NVRR 70 FPA-4 Alco Lead Napa Wine Train - Highway 29/128 Whitehall Ln railroad crossing St Helena CA

Filmed January 21, 2023
Napa Valley Wine train makes its was northbound through the Highway 28 & 29 & Whitehall Lane intersection railroad crossing on the NVRR Napa Sub with NVRR 70 FPA-4 Alco leading NVRR 5076 EMD GP38-2 High Hood. This time I got the main crossing and both pedestrian crossings in the same shot.

Crossing Info
Saint Helena, California

This crossing owned by NVRR is a horn zone and bells ring and pedestrian light flash until gates start rising.

Pedestrian Crossing 1 -
Right Gate-less Signal
Bell: GS Type 3 E-Bell
Lights: Two pairs of 12 inch General Electric Uniform Look/Fading LEDs retrofitted in Two pairs of 12x24 inch WCH Lights (Flat Back)
Junction Boxes: Progress Rail
Base: Progress Rail
Install Type: NVRR Mid 2010s, Installed 2016

Left Signal
Bell: GS Type 3 E-Bell
Lights: Two pairs of 12 inch General Electric Uniform Look/Fading LEDs retrofitted in Two pairs of 12x24 inch WCH Lights (Flat Back)
Junction Boxes: Rebel Railway Supply
Base: Fabricated Metals
Install Type: NVRR Mid 2010s, Installed 2016

Main Crossing -
Right Shoulder Signal
Cantilever: Progress Rail
Lights: Four pairs of 12 inch General Electric Uniform Look/Fading LEDs retrofitted in Four pairs of 12x24 inch WCH Lights (Flat Modal)
Junction Boxes: Progress Rail
Install Type: NVRR Mid 2010s, Installed 2015
Gated Mast
Bell: GS Type 3 E-Bell
Lights: Two pairs of 12 inch General Electric Uniform Look/Fading LEDs retrofitted in Two pairs of 12x24 inch WCH Lights (Flat Modal)
Junction Box: Progress Rail
Gate Lights: Progress Rail
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WCH
Base: Progress Rail
Install Type: NVRR Mid 2010s, Installed 2016

Right Signal
Bell: GS Type 3 E-Bell
Lights: Two pairs of 12 inch General Electric Uniform Look/Fading LEDs retrofitted in Two pairs of 12x24 inch WCH Lights (Flat Modal)
Junction Box: Progress Rail
Gate Lights: Progress Rail
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WCH
Base: Progress Rail
Install Type: NVRR Mid 2010s, Installed 2016

Left Shoulder Signal
Cantilever: Progress Rail
Lights: Four pairs of 12 inch General Electric Uniform/Fading Look LEDs retrofitted in Four pairs of 12x24 inch WCH Lights (Flat Modal)
Junction Boxes: Progress Rail
Install Type: NVRR Mid 2010s, Installed 2015
Gated Mast
Bell: GS Type 3 E-Bell
Lights: One pair of 12 inch General Electric Uniform Look LEDs retrofitted in Two pairs of 12x24 inch WCH Lights (Flat Modal)
Junction Box: Progress Rail
Gate Lights: Progress Rail
Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WCH
Base: Progress Rail
Install Type: NVRR Mid 2010s, Installed 2016

Pedestrian Crossing 2 -
Right Gate-less Signal
Bell: GS Type 3 E-Bell
Lights: Two pairs of 12 inch General Electric Uniform Look/Fading LEDs retrofitted in Two pairs of 12x24 inch WCH Lights (Flat Back)
Junction Boxes: Progress Rail
Base: Progress Rail
Install Type: NVRR Mid 2010s, Installed 2016

Left Signal
Bell: GS Type 3 E-Bell
Lights: Two pairs of 12 inch General Electric Uniform Look/Fading LEDs retrofitted in Two pairs of 12x24 inch WCH Lights (Flat Back)
Junction Boxes: Progress Rail
Base: Fabricated Metals
Install Type: NVRR Mid 2010s, Installed 2016

This crossing owned by the Napa Valley Railroad is an NVRR mid 2010s signal install.

Camera
Panasonic HC-X2000

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