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By the title of the street, you've probably guessed that this street is where the Grand Canyon train crosses.
Pictures 1, 2, 5, 28-35 and 40-46 were taken with a digital camera. The rest were taken with a camcorder.
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This crossing had a makeover back in 1999. The predecessors to this crossing were 8" gateless mast only signals with inverted track signs. There are a total of 8 tracks here at this crossing, but only 3 go through the road. BNSF uses one track, The GC train uses the other, and the 3rd track supports a caboose. Note that the crossbuck is slightly different than the other crossings. The bells are electronic. |
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OBEY SIGNS LIKE THESE CHILDREN. |
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Different views. In pictures 6 and 7, the locomotive has to back in reverse to connect the remaining cars. Picture 8 shows this. This is one of only a few crossings I've found where the bells stop ringing while the gates go up. |
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Pictures 10-13 show different views of the crossing from the median. |
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At the Grand Canyon Railway, even horses travel around the area. Here's two of them at the crossing. |
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The train was about 30 seconds late in taking off. Pictures 17-19 show more light action. Before the gates could even go down, the train already started blowing it's whistle. |
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The locomotive put out LOTS of diesel smoke while crossing. It seemed kind of neat in my opinion. Picture 23 shows the train beginning it's 2 hour 15 minute hike to the Grand Canyon. |
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A BNSF is backing up because it had a red light, and went onto another track to allow other trains to pass. These 4 pictures were taken 9/26/2002. |
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Facing South. |
Facing NorthEast. |
Facing SouthEast. |
Facing North. |
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Facing West. 7th Street is visible from this angle. |
Facing East. The BNSF goes away from the GCR tracks. |
Close-up of the signal facing North. |
Facing NorthWest. |
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Pictures 28-35 were taken on Friday December 13, 2002.
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Take a look above. These 4 pictures were taken 5/11/2003. When I came here to Williams, I was not expecting this. Thomas the tank engine was here to give a ride here on Mother's day. If I would've stayed, Thomas would've taken off about 20 times activating the signals about 40 times, not including the Grand Canyon train. FYI: Thomas's eyes don't move around like in the PBS TV show. |
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This crossing has gotten upgrades too. Both gates have gotten L.E.D. upgrades. The sun makes another cameo in picture 41. |
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Picture 42 looks like an old Amtrak passenger car. Pictures 42-45 show the train for the day: Engine #29. |
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The relay case. |
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IllinoisTrains came out to the crossing to see the Grand Canyon train take off on May 15, 2010. |
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The signals start up, and the train goes through on its way to the Grand Canyon. |
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The gates rise. |
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The lights are still incandescents, and appear to be a bit dim.
The trains run for 363 days a year not counting Christmas or Christmas Eve. Their website is http://www.thetrain.com.
