*Major Crossing Fail* Train Approaches & Gates Rise, Power Inn Rd. Railroad Crossing, Sacramento CA

Major Crossing Fail Train Approaches & Gates Rise, Power Inn Rd. Railroad Crossing, Sacramento CA

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3 жыл бұрын

[Filmed 2:07pm July 6, 2021] (EDIT This was fixed)
Just want to say first thing that this was reported right away by the train crew to the dispatcher and UP signal department after the train passed through they toned up the dispatcher. UPRR signal department came out and was out the rest of the day guiding trains through the crossing and fixing it. Also was told that this is not a malfunction but a sensor fail but still labling it a malfunction since the crossing did something its definitely not supposed to do.
While finishing up the day railfanning down the Fresno Sub having this be my last catch it got pretty dangerous. I noticed this crossing acting unusual like it never has before. The previous train I caught at Fruitridge Rd, I was looking down the tracks from there and noticed Power Inn Rd activated super earlier than usual activating before the train even got to 14th Ave which is north of here as usually you can see the southbound trains headlights before Power Inn Rd activates same with Fruitridge Rd due to how far they are from the curve at Brighton to here at Polk on Power Inn Rd. I thought it was the crossing having a one time early activation malfunction that crossings have sometimes when the train is detected wrong.
After Fruitridge, I moved here and was prepared for the early activation for just in case reasons so I could still get the full activation and deactivation but the situation got worse as this time while I was at the crossing the early activation malfunction happened again but this time the unexpected happened. The crossing gates rose all the way up in a detection sensor malfunction right when the train was basically at the crossing and traffic started to flow again almost causing a major accident with a high speed freight train with four vehicles especially that pickup truck across the way so the crew blew the horn nonstop as it was the only working warning left besides the malfunctioning flashing lights and gates. It amazes me though that even though people hear the horn and from my side could see the train approaching fast and still thing the gates rising means go across.
After railfanning and seeing these crossings for years I have never seen this malfunction here before this is the first time. If it's sensor damage I believe someone messed with the tracks possibly homeless in the area and if not that it's possible the switch at Polk up ahead my be shortening out and causing Power Inn Rd to have a bad detection for southbound trains coming from the north. Also it has to have something to do with the track sensoring trains as at the same time 14th Ave been having tail activation malfunctions for southbound trains also so somethings going on between 14th Ave and Power Inn Rd.
Union Pacific Railroad LRS59 Stockton Turn Local hauler freight train southbound passes through the Power Inn Road Railroad Crossing on the UPRR Fresno Subdivision main line in Sacramento, California with a near miss due to the crossing malfunctioning. This crossing is a mixed install with the close signal cantilever signal being an SPRR 1960s install with changes to the bell and lights. Its gated mast and the far cantilever gated mast are an UPRR 2000s signal build installs with changes to there gates. The far cantilever itself is an SPRR 1970s to 1980s signal build install with changes to its bell and lights.
Union Pacific Railroad - LRS59-06
UP 9924 EMD SD59MX, UP 9925 EMD SD59MX, UP 9920 EMD SD59MX
Crossing Info:
Location: Power Inn Road, Sacramento California
Horn Sequence: Quiet Zone
Crossing Owner and Maintainer: Union Pacific Railroad
Bell Sequence: Bells ring till gates rise
Crossing Activation Sensors Type: Timed Off Speed & Approach Movement
Train Line: UPRR Fresno Sub
Close Signal
Cantilever: RACO
Bell: WCH Gen 2 Type 2 Electronic Bell
Lights: Seven WCH 1st Generation LEDs and One 12 inch WCH 2nd Generation LEDs
Light Heads: Four pairs of 12x20 inch WCH Lights
Junction Box: RACO mast and WRRS overhead
Brackets: Safetran mast and WRRS overhead
- Cantilevers Gated Mast:
Gate Lights: Electro-Tech LEDs (Union Pacific Railroad Dedicated)
Gate Keeper: WCH
Counterweight Arms: WCH
Mechanism: WCH
Base: WCH
Far Signal
Cantilever: Modern Industries
Bell: WCH Gen 1 Type 1.5 Electronic Bell
Lights: Four pairs of 12 inch WCH 1st Generation LEDs
Light Heads: Four pairs of 12x24 inch Modern Industries Lights
Junction Box: Modern Industries
Brackets: Modern Industries
- Cantilevers Gated Mast:
Gate Lights: Electro-Tech LEDs (Union Pacific Railroad Dedicated)
Gate Keeper: WCH
Counterweight Arms: WCH
Mechanism: WCH
Base: WCH
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@MobileRailSpotterRxR 3 ай бұрын

As of March 2024, this crossing will get entirely new crossing equipment by July 2024 to improve traffic and pedestrian safety at this crossing. Construction has started.

