CFNR 501 Corning Flyer | (Co Rd D) CR D Railroad Crossing On Johns Mansville Lead, Willows CA

July 14, 2026 After the Corning Flyer Job had switched cars down at Johns Mansville's siding tracks, they turned back towards the West Valley headed east down the line. California Northern Railroad Genesee Wyoming Shortline Corning Flyer Local freight train on the CFNR Johns Manville Spur passes through the County Road D Railroad crossing in Willows, California. Note this crossing has possible Aurora Clear 8 inch LEDs which are rare to find. CFNR 501 Crossing Info City: Willows, California Crossing Signal/Line Owner: Johns Mansville Railroad User: CFNR Bell Sequence: Ring till gate starts to rise Note Crossing Is an Island Circuit Only Right Signal Bell: MI Mechanical Bell Lights: 3 pairs = Mast - 3 12x20 inch Dialight Low Wattage 433 Series LEDs/MI Lights & 1 12x24 inch Dialight Low Wattage 433 Series LEDs/MI Lights (90s Style), Side - 1 pair of 12x24 inch Dialight Low Wattage 433 Series LEDs/MI Lights Junction Boxes: MI Gate Lights: GS 4 inch Gate Lights Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: US&S Modal 75 Gate Mechanism (WABCO) Base: MI Install: SP mid to late 1980s, Installed between 1985 - 1987 (Knockdown Replacement) and may have been reinstalled after additional knockdowns. Left Signal Bell: WRRS Mechanical Bell Lights: 2 pairs of 8x20 inch Aurora Clear LEDs/WABCO Lights Junction Box: WABCO Gate Lights: GS 4 inch Incandescent Gate Lights Mechanism/Counterweight Arms: WABCO AL-70 Triangular Base: WABCO Install: SP 1970s This crossing owned by Possibly Johns Manville or Cal Northern is a mixed signal install with the left signal being an SP 1970s signal install with changes to its lights, gate, and gate lights. The right signal is an SP late 1980s signal with changes to its lights, a light head, gates, and gate lights. Camera Sony FX30 Cinema Line + Tamron 17mm - 300mm Canon EOS R50 V + Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS