A train crossing inside a parking garage...I've seen it all now!

@tylerclark5306

Жыл бұрын

Its nighttime

@lukeleonardrasmussen3550

Жыл бұрын

This is the terminus of the light rail line in Minneapolis, at the Mall of America

Seeing all of it flash in sync is absolutely beautiful

@DJ_F00D_ST2MP

Жыл бұрын

true

I came here expecting a hazardous freight train to come thundering through hauling ass, and what do I get? A *TINY*, Toby the *Tram* hauling Henrietta!

@Ih8kone

2 жыл бұрын

Do you not see how many lanes this highway has? And do you not know how much ridership the Metro Light Rail receives in Minnesota?

@RobloxHeichel2018

4 ай бұрын

I had the same thought, I was Disappointed.

This is probably the most nostalgic video I have ever watched

Fun fact, that flashing lamp is indicating that the traffic light cycle is being affected by the railroad preemption system.

@BoulevardFan28

5 жыл бұрын

Like the ones on some emergency vehicles?

@tunezjunkie87

5 жыл бұрын

@@BoulevardFan28 exactly. The preempt is primarily for emergency vehicles, but it's also used to clear traffic at RR tracks near traffic signals. This happens at all the RR crossings along US -10 toward St. Cloud as well. Some city buses have signal preemption to hold a green or shorten a red as well to stay on schedule.

@MysticBoxedYouYTFortnite

Жыл бұрын

Like czech republic

@caedmon2behrens186

8 ай бұрын

Okey bud

@weeardguy

6 ай бұрын

Ah thanks, I was wondering about that. We don't have such lights in The Netherlands, everybody will find out that the cycle is affected automatically by long green cycles for traffic parallel tot the traintracks. But than again, we usually have cycle-paths next to the road as well, and those usually are the first to switch to green if they offer traffic alongside the tracks. You can see a good example here (pay attention to the light for cyclists that immediately turns green as soon as the crossing activates) kzread.info/dash/bejne/kaJrw6SckqmYe7w.html

Such a huge crossing, I was expecting some massive, hazardous material freight train to come thundering through at speed. What do I see instead? A two-car light rail train going 20 MPH...

@renton9999

9 жыл бұрын

it is going slow because 100 feet after the crossing is a sharp turn

@nick06111226

8 жыл бұрын

light rails are 4 cars most of the time

@_M_o_n_k_e

5 жыл бұрын

In America trains never go "fast" | USA 2018: 180km/h , EU 2000: 320km/h

@maxshelltrack9720

5 жыл бұрын

@@_M_o_n_k_e look up Amtrak's northeast corridor.

@physetermacrocephalus9986

5 жыл бұрын

@@_M_o_n_k_e Actually, we have trains going 241 km/h since 2001, 187 km/h since the 1930's, and 201 km/h since 1981. Don't claim stuff if you can't get it correct

Railway crossings at night are so neat.

@ryanhull2523

Ай бұрын

Word is cool...nobody says neat anymore

A true light show.

Awesome Video! I think it's a bit overkill for a light rail crossing, but it's still really cool to see these full bridge cantilevers! What's really cool is the folding gates on that second crossing under that parking structure.

@trainz675

10 жыл бұрын

Yea those are cool! They need LED's because they go by every 7 minutes.

@CraigBaker96837

10 жыл бұрын

In case you were wondering, only one company makes those folding gates: Western Cullen Hayes. They are still made today, and they are wishbone-style gates. They are made with either wood (which is what the old and obsolete wishbone-style gates were made of) or fiberglass.

@CraigBaker96837

10 жыл бұрын

B&B Roadway makes gates that are known to stop a 40mph semi and still be intact. Those gates lock in place when they are blocking a crossing.

@DaihatsuMidget-fc6pi

9 жыл бұрын

It is a Christmas tree

@jayo1212

8 жыл бұрын

+Freedomtowerman Productions Yeah, they probably should've just went with an overpass here.

Welcome to the Metro transit Blue line crossing into Mall of America.

This must be J.J. Abrams's favorite railroad crossing.

@Andreas4696

4 жыл бұрын

Shaky cam or something? I don't get it.

@garysprandel1817

4 жыл бұрын

@@Andreas4696 stop look listen and lens flare

@Andreas4696

4 жыл бұрын

@@garysprandel1817 Ahh ok, thanks.

Awesome catch and such a big railroad crossing!

I have never seen a railroad crossing inside of a parking garage before. That's just awesome.

@tylerclark5306

Жыл бұрын

Its not in a parking garage, its during nighttime

@Ih8kone

Жыл бұрын

@@tylerclark5306 Watch the whole video.

@kralikz4839

Жыл бұрын

@@tylerclark5306 are you slow?

This is in Bloomington by the Mall of America, that's why it's so big.

@PGHammer21A

4 жыл бұрын

Also, it's light rail (which serves the MoA) and heavy rail.

@danielmorgan4550

3 жыл бұрын

In Illinois???

@phantomdiesel8032

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielmorgan4550 Minnesota

@Ih8kone

2 жыл бұрын

@@PGHammer21A No it's not heavy rail. You are thinking of the North Star Line.

That’s one huge crossing right there

congratulations on your new camera, I love it

WOW

@Up_all_nite

7 жыл бұрын

Millenniumforce hi

@braydensollie5768

7 жыл бұрын

Millenniumforce I love your videos

@FauxWhistle9262

7 жыл бұрын

Millenniumforce OMG HE COMMENTED AT THIS VIDEO :O

@adrianplmerian

7 жыл бұрын

Millenniumforce Hi!!!!!!!!! Love your vids!!!!

@eoinpkav152

7 жыл бұрын

FauxWhistle9262 PlaysMinecraft so

Sure, at night this might seem like overkill, but look at all of those traffic lanes and the location. Show me this spot again in the middle of rush hour, and then let's see people talk about how overkill it is... If it was a freight train, I would expect less, not more lights on it, but we're talking light rail vehicles which can be full of passengers. Spending a little extra money to signal the hell out of this crossing, pales in comparison to skimping and dozens or more people getting hurt or killed. I see no problem with this crossing. More should be done this way.

@AndrooUK

7 жыл бұрын

Smoovious There is such a thing as information overload. Too many signs and signals will diminish their efficacy.

@bobac1083

7 жыл бұрын

I live by the MOA and i know how bad it is during rush hour. This is not overkill. It may seems like that at night though.... Its a grid lock during rush hour.

@bobjones3846

6 жыл бұрын

I work close by there and that light rail crossing with human on board not fright.

@culcune

6 жыл бұрын

I remember when the light rail was first built in L.A. to Long Beach. Because so many morons were getting killed at the fully gated signals, they had to lower the train speeds to accommodate for the low IQ imbeciles.

@PanosSkarp

4 жыл бұрын

@@culcune these people do not deserve a driving license

The last time I saw a six lane crossing gate was in Bloomington,IL near Veteran's Pkwy. Railroad and signals pulled back in the '80's. Largest I know these days is in Arlington Heights,IL on the old CNW, now UP Harvard line. Nice fetch!

Beautiful!

Reminds me of the one with a skull and crossbones and an air raid siren. Except that one was actually dangerous.

Level crossing inside a parking lot????????

@ProkNo5

8 жыл бұрын

+diema179 When in Minnesota, dontcha know.

@actionfire4036

8 жыл бұрын

wow .-.

@Average_Joe87

8 жыл бұрын

A lot of people walk inside that parking garage.

@ladariannastevenson6707

7 жыл бұрын

diema179 ikr

@sirepower8009

7 жыл бұрын

nothing you can see in duluth

Fantastic!

The part that got me was a rail crossing INSIDE a parking garage. 🤣😂

Cool! I went here yesterday on a school field trip (for Nickelodeon Universe), exact same parking lot the bus parked, it was awesome.

@bkriegel95

10 жыл бұрын

I've been on those soooo many many times

@wiestbound

10 жыл бұрын

bkriegel95 Yup, same here.

@wubbox4108

3 жыл бұрын

Not me :(

@fostoriadistrictrailfan3907

3 жыл бұрын

@@wubbox4108 not anymore bc of covid lol

Wow... I was kinda hoping this was for a freight train

@Ih8kone

Жыл бұрын

If you saw the thumbnail you would have seen the light rail train.

Wow amazing

I remember riding the Northstar to Minneapolis then riding the Tram to Mall of America.. I loved passing by train crossings and waving to people on my birthday. Such a awesome birthday that I won't forget.

When I was a kid, I remember there used to be a crossing in Richmond, CA where the BNSF crossed Interstate 580. Yeah, that's right, an eight lane freeway. THAT one was impressive. There's an overpass there now.

@Bosuball

7 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah! I loved that! I once saw a BN SD40-2 there.

@kakahtukat

2 жыл бұрын

Uhh when was it taken down and how did it look like?

Awesome and the lights are all synchronized

@brendonhalverson5178

6 жыл бұрын

Your profile is like mine XD

The parking garage with the train passing through is really awesome.

It is such a amazing design. It is great too.

Do you know what could make this crossing even BIGGER? (Though there may already be some. I can't really tell in the video but...) Adding pedestrian gates. That's the one and only thing I can think of that would make this crossing even bigger than it already is.

@abcrtzyn

9 ай бұрын

It does not have pedestrian gates. Instead normal intersection pedestrian signals protect the light rail tracks with extra signage. There are gates for two dedicated right turn lanes. All in all, 10 lanes of traffic are crossed by this grade crossing.

Man I love railroad lights

@braydensollie8823

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

wow that is so cool

That’s so cool

Impressive lights !

@kevp9601

7 жыл бұрын

kev p loves your comment. :-)

@topautos

7 жыл бұрын

:)

WOW THAT'S THE COOLEST RAILROAD CROSSING SIGNAL DESIGN🚉 I'VE EVER SEEN🚈

Wow that is pretty cool

Amazing video

I like how they built this Crossing it's the biggest one I've ever seen in my entire life I mean look at all those lights they're pretty cool to look at night

Not enough lights. Not easily seen. ;) Honestly, no excuses can be made up for this if you got hit by it.

@ironmatic1

7 жыл бұрын

Scottie G Yes there is. there was no train horn, you didn't know it was a train and thought they were Christmas decorations.

@pisces2569

7 жыл бұрын

Scottie G you could be blind and deaf

@randomchannel1475

6 жыл бұрын

@Pisces If you're blind then why the hell would you be driving?

@canadianalarmsandsuch1446

5 жыл бұрын

@@randomchannel1475 exactly lmao

Wow that is a big crossing

I love that traffic light

Such a big crossing? For this *TINY* little Toby the Tram?

@donavannj

8 жыл бұрын

+92TheMiner92 Train every 7 minutes, apparently. I haven't looked at the schedules for a while. It's also near a popular tourist trap in The Mall of America. That parking structure shown at the end is part of the Mall of America. The East Ramp to be specific.

@FauxWhistle9262

7 жыл бұрын

92TheMiner92 lol

@bobac1083

7 жыл бұрын

uh Yea. Why? You have no clue what the crossing is like during rush hour. I do. I live near the MOA. Its grid lock during rush hour by the mall.

@bunnyrabbit7605

6 жыл бұрын

92TheMiner92 it is because they are entering a highway entrance or a freeway entrance in need a bunch of lines to get onto the freeway there for each lane has to have a transitional and I Cantu of year for the buses

@bunnyrabbit7605

6 жыл бұрын

92TheMiner92 I meant cantilevers

The light rail. I've been on that many times!

@braydensollie8823

4 жыл бұрын

I been there once on my bday

That is beautiful

That has got to be the biggest railroad crossing in the world I have never seen that many lights on it before it's really cool around night time I mean do you see how big that thing is now that is cool

I love levelcrossings, the real ones and the simulated ones. 😍

It goes through a PARKING GARAGE TOO?!?! That is mad

@truck_dude

Жыл бұрын

Minnesota is just cool. I love it

That’s cool

How cool is that.

Holy crap. Never seen anything like that lol

@bryttafitzgibbons6901

6 жыл бұрын

The Nomadic Railfan Me either

At first, I thought this was the big crossing on US Highway 49 in Gulfport, Mississippi. It looks nearly identical to this.

Cool

I wish they were all safe like this i love the lights

That's a good place to film trains

@mauricewaters9493

6 жыл бұрын

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@mauricewaters9493

6 жыл бұрын

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@mauricewaters9493

6 жыл бұрын

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@bobjones3846

6 жыл бұрын

Just one kind of train runs on those tracks a light rail ,It helps take a lot cars off the road to MOA.

@Ih8kone

2 жыл бұрын

The Twin Cities light rail is definitely interesting for sure.

No horn? Is this a quiet zone?

Wow So Cool.

Coolest railroad crossing

ive been there before in person.. if yall wanna see it, go to the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota

@PG13hockeyman

6 жыл бұрын

Noah Zimmerman Bloomington not Minneapolis

@ZeldaAwesomeZA

6 жыл бұрын

PG13hockeyman good job Noah, at least someone here knows the twin cities

@PG13hockeyman

6 жыл бұрын

ZeldaAwesome Practically know every city in the Twin Cities.

@patric3343

6 жыл бұрын

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Me: Got a few crossings like that in the Chicago suburbs but interesting yawn WAIT A SECOND IS THAT A CROSSING IN A PARKING GARAGE?!!😉

I swear light rail commuter companies have the biggest amounts of money... If it were a freight line it would probably be a regular crossing with a very long gate...

@tunezjunkie87

5 жыл бұрын

Metro Transit is publicly funded. The Metropolitan Council gets money from taxes and fees from the participating counties/cities.

@Ih8kone

2 жыл бұрын

Commuter rail and light rail are NOT THE SAME DAMN THING!

so many red lights

Such a massive crossing for such a tiny train

@Ih8kone

Жыл бұрын

While it may seem overkill, it's not. Blue Line trains run every 12 minutes, and ridership is extremely heavy.

Very Nice Video

THAT'S A METRO TRANSIT LIGHT RAIL!!! (I live in the twin cities)

@PG13hockeyman

6 жыл бұрын

WhatTheFunk Gaming the blue line

@Superfighterleo1

6 жыл бұрын

Portland?

@NachoMan626

6 жыл бұрын

Superfighterleo TV 2 Minnesota

@braydensollie8823

4 жыл бұрын

I live there too 😃

@Ih8kone

2 жыл бұрын

@@Superfighterleo1 Minneapolis-St Paul.

All those lights and bells over a light rail train traveling less than 30mph...

@renton9999

9 жыл бұрын

one set for each lane, and since that is at a major intersection with multiple turn lanes...you get the idea

It's like a christmas tree xD

There’s one like this in Jeffersonville, IN. I don’t get to see it in action a lot, but when I do usually it’s at night for some reason…and it is AWESOME! 🤩😍

That's Bloomington not Minneapolis.

@tunezjunkie87

5 жыл бұрын

Bloomington's a suburb, close enough. Their ZIP comes up with Minneapolis as the primary city, like most all of the suburbs west of the River.

Even with all the lights if it weren't for the gates I bet motor vehicle traffic would continue to dash across the tracks until the last possible second.

@justforever96

6 жыл бұрын

Yep. And even _after_ the last possible second, in many cases. Stupid idiots.

That sounds cool. That must be in Minneapolis.

@Ih8kone

2 жыл бұрын

It is in the Twin Cities Metro Area.

A big railroad crossing for a little tram? This is another whole new level and it’s magnificent too

@Ih8kone

Ай бұрын

Trains on the Blue Line operate every 10 minutes and there have been several accidents in the past.

Why do they always to this for light rail lines?! I mean, seriously! =P

@Cnw8701

10 жыл бұрын

LOL Amen to that! Well, gee... guess cities throughout Texas need to start erecting these massive signals for their light rail crossings because people sure as hell can't drive in that state! (Trust me, I know!)

@nick06111226

8 жыл бұрын

+StarWarsTrains let's say their are bad drivers everywhere

@joannarice1791

6 жыл бұрын

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6 жыл бұрын

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6 жыл бұрын

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What in the building?

@trainz675

10 жыл бұрын

That is the Mall of America, the Largest mall in the USA.

@crazyaboutnintendo64

8 жыл бұрын

+trainz675 seriously? i've never seen it...

@Jimmy-lm2eg

8 жыл бұрын

WOW! You have the biggiest traffic light and biggiest railroad crossing! also you have the parking railroad crossing!

@Jimmy-lm2eg

8 жыл бұрын

WOW! You have the biggiest traffic light and biggiest railroad crossing! also you have the parking railroad crossing!

@scienceguy722

6 жыл бұрын

The king of Prussia mall got moved to 2

Woah

There is one of these in Twin Falls Idaho as well. Its magnificent.

Wait... The second crossing. *Is that crossing located inside a parking garage!???*

@Ih8kone

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@radanju3

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ih8kone LOL That's amazing!

@Ih8kone

2 жыл бұрын

@@radanju3 well, the Metro Light Rail Blue Line (seen in this video) feeds into a transit station at Mall of America.

That Biggest Railroad crossing ever sue!

What in the world??? GIANT rail crossing for TINY light rail, HEAPS of lights (especially RED LIGHTS) and rail crossing in a CAR PARK. Oh my god...the world is STRANGE...

@Ih8kone

2 жыл бұрын

Do you not see how many lanes this highway has? And do you not know how much ridership the Metro Light Rail receives in Minnesota?

I love railroad crossings. 😍😃😄☺😀

Was expecting a thundering, bad @ass 200 car train but instead its a little fart passenger train, smh.

@theextremeanimator4721

5 жыл бұрын

A sharp turn was there

Whats the flashing white? light for?

@phishyblue

7 жыл бұрын

It's a 3M product called Opticom. Certain authorized vehicles have a light mounted somewhere on the vehicle that triggers the Opticom camera. When the camera sees the light flashing it will change the pattern of the traffic semaphore. As soon as the level crossing activated the light changed, and so long as Opticom and the level crossing are active the semaphore will stay red for the blocked direction of travel but continue the traffic pattern for directions that are not blocked. This particular semaphore is programmed to skip any direction (green arrows, south-bound traffic that would continue straight and encounter the level crossing, etc) that could encounter the level crossing while it's active and cause traffic to back up into the intersection. It seems like overkill now, but I've been stuck when this intersection is busy and it makes a lot more sense during those peak times. Emergency vehicles in cities that have Opticom can trigger the camera as well, a flashing light means the emergency vehicle is going to enter the intersection adjacent to your position, a steady white light means it is approaching from in front or behind you. Emergency vehicles will not typically change the semaphore pattern though, just trigger the Opticom light. That being said, most drivers aren't aware of what the light means until they've encountered it several times.

@trevmac8362

7 жыл бұрын

that's cool

@ZanesTrains1972

6 жыл бұрын

It's called preemption, google it.

@ZeldaAwesomeZA

6 жыл бұрын

Reuben Tarran I think this is only in Minnesota, every other state I have been in doesn’t have them

@adammaher5536

6 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a warning that the crossing is about to activate

Just imagine trying to build a model of that into an HO (1/87th) scale railway with tiny scale vehicles using the crossing! Heh, I couldn't do it, but I'd love to see it.

All of the warnings for those bargin shoppers.... The crossing is like, " Not so fast! You can't go home just yet with ya purchases!" Lol

That’s pretty dang nice and high tech. Nobody getting passed that crossing

All that bling for a tram?! Was expecting a high speed Amtrak. 😄

@Ih8kone

2 жыл бұрын

Do you not see how many lanes this highway has? And do you not know how much ridership the Metro Light Rail receives in Minnesota?

There is a similar crossing where I live, except no gates and no additional lights for the nearby mall. The one I'm talking about has two left turn lanes, two straight lanes, one right turn lane, plus two oncoming lanes. Drivers who go straight are hitting a freeway on-ramp right at a junction in a metro area. It's a busy area for traffic but no local commuter trains, no Amtrak, and few freight trains.

Good

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That is really huge

fammmmmmmm the magical railway

The sound of that train tho. It sounded futuristic.

That is one of the biggest railroad crossings I ever seen in my life

I was really wanted a giant freight train to come by. But instead we get a little bitty passenger train. Underrated for a signal that size.

@Ih8kone

2 жыл бұрын

It's a light rail train

never seen a grade crossing in a parking structure before:)

hornby good good trick iong

so many lights

This is a familiar area to me as I live in Minneapolis. This is the light rail train that runs back and forth from downtown Minneapolis to the Mall of America and the Twin Cities airport.

@NachoMan626

5 жыл бұрын

Ron Johanson Yep