@Loki_Konwrath 3 ай бұрын

that is good! Also nice video!

@PLG8gen 3 ай бұрын

RIP old raco cantilever

@millennialaviation 3 жыл бұрын

That’s wild, what’s even more stupid is the fact that people were actually going to still cross

@kishascape Жыл бұрын

Not a crossing fail, but a Darwin test. Less dumb people on the roads the better.

@Supgangy Жыл бұрын

They are bots

@jayasmrmore3687 7 ай бұрын

People rely on the crossings to tell them when the train is coming so obviously they will cross if it goes up you can sue the city if someone gets hit btw

@chamberlainman1012 4 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing

@KEFAalarmsandmore 3 ай бұрын

The crew didn't sound their horn from the distance. That's why there was confusion.

@tallo7545 Жыл бұрын

It looks like the train engineer noticed the malfunction, because as soon as the gates started going back up, they blasted their horn to warn the cars. Good eye!

@teddyguerrero1235 Жыл бұрын

Very surprising. This is a good explanation on why you should stop, look and listen at all crossings, even if they have lights, gates, and bells. Although quiet zones have a big disadvantage here.

@TrainmanKight 3 жыл бұрын

That's not a malfunction, that's an Activation failure. An extremely serious issue that must be reported to the FRA with-in 15 days. Last year in 2020 there were only 30 reported activation failures in the entire country. CWT=Constant Warning Time (AC/Audio Frequency) circuits are very reliable and seldomly fail. They are designed fail-safe so any faults in the PLC system will drop the gates. From my experience this issue would be found in the track switch. A failed insulated joint in the switch it-self or Shunt bypass/couplers issue. It resulted in the PLC losing the train for only 6-8 seconds but as you can see it caused the crossing to almost fully recover. Great video and glad the crew reported it right away and people at the crossing were looking out.

@sandymolina2421 3 жыл бұрын

Gm in I’m un pop

@kaseyaldrich4746 2 жыл бұрын

No crossing is fail safe. But a bad insulated joint, would cause a track indication (assuming it’s signal used) and they wouldn’t be running at track speed period. The problem is inside the crossing controller

@TrainmanKight 2 жыл бұрын

@@kaseyaldrich4746 No, most problems are track circuit related and very seldomly is it an actual problem with the crossing PLC. When you have problems in the case the signal equipment will almost never recover unless you jump the crossing. You have many different frequencies and DC signals (power) sent through the rails. Shunt couplers and such can cause some very intermittent issues. Yes if a failure of an insulated joint happens it'll drop all block signals to their fail safe. A shunt coupler IE (00:56) what is in those boxes track side is another story, you can even watch the video and see the signals recover between the shunt couplers. They're not true insulated joints like back in the day. They're an insulated circuit from the rest of the neighboring crossing and signal systems. The problem you're discussing is the issue that caused the Metra Mokena 191st crossing activation failure. This issue is similar but different. Regardless in the next 20 years I believe PTC software and GPS will activate most crossing signal systems. It's already in place on HSR lines in Illinois and Michigan, and being tested on electrified corridors that cannot carry an AC/AF CWT circuit. Also I'm sure many light rail lines might use the same type concept. I'll continue to research all of this.

@kaseyaldrich4746 2 жыл бұрын

@@TrainmanKight been maintaining crossings for 7 years.. it’s just called a shunt. But a shunt, is not going to be causing a crossing issue that close, we design and test them to keep this from happening. If that shunt was to be failing, the crossing it is for would be having problems well before this crossing.

@kaseyaldrich4746 2 жыл бұрын

@@TrainmanKight PTC isn’t being designed to “control” crossings on freight lines. Atleast not yet. You would have to change all of the programming and upgrade every crossing. The only goal at this point for PTC and crossings, is for PTC to shut the train down for a crossing order. Which is going to cause even more delays

@MetraTitanicWTC 3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! That was a close one, I've seen crossing that act like this too. Scary

@TheBCRailfan 3 жыл бұрын

Damn! Very dangerous malfunction that could’ve turned into a big tragedy…

@Supgangy Жыл бұрын

Only dangerous for people who are dumb enough to cross it when a big ass train is on their right

@OxnardLocalRailfan Жыл бұрын

This is why you can't 100% rely on the gates. Everyone is so lucky that the engineer of 9924 blew the horn or the traffic going the opposite way would've been history.

@oceanthresher6184 Ай бұрын

"Gates going back up, should I look myself to make sure a train isn't coming? Forget that!"

@Terence_317 3 жыл бұрын

Holly cow thank God that truck on other side didn't go all the way thru

@freebrickproductions 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Hopefully they've gotten that activation failure fixed!

@jpfwrestlingandhobbyshow8910 3 жыл бұрын

Man that's crazy thankfully no one was killed.

@kishascape Жыл бұрын

Not really thankfully. Thinning the dumb-dumb herd.

@FloridaRailfanKid803 10 ай бұрын

Right 👍

@TrainTrackTrav 2 жыл бұрын

Holy crap, I thought that truck on the other side was about to get nailed!

@jaimerodrigueztexasrailfan8830 3 жыл бұрын

Wow That’s Crazy At least nobody was killed

@drummachine434 3 жыл бұрын

Oh geez I thought that honking van was gonna try to pass the crossing 😳. That was scary to watch

@limank__ 3 жыл бұрын

I likethe fact that these are recorded in 4k bcz then I can watch them in high resolution on my tv too

@danielcarrillo1057 Жыл бұрын

People are just idiots nowadays. The driver in the white truck experienced a near death situation. Even if the gates went up, the lights were still flashing, the train was still approaching. That train is closer and moving faster than you think. Be safe out there, people. Never cross a railroad until the gates are up, the lights stop flashing, and the bells stop sounding.

@TheMCClellanSpotter 3 жыл бұрын

Dang that truck almost got smoked the other cars were honking like crazy just like the train

@MobileRailSpotterRxR 2 жыл бұрын

(Update) New video of this crossing is uploaded with it functioning normally with its activation. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fchmgZt6krGtfHU.html

@JayyT664 2 жыл бұрын

crossing: goes to sleep train when the horn blows: wake yo a$$ up

@michaelgibson8402 Жыл бұрын

God bless that driver for blasting that horn. I would have freaked out and slamed that sob into emergency.

@NC_YT_123 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I have no words glad everybody was all right

@LRF_101 2 жыл бұрын

Here is how the malfunction may have happened: The track circuit thought that the train came to a stop Or It did not detect the train moving

@calvinnguyen7059 2 ай бұрын

or maybe it stopped detecting the train

@Johndpro Жыл бұрын

That was close!

@coppercruz3605 3 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! That was a close call. too close:0

@colbylawson5331 7 ай бұрын

Train Simulator: Hold my beer.

@apronchaperon 3 жыл бұрын

Is that gate mast loose? It looks quite dangerous for a gate mast to be loose.

@kaisanhoque6976 Жыл бұрын

Damn that pickup at the other side would have chosen death if he did not stop

@jdrailfan391 3 жыл бұрын

In the description, do mean after the train passed through? Btw, insane malfunction! Glad no one was hurt!

@MobileRailSpotterRxR 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Typed this fast plus auto correct changed some of my sentences without me noticing.

@Ezzie__ 3 жыл бұрын

Now that is scary. You think they'll make a news article or something about the video? 💀

@youraveragejoe2 Жыл бұрын

@jayasmrmore3687 7 ай бұрын

Not if no one got hit

@Danthegamer68 6 ай бұрын

In a situation like that someone should definitely call the railroad crossing number that’s usually posted on the gate or somewhere and tell them there’s an activation problem.

