UP 1483 LRS51 Local Switching AMG Resources - McKinley Ave. Railroad Crossing, Lathrop CA 4 Gates

May 22, 2024 12:12pm
After the Z-Train and a grainer got through, the 51 job got the clear to come off the Tracy Sub onto the Fresno Sub at the Lathrop Wye to go work AMG Resources Corperation recycling plant and passes and pokes the double crossing getting both functions of this crossing in this video. At one time, I also got all four gates down as the train backed onto the Fresno Sub caused an activation and time out of the closer crossing.

Union Pacific Railroad LRS51 Local freight train on the UP Tracy Sub onto the UP Fresno Sub passing through and poking the McKinley Avenue double railroad crossing on the Lathrop Wye in Lathrop, California doing switching moves at AMG. The road ahead was closed down the way. Also, this crossing is eventually planned to be rebuilt for the ACE Valley Rail Project.

LRS51
UP 1483
UP 1522

Crossing Info
City/Lathrop, California
Crossing/Line Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Line User: UP
Bell Sequence: Bells ring till outer gates start rising

Right Signal - Safetran 70s Cantilever
Bell: GS Type 3 E-Bell
Lights: 4 pairs = Mast - 2 pairs of 12x20 inch Electro-Tech LEDs/WCH Lights (90s Style), Overhead - 3 12x20 inch Electro-Tech LEDs/WCH Lights (2000s Style), 1 12x24 inch WCH 2nd Gen - Miller Felpax LEDs/Safetran Light
Junction Boxes: Safetran
Gated Mast
Gate Lights: NEG Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: Siemena
Base: Siemens
Install: UP Early 2020s, Installed 2023

Left Signal - Safetran 70s Cantilever
Bell: Safetran Mechanical Bell
Lights: 4 pairs = Mast - 2 pairs of 12x24 inch Electro-Tech LEDs/Safetran Lights (one Hawker Siddley), Overhead - 2 pairs of 12x20 inch Electro-Tech LEDs/WCH Lights (2000s Style)
Junction Boxes: Safetran
Install: SP 1970s, Installed between 1971 - 1975
Short Gated Mast
Gate Lights: Electro-Tech Gate LEDs
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: Safetran
Base: RACO
Install: SP 1970s, Installed between 1971 - 1975, Reinstalled between 2006 - 2009

Far Right Signal - Safetran 70s Cantilever
Bell: WCH Mechanical Bell
Lights: 4 pairs = Mast - 2 pairs of 12x24 inch Electro-Tech LEDs/Safetran Lights, Overhead - 2 pairs of 12x20 inch Electro-Tech LEDs/WCH Lights
Junction Boxes: Safetran
Install: SP 1970s, Installed between 1971 - 1975
Short Gated Mast
Gate Lights: NEG Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WCH
Base: WCH
Install: UP Late 2000s, Installed between 2010 - 2014

Far Left Signal - Safetran 70s Cantilever
Bell: WCH Mechanical Bell
Lights: 4 pairs = Mast - 2 pairs of 12x20 inch Electro-Tech LEDs/Safetran Lights, Overhead - 3 pairs of 12x20 inch Electro-Tech LEDs/WCH Lights (2000s Style), 1 12x24 inch WCH 2nd Gen - Miller Felpax LEDs/Safetran Light
Junction Boxes: Safetran & WRRS
Short Gated Mast
Gate Lights: NEG Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: Safetran
Base: RACO
Install: SP 1970s, Installed between 1971 - 1975

This crossing owned by Union Pacific Railroad is an mixed install with the cantilevers themselves being SP 1970s signal installs with changes to its bells, lights, and some light heads. The gated masts are mixed installs as the close right one being an UP early 2020s signal install. The left is an SP 1970s signal install with its gate, gate lights, and base changed, far right gated mast is an UP Late 2000s signal install installed as replacement in the early 2010s, far left one being an SP 1970s install with changes to its gate and gate lights.

Camera
Sony Handycam FDR-AX53
Sony Cybershot RX10 IV