GCR 18 - We learned in 1989 that the Grand Canyon railroad was being brought back from the dead. Engine #18 was going from Phoenix to Williams in short trips. It stopped in Wickenburg for a short time, but then the next day, we got it crossed at Vulture Mine Rd. My grandfather shot this video because I was in school, and my family wouldn't let me take the day off to watch this historic event.

Beaver St. #1 - My first crossing from Flagstaff. A BNSF with a different whistle comes through the crossing.

Beaver St. #2 - Shortly afterwards, another train comes from the opposite direction.

Beaver St. #3 - Another BNSF with a different whistle comes by. During the middle of the duration, you can hear a ambulance siren approach and go a different way on Historic Route 66.

Beaver St. #4 - Another regular crossing occurs from a different angle. Note the fall colors on the trees in the background.

Beaver-San - Taken in between Beaver St. and San Francisco St. This video kind of shows you how close you can be to a train, and also how loud one is.

Enterprise Rd. #1 - The 12" and 8" mix crossing activates only for one BNSF locomotive.

Enterprise Rd. #2 - Shortly afterwards, another train approaches. Unfortunately only one BNSF locomotive and 3 small cars cross.

Enterprise Rd. #3 - A close up of the signals reveals one mechanical and electronic bell. This older camcorder doesn't like it when I walk, as a result, the sound gets very bad at the beginning. A very long train approaches, but stops short of the crossing. A little later, it uncouples most of its load and only a small fraction of the train crosses.

Fanning Dr. #1 - Another problem with the older camcorder is that it doesn't like heat. Everytime I would try to run it, it would stop recording, and would always fail to record. Somehow I got it to record the very last part of this very fast moving train.

Fanning Dr. #2 - I learned that I have to take a bathroom towel to cover up the camcorder in order to make it work correctly. I get a long train through here and when it finishes, the signal gates don't go up right away. After about 30 seconds, they finally go up.

Fanning Dr. #3 - On the Fanning #2 video, you see a train sitting off another track waiting to go. After a few minutes, it finally takes off.

Fanning Dr. #4 - This was the last time I used the $1,000 camcorder from 1987. You can see why during the duration of the video. A typical BNSF train comes by like any normal video. This also marks the first time I've heard electronic bells at this crossing.

San Francisco St. #1 - A pedestrian goes underneath the gates to save a few seconds. This train is a short one. A different train comes by with a different sounding whistle and goes by the crossing very quickly.

San Francisco St. #2 - A different sounding BNSF train blows its whistle for much of the beginning of the video. It goes by really quickly too.

San Francisco St. #3 - I missed the beginning part of the train due to my camcorder malfunctioning in the heat. I got most of it though.

San Francisco St. #4 - A view from the other side of the tracks. A longer BNSF train makes its way west.

Skull Valley - Taken in 1998, this only video is the only one taken with mechanical bells. The camcorder was giving me problems again, due to the heat, and that's why there's a small break in the action in near the end of the video.

Steves Blvd. #1 - You can't hear the bells too loud in the beginning due to a very loud car wash nearby. After one train crosses, another one comes up right behind it.

Steves Blvd. #2 - A pretty average train crossing.

Apache Dr. - Taken in Wickenburg. I was with my grandmother at the time, and heard this train just outside a now-defunct beauty salon. Unfortunately, the train isn't that long.

Enterprise Rd. #4 - The only video containing both 8" signals. I was very rusty at the time, and so the video isn't that good. This is also the only video in which I talk during part of the video. The BNSF train crossing doesn't last that long, as you can tell by dissatisifaction on the video.