NWP 1501 Local | *New E-Bell* Green Island Rd. Railroad Crossing, American Canyon CA

May 13, 2026 After I got a couple of Amtrak trains in Dixon and before I went to Napa for the Wine Train which was my main chase of the day, I came here to check on construction progress of the Green Island Rd widening and bike trail project as it was predicted to be near completion by late April/May 2026 only to see that barely any work was done the whole roadway since Summer 2025 when construction resumes. Anyways, I had to get this crossing again due to having a heads up months ago that the Siemens E-Bell was no longer here due to dying this past winter in the fog saga we had. I was originally waiting for the CFNR American Canyon job to come work back here as they would run to Biagi Bros. They usually are here by 8 or 9 and they weren't so I was contemplating leaving for Napa. Glad I didn't as next thing I know, I overheard an unusual sequence on my radio scanner and didn't catch what and it ended up being the NWP talking to the Brazos Bridge Operator and minutes later, I looked and saw them coming from the West. This was my first time catching the NWP as usual, they run out this way in the evening and other locations like to SMART at night and I don't know their schedule for the Schellville daytime moves they do. I would say this was a rare morning move to the American Canyon but I don't know if this was a post scheduled change and they run this way at this time on Wednesday now or not. Northwestern Pacific Railroad Schellville job local Shortline freight train passes through the Green Island Road railroad crossing on the CFNR Brazos Sub in American Canyon, California. NWP 1501 Before Bell Replacement https://youtu.be/sewp0fJSlMI Crossing Info City: American Canyon, CA Line/Crossing Owner: California Northern Railroad Line User(s): CFNR, NWP Bell Sequence: Bells ring till gates start rising. Right Signal Bell: GS Type 3 E-Bell **New** Lights: Two pairs of 12x20 inch WCH Incandescent Lights Junction Box: WRRS Gate Lights: 4 inch Incandescent Gate Lights Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WCH with WRRS Style Counterweight Arms Base: WCH Install: SP Early 1990s, Installed between 1990 - 1993 Left Signal Bell: RACO Mechanical Bell Lights: One pair of 12 inch GE Pixilated Look/Dotted LEDs retrofitted in One pair of 12x20 inch Harmon Lights (Rare Style) & Replacement "new" lights, One pair of 8x20 inch RACO Incandescent Lights Junction Box: RACO Gate Lights: 4 inch Incamdeacent Gate Lights Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WABCO Modal 75 Base: Safetran Install: SP 1970s, Installed between 1975 - 1985 This crossing owned and maintained by the CFNR is an mixed SP install with the close signal being an SP early 1990s signal install with bell, gate, and gate light changes. The far signal is an SP 1970s install but not sure is it a reused SP signal the CFNR installed but has changes to its front lights, gate, and gate lights with its front side lights not visible to this side being new LEDs inside reused old lights. Camera Sony FX30 Cinema Line + Tamron 17mm - 300mm Canon EOS R50 V + Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS