And not even "a few" minutes faster, that Jeep that finally stopped for the tracks, probably didn't even have a green light yet by the time the train cleared! I can't say I've seen THAT many people for THAT long, crossing after the flashing lights have started... Having said that, I absolutely love this capture!! Gorgeous whistle on that train. :)

I guess if it's a gateless level crossing that you're used to traversing every day, yeah, sure, whatever. Best judgement. I grew up around a lot of rail and you've just gotta navigate around the train traffic sometimes. But damn I was wincing at every car continuing to push it when the train is CLEARLY in sight and damn near already in the road. If you misjudge and that stoplight is backed up you'd better be really quick about dropping into reverse and hope to hell if there's anyone behind you they can read the situation and be just as quick, and the same for whoever is behind them... It's not worth the extra few car lengths of pavement you might manage to get. Also it's good to see another Colton!

Right you should always stop soon as the lights come on. The red flashing lights mean DANGER!

Isn’t that kind of what cars are all about? Higher risk of death to get places faster? lol. But I do agree a lot of people crossed those tracks, New Hampshire live free and die. AND/OR WHATEVER.

I’m almost positive that there were more than 15 in the uncut version.

No gates no wates No cops no stops🙃🙃

And when the inevitable happens, someone from The Community is going to say how unsafe the crossing is.

More than 15.

@@joshuabessire9169 the inevitable is not going to happen that's just a tourist train. It runs no other trains on there at all it's just strictly for scenic I think it's top speeds about 15 mph if that?

We have those here all around Minnesota

That's good to hear! They are becoming obsolete out here in California and who knows in how many other states!@@mysteryrgo

That reminds me, why is it called the Hobo Train?

@fredr6557 the introduction says it was filmed 7 months ago hardly vintage!

@@ivatt442 Whoops. It does look like 50 years ago... I guess modern trains and infrastructure haven't arrived there yet.

@@fredr6557 It's a passenger railroad for people who like traveling on trains though scenery. What do you expect??

In New Hampshire I'm pretty sure people just don't see crossings because people never stop till they see/hear the train.

It’s a moving violation in the US, but police don’t have time to sit at the crossing and pull people over.

Live free or die! NH has a great deal of contempt for passenger trains

It's so long and curved they probably got a exsepension because of a little amount of trains and slow speed

Should be like that here.

"The American People" ~ half of whom chose Biden and crew; not a very bright bunch . . .

They're fine. The drivers are not.

The video was filmed at approximately 44.03743077192121, -71.67636716374606 According to what I see on Google Street View, there are extra signal lights so they are visible from all approaches to the crossing. Without doing a full engineering study to compare against the requirements laid out in the MUTCD it is hard to say for _certain,_ but I'm betting things are fine. Drivers just choose to ignore the signal lights because "nothing bad will happen to me, it always happens to someone else."

NICE!!!

1. Thank you. I’m glad people appreciate my videos. 2. There were two railroad crossings at that intersection due to it being a weird shape and the bell for the first crossing isn’t audible because of where it is. 3. I think it was an electronic horn that played the sound of one. 4. Honestly, no clue.

Sure sounded like a Hancock.

It is a real hancock air whistle

@@northrailproductionsThanks for the update on that. It is a very long time since I last heard one on a loco (Patapsco & Back Rivers Railroad) but it sounded like it was.

Fourth - would you actually, honest to God, sit there for 2 minutes before the bells even start sounding, with the train in sight moving at 15 mph?

Plenty of other drivers in Europe and Australia do the same.

Import the third world, become the third world.

You are a drama clown and your standards are of a failed special education.

The moron drivers will just drive around them.

Crossing gates for one crossing cost around $300,000, so they'll typically not installed on a lightly used tourist railway. But the behaviour of those 20 or so drivers is definitely not acceptable

It’s been demotored. It’s just a coach now.

*bell Bell was for the crossing on the side street.

The main street crossing lights don't have a bell? Very unusual! ​@@jovetj

@@eatonjask They do, but it's at the far end of the crossing, 120m away.

except in america

the fact that a barrier is needed to even try and stop people running red lights is so concerning

It wouldn't.

@@jovetj I'm sure your correct...they would just plow through the gate. A gate won't fix stupid 👍

ask your grand parents and please stay in school.

Ha Ha

The railroad is called ‘The Hobo Railroad’

They wouldn't have done that if there was a crossing gate, and not just the crossing sign. And what was the idea of the warning bells starting to ring about a minute AFTER the red lights started flashing? That's not how most railroad crossings operate, and I should know because I've seen plenty of them. Usually, the lights start flashing and the bells start ringing AT THE SAME TIME! After all, not every motorist notices the lights flashing, but they're all bound to hear the bells ringing, not to mention the train horns or whistles blowing. Unfortunately, some of the motorists in this video ignored the lights, the bells, AND the horn! What idiots we have today! It's like nobody, ABSOLUTELY NOBODY, has even a bit of common sense in their heads!

@@michaelpalmieri7335 They would just drive around the gate. Because they obviously don't care. The bell you heard was for the separate crossing for the side street (Railroad St). The video was taken from approximately 44.03743077192121, -71.67636716374606.

The drivers are required to stop when the lights are flashing. This is always the case. The bell doesn't matter, as crossing bells are really only there for pedestrians. Some areas allow cars to proceed after stopping if it's obvious there is no train coming and the way is safe. I don't know whether Lincoln, New Hampshire allows this. It is ALWAYS illegal to drive around or under a lowered or lowering (or raising!) crossing gate arm. The only rare exception to this is if directed to do so by law enforcement or a railroad employee. The More You Know 🌠

The more you don't know...lol Depends on state law what the requirements are for crossings with no gates. Some states allow you to go thru the lights if you have stopped to check that the train isn't close. Once bell is activated you must stop. Being a smart ass doesn't Pay when you are wrong...lol

@@brianide3770 _“Depends on state law what the requirements are for crossings with no gates. Some states allow you to go thru the lights if you have stopped to check that the train isn't close.”_ That is what I wrote above, although I did not specify states because different municipalities can setup their own laws more stringent than the state's laws. _“Once bell is activated you must stop. Being a smart ass doesn't Pay when you are wrong”_ That is utter and complete bullshit. You're welcome.

Railways are not a new idea - I would have thought that by now there would be national rules, not a plethora of state and municipal ones . . . @@jovetj

@@EllieMaes-Grandad Ignorance of _federalism_ is easily cured. You have the sum of human knowledge at your fingertips (unless you live in China or North Korea).