Description
July 7, 2026
After the Coast Starlight had stopped due to maintainer, I moved up here to Mowry Ave to catch it one more time before it left the area.
Amtrak Coast Starlight Train 11 southbound passes through the Mowry Avenue railroad crossing on UP Coast Sub in Newark, California.
AMTK 377
AMTK 140
- Train 11
Crossing Info
City: Newark, California
Crossing Signals/Line Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Crossing User(s): AMTK, ACE, UPRR
Bell Sequence: Ring through whole activation
Right Signal
Bell: NEG E-Bell
Lights: 2 pairs of 12x24 inch GE Pixilated Look Dotted LEDs/Safetran Lights
Junction Box: Safetran
Gate Lights: NEG Clear Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: Siemens
Base: Siemens
Install Style: UP early 2020s but installed in the mid 2020s, 2025
Left Signal
Bell: NEG E-Bell
Lights: 2 pairs of 12x24 inch WCH Aurora Clear LEDs/WCH Lights
Junction Box: WRRS
Gate Lights: NEG Clear Gate LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Style"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WCH
Base: WCH
Install Style: SP early to mid 1990s, Installed between 1992 - 1995
This crossing owned by the Union Pacific Railroad is a mixed install with the closest signal being an UP early 2020s used in the mid 2020s. The left signal is an SP early to mid 1990s signal installed with changes over the years to its bell, lights, light heads, gate, gate lights, mechanism, and counterweight arms.
Camera
Sony FX30 Cinema Line + Tamron 17mm - 300mm
Canon EOS R50 V + Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS