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UP 4846 Reno Local | Socrates Dr. Railroad Crossing, Reno NV

June 24, 2026 After filming Valley Rd, the train takes a loop up the hill which gave me some time to get to Socrates Dr here but didn't set up my tripod and used it like a monopod which is why there are sideways movements still in part of the video as I wasn't sure if setting fully up will cause me to miss the train. This is a crossing I wanted to film due to its scenic background of Downtown Reno if it wasn't for that tree that has now grown in. This crossing features two Modern Industries cantilevers with gates masts installed in front of them. This crossing would have looked even better if its EM signals were still here which both were replaced with the current gated masts back in the late 2010s. Due to the cantilever manufacturer and style here, they likely were installed post-WP during UP acquisition and had to be installed in the mid to late 80s. Either the EM's that were here were either the original WP 50s signals that had cantilevers tucked in behind them by UP in the 80s or they could have been the replaced and the last pair of EM's that were here could have been the Safetran modals installed by UP in the 80s with the cantilevers. You will hear occasional car tire screeches as there is a sharp curve behind me which causes this crossing approach from behind me to be a blind spot and plus you have people speeding downhill and have to hit their breaks. Union Pacific Railroad Reno Local freight train passes through the Socrates Drive railroad crossing on the UP Reno Industrial Lead Branch Line former 395 Sub in Reno, Nevada. UP 4846 - LSR49 "Reno Local" Crossing Info: City: Reno, Nevada Crossing Signal/Line Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Crossing User: UPRR Bell Sequence: Ring through whole activation. Right Signal - Modern Industries Cantilever Lights: 6 pairs = Mast - 1 pair of 12x20 inch Electro-Tech LEDs/Harmon Lights (US&S or Safetran Similar Rare Style) & 1 pair of 12x24 inch Electro-Tech LEDs/MI Lights, Overhead - 4 pairs of 12x24 inch Electro-Tech LEDs/MI Lights (All MI Lights 80s Style) Junction Boxes: MI Cantilever Install: UP mid to late 1980s, Installed between 1985 - 1987 - Gated Mast Bell: NEG E-Bell Gate Lights: Electro-Tech Gate LEDs Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: Siemens Base: Siemens Gated Mast Install: UP late 2010s, Installed 2016 - 2017 Left Signal - Modern Industries Cantilever Lights: 5 pairs of 12x24 inch Electro-Tech LEDs/MI Lights (All 80s Style) Junction Boxes: MI Cantilever Install: UP mid to late 1980s, Installed between 1985 - 1987 - Gated Mast Bell: NEG E-Bell Lights: 1 pair of 12x24 inch GE Pixilated Look Dotted LEDs/Safetran Lights Junction Box: Safetran Gate Lights: Electro-Tech Gate LEDs Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: Siemens Base: Siemens Gated Mast Install: UP late 2010s, Installed 2016 - 2017 This crossing owned by the Union Pacific Railroad is an mixed signal install with the gated mast signals being UP mid to late 2010s signal installs and the Cantilevers being UP mid to late 1980s signal installs. Camera Sony FX30 Cinema Line + Tamron 17mm - 300mm