UP 1061 LRS51 Local Switching Christopher Way Private Railroad Crossing Lathrop CA (Double Crossing)

April 17, 2024 2:25pm
After the LRS51 Local shoved into Del Monte, they pulled out boxcars from their up past the crossing to seperate the train and shove the front half cars onto the closer track to the siding and power will return to the 2nd half of the train to pulling forward as the new front and then shove back to the close track cars and then continue back out onto the UP Tracy Sub to head to the Calla Siding. While I was filming this, the backgriund horn you heard was the UP Tracy Turn Local coming by as I was filming this after I also chased them earlier this day and the LRS51 here departed behind them. This was an awesome railfanning day as I got this crossing active and also got to chase the CFNR this day pit of Tracy through some old crossings and chased the UP Tracy Turn also in between.

Union Pacific Railroad LRS51 Local freight train switching at the Christopher Way double railroad crossing on a couple of industry lead spur tracks in Lathrop, California.

LRS51
UP 1061
UP 1039

Crossing Info
City: Lathrop, California
Crossing/Line Owner: Unknown
Line User: UP
Sequences: Bells ring till gates start rising and middle signal activates on island circuit sensor only

Right Close Signal - Premier Products Cantilever
Lights: 3 pairs of 12x24 inch Safetran Incandescent Lights
Junction Boxes: Safetran
Gated Mast
Bell: Safetran Mechanical Bell
Lights: 1 pair of 12x24 inch Safetran Incandescent Lights
Junction Box: Safetran
Gate Lights: NEG 4 inch Incandescent Gate Lights
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: Safetran
Base: Safetran
Install: An late 1990s to early 2000s signal install

Right Far Signal - Premier Products Cantilever
Lights: 3 pairs of 12x24 inch Safetran Incandescent Lights
Junction Boxes: Safetran
Gated Mast
Bell: Safetran Hybrid Bell
Lights: 1 pair of 12x24 inch Safetran Incandescent Lights
Junction Box: Safetran
Gate Lights: NEG 4 inch Incandescent Gate Lights
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: Safetran
Base: Safetran
Install: An late 1990s to early 2000s signal install

Left Close Signal - Premier Products Cantilever
Lights: 3 pairs of 12x24 inch Safetran Incandescent Lights
Junction Boxes: Safetran
Gated Mast
Bell: GS Type 3 E-Bell
Lights: 1 pair of 12x24 inch Safetran Incandescent Lights
Junction Box: Safetran
Gate Lights: NEG 4 inch Incandescent Gate Lights
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: Safetran
Base: Safetran
Install: An late 1990s to early 2000s signal install

This crossing is an late 1990s to early 2000s signal install based on the equipment used here at this crossing that had changes to its bells only. It is unknown who owns this crossing as UP doesn't and possibly neither owns the tracks.

Camera
Somy Handycam FDR-AX53
Sony Cybershot RX10 IV