Up the Tehachapi Grade 2010 part 11

I am rushing to get the series finished before my trip this year up the Tehachapi Grade. Hopefully this time, there will not be any track work.

Arroyo St., Mojave, CA

I did not take any pictures of Arroyo due to it not being found. Here is a link to the crossing from rxrsignals.net.

Up the Tehachapi Grade 2010 part TEN

Rocket Site Rd., Boron, CA
One signal. Una señal

The other signal. La otra señal.

Facing West, including the track that would not see a train for another three hours. Frente Occidental, incluida la pista que no volvería a ver un tren durante otras tres horas.

My day at Richmond St.

We went to a Cajun restaurant last Saturday. It is right next to a crossing.

1st UP Intermodal:

 The 2nd train was no different than the 1st:

3rd train was a UP mixed freight with Norfolk Southern power:

An ATSF woodchip gondola!

The End

Webcam

On the train list(timetable) on the webcam on the post below, all times are eastern, and I have only seen one on time train ever since yesterday. Also, play the scanner feed, which is right below the cam. ;)

Georgia Webcam

Yes, another webcam with a crossing in it.
http://www.virtualrailfan.com/

This camera is set in Folkston, GA. But, this cam has stricter restrictions. Chrome, Firefox, and Safari(there may be more) are the only browsers that will work with this. INTERNET EXPLORER DOES NOT WORK ON THIS! I don't know whether or not Mac works on this, although I do know that Iphone, Ipod touch, and Ipad don't work on this. There is not sound on this, although the welcome message says that there will be soon. Look at the top of the page. You will see a link that says "train list". Open that up to see what trains they know will come through there. There are no stupid commercials on here! Yes! You can compare the Fostoria, OH one and this one. They both have their negatives and positives. Questions? Comments? Leave a comment!

Some interesting things...

I have been seeing some interesting things on the webcam from a few posts down. Like, girls screaming waiting for a switching train to finish, two trains at the crossing coming through at the same time, countless things!

He estado viendo algunas cosas interesantes en la webcam de unos pocos puestos abajo. Al igual, las niñas gritando esperando un tren de conmutación para terminar, dos trenes en el cruce de las cosas por venir, al mismo tiempo, innumerables!

Spring cleaning

I have just deleted some of the stuff that does not need to be on here. More stuff may be deleted in 55 days(after the Boron poll is finished and deleted). If you are wondering why the post count is lower, than that is why. None of the labels are affected by this.

Voting

I would like to give a special thanks to everybody that has voted so far. I would also like it if everybody that views this blog would vote. The poll is on the sidebar of the blog.

Ohio Webcam

I just found a LIVE VIDEO WEBCAM WITH SOUND that I will try to embed in here. If it does not work, you will see a link below instead. WARNING: THERE ARE COMMERCIALS ON THIS CHANNEL EVERY 15-17 MINUTES!
Embedding did not work, click here for the link

3,000th pageview!

Well, it is official! As of today, this blog has reached 3,000 pageviews!

Today's date: 3/19/11.

Crossbucks are Boring even in Trainz.

Boring Crossbucks:

Boring crossbucks with a train going through it:

See? No difference. If you are a crossingfan like me, then do not wait for a train at a crossing like that. The above pics. were taken in Trainz.

New signal for Trainz

I just got a new signal for Trainz. I wonder if the makers of this signal were eventually arrested. The route is not mine. Credit for it goes to Trainz user Dermmy.

Up the Tehachapi Grade 2010 part NINE

North American Chemical Co. Private Crossing(aka: Some private crossing that landed in the middle of Boron with signals),Boron, CA

The relay case:

The signals:

Some private crossing that landed in the middle of Boron with signals with a train going through it.

I found a page on an external website that shows the private crossing that landed in the middle of Boron with signals with a train going through it! Look at pics. 10-11 to see the train in the distance, and/or look at the train activating the signals in 14-23.

Here is the link:http://www.rxrsignals.net/California/A-C/Boron/Chemical/

Which crossing in Boron should I stop at?

Yes, that is correct. I just added a poll that is lasting for 80 days(until June 4th). Here are pics. of the four crossings that are options. One of the crossings I am going to no matter if it wins or not. That crossing will be revealed on June 4th.

US 395: This crossing has a history of broken gates. I will not be surprised if BNSF ruins this crossing when I get there in June

CA 58: Not an option due to it being too busy



Boron Ave: This crossing is identical to Rocket Site Rd, except with gates and the memorial next to it:

Rocket Site Rd: A typical BNSF Gateless crossing:

Some private crossing that landed in the middle of Boron with signals: I don't know how these got here!

Spring Stat Update

It is time for the spring stat update of the viewers on my blog:
Most active month: October 2010 with 621 pageviews
Least active month: December 2010 with 81 pageviews.
Most popular post viewed: 8 days to submit.(seriously?)
Most popular REAL post viewed: Metrolink on Orange County Line(Trainz)

Search terms for Google ONLY: crossingtalk, crossingtalk train, old raco crossing signals, crossing talk, trainz atls, trainz atls system, create multiple crossings on Trainz, crossing talk blogspot, crossing talk.blogspot.com

Countries viewed in:
United States: 2,656 pageviews
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France: 11 Pageviews
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Colombia: 9 pageviews
Germany: 4 pageviews
Australia: 3 pageviews
Russia: 3 pageviews
Ireland: 2 pageviews
Iran: 1 pageview

Browsers:
Internet Explorer: 1,676 (61%)
Safari: 830 (30%)
Chrome: 163 (5%)
Firefox: 59 (2%)
Mobile: 5 (<1%)
(Flipboard Proxy: 3 (<1%)
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CometBird: 2 (<1%)
Opera: 2 (<1%)

Operating Systems:
Windows: 1,889 (68%)
Mac: 812 (29%)
iPhone: 17(<1%)
iPad: 14 ( <1%)
Other Unix: 5 (<1%)
iPod: 3 (<1%)

TOTAL VIEWS: 2,770

These are the real stats for my blog. I will post the next update on the day Daylight Savings Ends.

Poll almost over!

Come on, vote! Seven hours left! Last call for voting! Bold exclamation points look weird!

Kingston Island start

I started my brand new Kingston Redo about a month ago. I quit it though, mainly because my dumbo computer shut down Trainz(which is sadly normal for me). It is not that part that made me temporarily quit it, it is the fact that my computer FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT I HAD SAVED IT. Anyhow, here are some pictures of the progress:

New blog!

I have a new blog called "Trainztalk". If you want a more detailed description of what it is, then check out the very first post on it:http://www.trainztalk.blogspot.com/. There is also a link on the sidebar.

My Tehachapi Grade series.

I will post parts of it less and less frequently now due to the fact that I did not take pics of every crossing on the way to Bakersfield. HOWEVER, I will likely be returning this summer, hopefully for no trackwork.