Description
July 7, 2026
After the manifest train had got through that I missed but filmed a short video of, I waited on when the next Amtrak will come through and it was this Gold Runner dead header being pulled out of the Yard into the Oakland Jack London Square Station as it was already late for departure north out of here to head south for Bakersfield and immediately departed after picking up passengers. A Capitol Corridor Train was also on the tail of this Amtrak coming into Jack London. If you remember, I filmed this crossing. For the first time over a decade ago from this side and I filmed it again a second time in 2017 almost a decade ago. The first change was after I came back in 2017 to the size of the western gate lights. The most recent change here since I was here nearly a year ago was to the cantilevers bell from a GS Type 2 to a type 3 Electronic Bell. This is also another crossing UP has used RSI LEDs at when they briefly were installing them across the Bay Area in the 2000s.
Amtrak California Gold Runner dead heading trainset Southbound passes through the Broadway Street railroad crossing on the UP Niles Sub Street running down the Embarcadero West in Jack London Square, Oakland, California.
Broadway St In 2017
https://youtu.be/izlcKt6Rw_Y
Broadway St In 2015
https://youtu.be/layyQLfH0vk
CDTX 2108
CDTX 6962
- AMTK Train 714 (Not In Service)
Crossing Info
City: Oakland, California
City Area: Jack London Square
Crossing Signal/Line Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Crossing User: AMTK, UPRR
Bell Sequence: Duel - Gated Ring till gate starts rising, gateless ring through whole activation
Right Shoulder Signal
Bell: WCH Type 2 E-Bell
Lights: 2 pairs of 12x24 inch Electro-Tech LEDs/WCH Lights
Junction Box: WRRS
Gate Lights: NEG Clear LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Look"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WCH with WRRS Arms
Base: WCH
Install: SP early to mid 1990s, Installed between 1992 - 1996
Left Gate-Less Pedestrian Signal
Bell: Safetran Type 2 E-Bell
Lights: 3 pairs of 12x24 inch WCH 2nd Gen Miller Felpax LEDs/Safetran Lights
Junction Boxes: Safetran
Base: Safetran
Install: UP Early 2010s, Installed between 2012 - 2014
Left Shoulder Signal - Safetran 80s Cantilever
Bell: GS Type 3 E-Bell *New*
Lights: 4 pairs = Mast - of 12x24 inch Electro-Tech LEDs/Safetran Lights (Hawker Siddley Era), Overhead - 2 pairs of 12x24 inch RSI LEDs/Safetran Lights (Hawker Siddley Era)
Junction Box: Safetran
- Gated Mast
Gate Lights: NEG Clear LEDs "Alstom-Aurora Look"
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WCH with WRRS Arms
Base: WCH
Whole Install: SP early to mid 1990s, Installed between 1992 - 1994
Right Gate-Less Pedestrian Signal
Bell: Safetran Type 2 E-Bell
Lights: 3 pairs of 12x24 inch WCH 2nd Gen Miller Felpax LEDs/Safetran Lights
Junction Boxes: Safetran
Base: Safetran
Install: UP Early 2010s, Installed between 2012 - 2014
This crossing owned by the Union Pacific Railroad is an mixed signal install with the shoulder signals being SP early to mid 1990s like early 90s signals installs with changes overtime to its bells, lights, gates, and gate lights. The pedestrian signals here are an UP early 2010s signal install.
Camera
Sony FX30 Cinema Line + Tamron 17mm - 300mm
Canon EOS R50 V + Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm