UP 2700 Intermodal Train North, E. French Camp Rd Railroad Crossing, French Camp CA

[Filmed 2:38pm November 13, 2021]
After the local freight train, I left for Roth Rd on the Fresno Sub as I wanted to get a new video of the crossing after one of its mechanisms were replaced but plans changed as the coming Z-Train was rerouted off the Fresno Sub onto the Oakland Sub because they had to stop at the Lathrop Intermodal Facility as some containers had doors open on the train and the Lathrop Switcher train crew closed all the doors for the Z-Train then they continued northbound and got back on the Fresno Sub in Stockton where they turned off onto the Sac Sub where I got ahead of them and caught them at Armstrong Rd. This small section detour lead me to leave Roth Rd unfortunately and set up here from the side I haven't filmed on yet here at E. French Camp Rd. The ZLCBR doesn't use the Oakland Sub as its route this was just an emergency stop and it was best to just go to the Intermodal Facility to fix the problem. I could of got the Oakland Sub Roth Rd crossing as it had a bell change since I last filmed it but I made a split second decision and plus the Lathrop Switcher was already sitting on top of the crossing so I wasn't sure if they would clear for the gates to deactivate for a proper activation video before the Z-Train would leave which they did end up clearing it but I was already at French Camp Rd so I have to plan to get those crossings another time.
Union Pacific Railroad ZLCBR Intermodal Stack Train northbound passes through the East French Camp Road railroad crossing on the UPRR Oakland Subdivision main line in French Camp, California. This crossing is an mixed install with the right signal being an UPRR early to mid 2000s signal build install with changes to its gate barrier. The left signal is an UPRR late 2010s to early 2020s signal build install. Also northbound on the Oakland Sub is actually announced railroad wise as eastbound.
Union Pacific Railroad - ZLCBR-13
UP 2700, UP 8823, UP 8088 (DPU), UP 6617 (DPU)
Crossing Info
City/State: French Camp, California
Location: French Camp Road & S Priest Road
Horn Setting: Horn Zone
Crossing Owner & Maintainer: Union Pacific Railroad
Bell Sequence: Ring through whole activation
Track Activation Type: Timed Off Movement And Speed Detection
Train Line: UPRR Oakland Subdivision
Left Signal
Bell: WCH Type 2 Electronic Bell
Lights: Main - Two pairs of 12 inch WCH 1st Generation LEDs, Side - One pair of 12 inch GE/Harmon Fading LEDs
Light Heads: Main - Two pairs of 12x24 inch WCH Lights, Side - One pair of 12x24 inch Harmon Lights
Brackets: WRRS
Junction Boxes: WRRS
Gate Lights: Electro-Tech Gate LEDs
Counterweight Arms: WCH
Mechanism: WCH
Base: WCH
Left Signal
Bell: NEG Electronic Bell
Lights: Two pairs of 12 inch General Electric Pixelated Look LEDs
Light Heads: Two pairs of 12x24 inch Safetran Lights
Brackets: Safetran
Junction Box: Safetran
Gate Lights: NEG Clear Gate LEDs
Counterweight Arm: Siemens
Mechanism: Siemens
Base: Siemens
Camera
Sony Handycam FDR-AX700

[@salvadormedinafeliciano6454]

Intermodal are beautiful 🚂

[@averageguy7136]

Thanks for the detailed narrative. It makes the video more interesting rather than being just an anonymous train.

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Nice video!

[@TheBCRailfan]

Great video!

[@metromainline]

Great location

[@csxtrainfan319]

Nice catch