CFNR 500 Cortena Job Switches Siding | *New E-Bell* Eddy Rd. Railroad Crossing, Arbuckle CA

Oct 28, 2025 8:56am
The Cortena Job arrived here at Hershey Eddy Rd siding track to do some switching in the siding track. The left signal her at this crossing had its dead Siemens High Pitch Tone Electronic Bell replaced with a new General Signals Type 3 Electronic Bell.

California Northern Railroad Genesee Wyoming Shortline Cortena Job Local freight train on the CFNR West Valley Sub switching at the siding at the Eddy Road railroad crossing in Arbuckle, California.

Before Bell Replaced
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CFNR 500
CFNR 505

Crossing Info
City: Harrington, California
Line/Crossing Owner: California Northern Railroad
Line User: CFNR & UP (Rare)
Bell Sequence: Ring till gates start rising

Right Signal
Bell: NEG E-Bell
Lights: 2 pairs of 12x24 inch Dialight 433 Series Low Wattage LEDs/Safetran Lights
Junction Box: Safetran
Gate Lights: Unknown Incandescent Gate Lights
Mechanism/Counterweight Arm: WABCO AL-70 Triangular
Base: WABCO
Install: SP 1960s/70s

Left Signal
Bell: GS Type 3 E-Bell New
Lights: 4 pairs = 7 12x24 inch Dialight 433 Series Low Wattage LEDs/Safetran Lights & 1 12x24 inch WCH 1st Gen LEDs/WCH Lights
Junction Boxes: Safetran
Gate Lights: NEG Gate LEDs
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: Siemens
Base: Siemens
Install: CFNR Late 2010s, Installed between 2016 - 2019

This crossing owned by the California Northern Railroad is an mixed install with the close signal being an SP 60s/70s signal install with its bell, lights & light heads, bracket, gate and gate lights changed. The left signal is an CFNR late 2010s signal install with gate, gate lights, and its bell changed.

Camera
Sony FX30 Cinema Line + Tamron 17mm - 300mm Lense
Canon EOS R50 V + Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS