rocks.
Love the "pumpkin" paint scheme!!!
Some cyclist are ignorant. Don't they know what a railroad signal is telling them?
Nope
chaosdemonwolf1 Those idiots!
this crossing would just need 2 crossing gates on both sides of crossing !
David Jamison Yep
What happens if that train stops for more than an hour and you have errands to do?
Anyone notice the Safetran type 1 E-bell in the distance in the beginning?
***** If you look on Google street view there's a Safetran type 1 E-bell AND a GS E-bell there
***** wigwag on W richmond ave signal in distance on S Garrard Blvd
I hear one.
Yeah
I remember watching this when I was younger
The Wig Wags were restored and reinstalled and in operation condition but only activate on special occasions.
@chcknmr Or just install gates with no lights. I know that's been done a few times with crossing here without a gate. A Griswold signal with no gate is just like having an old wigwag crossing IMO.
Those idiots climbing over the train are going to end up like the guy who walked through my train once, he now has no legs and was found by another crew who almost ran him over
Well that happens if the train just stops and block the crossing, I heard it’s illegal to do that if it’s done for more than 5 minutes
unfortunately there are now gated signals with gs bells now and I have a feeling that the wig wags probably will be removed and they will be replaced with new signals and it would have been a quad crossing with the gated signals installed.
Nope! They have been restored and reinstalled and operate on special occasions.
You can thank the ding dongs on the bikes for. USE YOUR BRAINS!
The Sound For Wig Wag Likes Church
this one actually sounds very good...shame that these are being replaced
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
Thank you so much for making your wig wag website! You have helped me to see what is left here in nor ca! Also I didn't know there was any griswold rotating banner signals here in ca. You should add Semaphore signals to your website. I subscribed!
King Wasabi to pick
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When the higher pitched bell sounds before the lower one, it kinda sounds like their going "Hel-Lo!" lol
EHHHHHHHHHHHHH >8O
**UPDATE** The wigwags are still up and have been fully restored. ua-cam.com/video/-BkX0_VEo8Y/v-deo.html
a train in the beginning was the BNSF Santa Fe 2440 EMD GP30U pulling an auto train
I went down there a couple of weeks ago and both are there again!
They should have kept one in a museum.
Right! Those are the people who I'd laugh at for getting hit by a train, car, or whatever.
Can please do a video of the Richmond wigwag grade crossing in 2016 ?
BNSF doesn't take out historic equipment and turned them off to make new railroad crossing there.
Cool !!!
This would make some good OLS footage.
i was wondering if the wig wag are still there and working,becasue i would like to come down there and watch them for myself.
They are there, but sadly non-operational. New crossing gates protect the crossing now.
who's watching in 2024?
The train crossings in my city(Jakarta) is more worst most of the lights are broken and only the sound and the gates are working(but some still work) and still manually controlled and no chance to repair it
They are still there but they don't operate except on "special occasions", whatever that means. There are gates there now.
It was because of the crashes, and a protest. Really rough.
and BNSF doesn't take out historic equipment and installed the new crossings. And turned off the wig wags.
@danosf So the wig wags are taken up?
Looks like a peaceful place to live.
Not all quiet zones have Wayside Horns.
In my opinion, they should have just disabled the bells on the new crossing gates and then left everything else running. That's just me.
Que padre el tren naranja
WHAT A SANTA FE GP-30!!!!???
I heard the Point Richmond wigwags were left in place after they installed newer gates? Still, I doubt any gate would of stopped those fools hopping freight cars.
I agree!
nice rythym
The first loco is BNSF 2440.
I hear a safetran type 1
That wasn't very smart carrying those bikes over that train. Good way to get a leg clipped off or worse.
How about now?... Is it still there?.
They are still standing today and activated on special occasions
careless dude at 1:20
Why don't they ever make wig-wags anymore?
Because it is a completely outdated mode.
stupid bike and another one at 2:31 what the hell are they doing going over a moving train!
I know the train stops doesn't mean u can climb flat cars and get across
But they did
those idiot bicycle riders could have been hurt or killed if that train lurched either forewads and backwards and yes they are trespassing. when i was a small child living in glendora ca, these type signals protected the tracks at grand ave and foothill bulibard roads .
1:22 2:31 2:46 *DARWIN CANDIDATES*
Didn't one of these get swallowedup in a sink hole?
Yes but it is back now
Its not anything. The signals just sit there.
are the wigwag Signals still in used today?
No, but they are displayed in the same spot.
No. It's equipped with modern signals.
danosf can they be restored?
There is a plan to restore them. I'm involved in that. We are working with BNSF right now to get access to the property.
danosf cool
a good bn whiteface horn
There rare.
Crack head on bike jumps through train
whats so special about a wig wag anyway?
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What makes it look like nothing to you?