@jayasmrmore3687 11 ай бұрын

I’ve one seen an issue when I was in the train and the gates were still falling by the time the train reached the intersection so the train actually had to slow down significantly

@XShadowX681 9 ай бұрын

I never see that I’m glad everyone is safe and that was dangerous

@Shawn666Hellion Жыл бұрын

Angled grade crossings are the most dangerous depending on which direction the train is coming

@kishascape Жыл бұрын

Only if you're stupid.

@xxxman360 3 жыл бұрын

When I saw that truck start moving again I just wondered where his braincells went. There's nothing blocking the view of the train, he knew it was right there.

@singlepayer Жыл бұрын

At the angle the track crosses the road, the train is almost coming up behind the truck. The driver would have to rotate his/her head more than 90 degrees to see the train, not to mention the truck’s blind spot (which may move at the same rate as the train from the truck’s perspective since it was also moving) due to the truck’s A pillar. Most people don’t even check their blind spots for cars on the road let alone trains at such an extreme angle. The truck would’ve been a crumpled can if not for the engineer’s horn. That driver was one lucky SOB that day.

@cl4ssifiedg4mer Жыл бұрын

It's good that the train decided to blow the horn. If it hadn't, that truck might've ended up crossing without noticing the train.

@nathanschmidt4889 Жыл бұрын

Rusty rail or broken circuit. Looks like an advanced approach island circuit with motion detectors. Prone to failure if the rail joints hyperflex and snap the bond wires

@RaisedLetter Жыл бұрын

I don't know what's more baffling. The gates rising or the people on the opposite side not looking before crossing. Did it not occur to them to ask "I wonder why these gates went down?>="

@Andyjoseph8 3 жыл бұрын

That's crazy and dangerous

@Cars.Trains.and.Planes 6 ай бұрын

1:13 that is very dangerous, what if the train hits a car or someone. This is why railroad crossings are very important. This was a very very close accident.

@CsxFan5 Жыл бұрын

I live near train tracks, so when the crossing gates lowered down completely the train that was passing my area blew the horn. So it was like the train passing my area was in the video.

@SignalMan9292 4 ай бұрын

Great job not freaking out verbally or shaking the camera

@gevoface 5 ай бұрын

That’s terrible, did you report that to the railroad?

@GstarEdmsTrainProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Too close of a call for those people to drive thru!

@AlfonsoVazquez2024 Жыл бұрын

Nice video

@kaseyaldrich4746 2 жыл бұрын

If you’re seeing the gates drop before a train, even well in advance, odds are there is a dax unit involved and that’s how its designed to work

@MobileRailSpotterRxR 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this crossing activated super earlier than when it's supposed to. Usually it would activate after the train headlights come from around the corner at the speed the train was going but this time before.

@jayasmrmore3687 7 ай бұрын

What is a Dax unit

@TrainsORFire 5 ай бұрын

That truck driver must've thought the train was invisible 😱

@melodytheyeen 4 ай бұрын

time to finally call the number on the back of that sign

@FloridaRailfanKid803 7 ай бұрын

😳 Whoa THAT'S Crazy And Scary Mind 🤯 Blown That Truck Almost Got Smoked

@JTSKWPentertainment_79 Жыл бұрын

If I'm completely honest that truck driver should be ashamed of himself He or she almost got their self killed Even though the gates weren't activated the right way :( The train was still coming

@leonardovelazquez8788 Жыл бұрын

Was it no train horn?

@rms492 3 жыл бұрын

wow super scary, is this a no horn crossing? I didnt hear the long-long-short-long (stop look and listen) sequence.

@MobileRailSpotterRxR 3 жыл бұрын

Yep quiet zone.

@michaelguerrero3684 3 жыл бұрын

This is big problem. Train horn probably saved peoples life thankfully. They need to investigate this issue.

@MamankJery 3 жыл бұрын

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@cesarmagana806 4 ай бұрын

THIS is why you don't proceed while the light is on and gate lifting you never know!!!!

@DJ_F00D_ST2MP Жыл бұрын

Oh Wow!

@truckerkevthepaidtourist 4 ай бұрын

That old RACO still there or has it been replaced?

@MobileRailSpotterRxR 4 ай бұрын

Still there.

