CFNR 505 Cortena Job Local South | Kentucky Ave. Railroad Crossing, Woodland Ca

Sep 13, 2024 12:57pm
For the final video of this chase, I barely beat the train here to Kentucky Ave on the West Valley Sub as the train arrives back in Woodland from the north. So far, it looks as if nothing changed since I last filmed this crossing back in 2021 or gate changes similar to the time I filmed it. I wanted to film from the gateless signal side ahead behind the pole blocking the back side lights of the right gateless signal but didn't have time to since the train was close since the last time I filmed here I did it from the left gateless signal.

California Northern Railroad shortline, the Cortnea Job Local freight train southbound on the CFNR West Valley Sub passes through the Kentucky Avenue railroad crossing in Woodland, California.

CFNR 505
CFNR 502

Crossing Info
City: Woodland, California
Line/Crossing Owner: California Northern Railroad
Line User: CFNR, UP rarely
Bell Sequence: Ring till gates start rising

Right Shoulder Signal
Bell: NEG E-Bell
Lights: 3 pairs of 12x24 inch Dialight 433 Low Wattage Series LEDs/Safetran Lights
Junction Boxes: Safetran
Gate Lights: NEG Clear Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: Siemens (Safetran Logo)
Base: Siemens
Install: CFNR Late 2010s, Installed 2019

Median Signal
Lights: 1 pair of 12x24 inch Dialight 433 Low Wattage Series LEDs/Safetran Lights
Junction Box: Safetran
Gate Lights: NEG Clear Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: Siemens (Safetran Logo)
Base: Siemens
Install: CFNR Late 2010s, Installed 2019

Left Gate-less Pedestrian Signal
Bell: NEG E-Bell
Lights: 2 pairs of 12x24 inch Dialight 433 Low Wattage Series LEDs/Safetran Lights
Junction Box: Safetran
Base: Siemens (Safetran Logo)
Install: CFNR Late 2010s, Installed 2019

Left Shoulder Signal
Bell: NEG E-Bell
Lights: 3 pairs of 12x24 inch Dialight 433 Low Wattage Series LEDs/Safetran Lights
Junction Boxes: Safetran
Gate Lights: NEG Clear Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: Siemens (Safetran Logo)
Base: Siemens
Install: CFNR Late 2010s, Installed 2019

Median Signal (Opposing)
Lights: 1 pair of 12x24 inch Dialight 433 Low Wattage Series LEDs/Safetran Lights
Junction Box: Safetran
Gate Lights: NEG Clear Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: Siemens (Safetran Logo)
Base: Siemens
Install: CFNR Late 2010s, Installed 2019

Right Gate-less Pedestrian Signal
Bell: NEG E-Bell
Lights: 2 pairs of 12x24 inch Dialight 433 Low Wattage Series LEDs/Safetran Lights
Junction Box: Safetran
Base: Siemens (Safetran Logo)
Install: CFNR Late 2010s, Installed 2019

This crossing owned by the Cal Northern Railroad is an CFNR Late 2010s signal install.

Camera
Sony Handycam FDR-AX53

[trainlover]

I've watched this railroad on YouTube before, awesome catch

[Deionburns]

Nice catch that horn sounds like a K5HL almost

[speedemon]

Great catch! This is a CFNR crossing?
With all the equipment here, and the setup, I would have mistaken this crossing as a modern UP crossing. But yeah, there are differences, like how the lights are Dialight, and the NEG bells are mounted on the tops of the signals. Also, the bell sequence is ring until the gates rise, which UP would never use on a new crossing.