La Zanja St. Railroad Crossing, San Juan Capristrano, CA
Date: July 13, 2024
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Camera: Panasonic HC-VX1
Locomotive(s) info:
SCAX 913 - EMD F125
SCAX 661 - Rotem CEM
Crossing Owner: Metrolink
Train Line: Orange Subdivision
Zone: Quiet
--Lincoln Industries cantilever on the right: 3 pairs of 12x24" Safetran lights with Dialight Ball LEDs
-Cantilever's gated signal: 1 pair of 12"x24" Safetran/Hawker Siddely lights with Dialight Ball LEDs, a WCH gate mechanism, Aurora Alstom LED gatelights, a Safetran base, and a WCH electronic bell
--Pedestrain gate on the right: a Safetran gate mechanism, Aurora Alstom LED gatelights, and a Safetran base
--Pedestrain signal on the left: 1 pair of 12"x24" Safetran lights with Dialight Ball LEDs, a Safetran gate mechanism, a Safetran base, and a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell
--Signal on the far left: 2 pairs of 12"x24" Safetran lights, Dialight Ball LEDs, Safetran gate mechanism, Aurora Alstom LED gatelights, a Safetran base, and a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell
--Pedestrain gate on the far left: a Safetran gate mechanism, Aurora Alstom LED gatelights, and a Safetran base
--Pedestrain signal on the left: 1 pair of 12"x24" Safetran lights with Dialight Ball LEDs, a Safetran gate mechanism, a Safetran base, and a General Signals Type 2 electronic bell
After getting M663 on Avenida Aueropuerto, I rushed to La Zanja Street to catch M662, which I almost missed. Hence why, the camera kept moving when setting it up.
It's been four years since my last filming here in March 2020. As you can hear, the Safetran mechanical bell that was on the cantilever's signal was since replaced with a WCH electronic bell. This occurred later that same year or very early 2021.
This crossing started out as a standard two-signal crossing with the cantilever's signal and the far left signal being those two signals. They most likely replaced old ATSF signals.
They were first installed with 12"x20" Safetran incandescent lights and two Safetran mechanical bells (including the one now replaced). By 2005, the original Safetran lights were retrofitted with the current Dialight Ball LEDs, along getting the 12"x20" upgraded to a 24".
It also appears that the left far signal had its original WCH gate mechanism swapped for the current Safetran one.
Then, between from 2011 and 2012, this crossing along with others underwent an upgrade installing the now pedestrian & exit signals.
Then sometime around 2014-2015, the far signal had its Safetran mechanical bell swapped for the current GS T2.
Minor changes on the gate barriers themselves were tweek'd a bit in the following years.
And then you know what happened with the other Safetran bell now, lol.
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