@nickdrake527 2 жыл бұрын

Train simulator railroad crossings in a nutshell

@Loki_Konwrath 3 ай бұрын

That white truck was almost hit!

@MichaelBryce1125 3 жыл бұрын

And this is why I hate quiet zones

@EnigmaticTornado 3 жыл бұрын

Well the engineer did blow a horn to alert drivers right away though

@willberestartingthischanne9984 3 жыл бұрын

1:05 Why Was The Railroad Crossing Up?

@MobileRailSpotterRxR 3 жыл бұрын

Likely a sensor malfunction at the switch caused it.

@RecologyFimer12 4 ай бұрын

Is the crossing a no horn zone? The fact that cars were still gonna cross is just ridiculous

@Brian-rj1un 3 ай бұрын

Is it just me or do Union Pacific crossing bells sound different from the other main railroads

@MobileRailSpotterRxR 3 ай бұрын

UP used a lot of WCH E-Bells more than any railroad.

@michaelwalterselevatorsrob5009 3 жыл бұрын

Did you call it in?

@MobileRailSpotterRxR 3 жыл бұрын

The train crew did. Signal department was working on it all day.

@Ferromexfan4081 3 жыл бұрын

LMAO. Good thing no one was killed, lol

@JTSKWPentertainment_79 Жыл бұрын

1:08-1:21 *Most replayed*

@epacm50 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! That x-ing signal needs to be reported.

@MobileRailSpotterRxR 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was right away.

@Iliketrains346 3 ай бұрын

1:13 that was close!!

@herman_clay_tanner Жыл бұрын

1:05 Railroad Crossing Malfunction

@bradenrobison1969 2 жыл бұрын

That truck goes to show how stupid some people can be at railroad crossings.

@csxtrainfan319 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t see why that truck tried to cross when that malfunction occurred

@csxtrainfan319 3 жыл бұрын

Whatever caused the malfunction I’m glad nobody got killed

@hugoanguiano575 Ай бұрын

Whoa the truck most hit by train

@FLCollection620 Жыл бұрын

I would just sit on the barrier so it would not go up

@Isaactheviolinist 10 ай бұрын

What they need to do is stop all of this no train horn zone crap i mean literally the horns will save people's lives

@HarborSubHughley 2 жыл бұрын

1:04 gates go back up

@Railfan513 5 ай бұрын

At 0:30 you can see a train coming down the tracks so idk if i would say that this is a crossing fail Oh I see

@trainwaysrails76 Жыл бұрын

Mexican gated crossings in a nutshell

@thechronicphilosopher6166 Жыл бұрын

That could’ve been fatal

@user-mq9hg5uk9u 8 ай бұрын

危っぶねぇぇ、鳴り止んだ直後に列車が！

@BavarianCreamCookie 7 ай бұрын

Filipino railroad crossings be like

@TrainSpotter-ym5go 5 ай бұрын

And people were going to cross it.

@TrainSpotter-ym5go 5 ай бұрын

The pickup almost got hit!!!

@HarpreetKaur-zg7yl 2 жыл бұрын

GODdddddddd

@humphreycustoms 11 ай бұрын

that's not major thats serious railroad crossing failure.

@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan 3 жыл бұрын

Only an emergency like that is when the engineer would have the right to blow the horn in a quiet zone blow the horn short of men and machines cars and pedestrians fowling the crossing

@kaseyaldrich4746 2 жыл бұрын

No sir not true. If there is a crossing order, such as someone calls in gates down no trains, a broken gate, even as simple as a gate light being burnt out, you WILL sound Bella and whistles, even in quiet zones. Or say a maintainer places a crossing order to do work on the crossing, again, full bells and whistles.

@youraveragejoe2 2 жыл бұрын

@@kaseyaldrich4746 also track orders

@GTFilms3636 Жыл бұрын

That is not true the engineer can sound his awesome train horn in the stupid quiet zones if he want

@youraveragejoe2 Жыл бұрын

@@kaseyaldrich4746 how is this different than what he said

@kaseyaldrich4746 Жыл бұрын

@@youraveragejoe2 buddy the comment I was correcting, ain’t even posted in more.