UP 636 Switching Pacific Supply, SACRT - Mather Field Rd. Railroad Crossing Rancho Cordova CA, Windy

Feb 19, 2024 12:16pm
Union Pacific Railroad Florin Flyer Local freight train parks its train near the Mather Field/Mills Station and proceeds east with one car past the Mather Field Road railroad crossing on the UP Placerville Branch headed to the Mather Spur track switch to head to and drop off at Pacific Supply and come back out in Rancho Cordova, California. Inbound Sacramento light rail train also passes on the SACRT Gold Line. As you can see in the second angle, A sign has been installed in front of the gateless signal unfortunately. Whats the point of putting that sign there if traffic coming from the opposide direction can't see it. Why not put it behind the crossing signal so traffic can see it. Also, this crossing and had an tail ring malfunction when it re-entered the branch off the spur and also the station pedestrian crossings also had a activation and time out malfunction from the sitting train cars. Seems as if the Feb 4th storm messed with track sensors somehow.

As you can see, the far shoulder signal still is missing the light that broke off in the Feb 4th storm. Speaking of, this day we had strong winds but not as strong as Feb 4th as you can see in the video and I took a few clips of the strong winds. Later in the day, some thunderstorms broke out so I cut chasing this day short but I did come back out right before the freight train came back.

YSR62R - 19
UP 636

SACRT SRTD - Gold Line - Inbound

Crossing Info
Rancho Cordova, CA

This crossing owned by SACRT bells ring through whole activation.

Turn Lane Right Signal
Bell: GS Type 2 E-Bell
Lights: Two pairs of 12 inch Harmon Fading LEDs retrofitted inside Harmon Lights
Junction Box: Harmon
Gate Lights: NEG Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WCH (New)
Base: WCH
Install Type: SACRT Early 2000s, Installed 2004

Shoulder Signal
Cantilever: Harmon
Lights: Six pairs of 12 inch Harmon Fading LEDs retrofitted inside Six pairs of 12x24 inch Harmon Lights
Junction Boxes: Harmon
Gated Mast
Bell: GS Type 2 E-Bell
Lights: One pair of 12 inch Harmon Fading LEDs retrofitted inside One pair 12x24 inch Harmon Lights
Junction Box: Harmon
Gate Lights NEG Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WCH (New)
Base: WCH
Install Type: SACRT Early 2000s, Installed 2004

Left Gate-less Signal
Bell: GS Type 2 E-Bell
Lights: Two pairs of 12 inch Harmon Fading LEDs retrofitted inside Two pairs of 12x24 inch Harmon Lights
Junction Box: Harmon
Base: Harmon
SACRT Early 2000s, Installed 2004

Far Left Shoulder Signal
Bell: GS Type 2 E-Bell
Lights: Two pairs of 12 inch Safetran Fading LEDs retrofitted inside Two pairs of 12x24 inch Safetran Lights
Junction Box/Brackets: Safetran
Gate Lights: NEG Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WCH
Base: Safetran
Install Type: SACRT Late 1990s, installed 1998

Median Signal
Bell: Safetran Mechanical Bell - Non Functional
Lights: Four pairs of 12 inch Safetran Fading LEDs retrofitted in Four pairs of 12x24 inch Safetran Lights
Junction Boxes: Safetran
Gated Mast
Bell: WCH 0777 E-Bell "Type 2"
Gate Lights: NEG Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WCH
Base: Safetran
Install Type: SACRT Late 1990s, Installed in 1998

Right Gate-less Signal
Bell: GS Type 2 E-Bell
Lights: Two pairs of 12 inch Harmon Fading LEDs retrofitted inside Two pairs of 12x24 inch Harmon Lights
Junction Box: Harmon
Base: Harmon
SACRT Early 2000s, Installed 2004

Yellow Flasher (Not In View)
Lights: One pair of 12 inch Safetran Fading Yellow LEDs retrofitted in 12 inch Safetran Lights
Junction Box: Harmon
Base: Harmon
Install: SACRT Early 2000s Yellow Install, Installed 2004

This crossing also has two blank out no right turn signals and yellow flasher.

This crossing owned by SACRT is an mixed install with the closest gated signals and both gateless signals being an SACRT Early 2000s signal install installed in 2004 with changes to the gates, gate lights, mechanisms, and counterweight arms and closests gates base in addition. The two far gated signals are an SACRT Late 1990s signal install installed in 1998 with bells, lights, gates, gate lights, mechanisms, and counterweight arms being the changes.

Camera
Sony Handycam FDR-AX53