redside20 wrote:Worst airhorns...the ones that Burlington Northern used..that I believe were a leslie variant of some kind...
RS3K probably?
The Leslie RS3K isn't absolutely horrible but I can tell you it sounds awful when fouled. Was out and about in Fort Collins, CO a while back when a NB empty coal train came through town on Mason Street with a pair of executive SD70MACs on the point. One of the bells on the RS3K was fouled and the sound resulted in the worst horn, hands down, that I have ever heard.
SD80MAC wrote:That's a new Nathan K5LLA or K5LLM.
I'll be one to second that. I have never seen an SD70ACe with anything other than a Nathan K5LLA or similar variant.
redside20 wrote:Worst airhorns...the ones that Burlington Northern used..that I believe were a leslie variant of some kind...
RS3K probably?
The Leslie RS3K isn't absolutely horrible but I can tell you it sounds awful when fouled. Was out and about in Fort Collins, CO a while back when a NB empty coal train came through town on Mason Street with a pair of executive SD70MACs on the point. One of the bells on the RS3K was fouled and the sound resulted in the worst horn, hands down, that I have ever heard.
SD80MAC wrote:That's a new Nathan K5LLA or K5LLM.
I'll be one to second that. I have never seen an SD70ACe with anything other than a Nathan K5LLA or similar variant.
The ACe leading the coal empty I photographed yesterday had one of the most foul sounding horns on it ever. When I first heard it off in the distance, I got a little pissed because I thought it was going to be an old beat up 70MAC.
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redside20 wrote:Worst airhorns...the ones that Burlington Northern used..that I believe were a leslie variant of some kind...
RS3K probably?
The Leslie RS3K isn't absolutely horrible but I can tell you it sounds awful when fouled. Was out and about in Fort Collins, CO a while back when a NB empty coal train came through town on Mason Street with a pair of executive SD70MACs on the point. One of the bells on the RS3K was fouled and the sound resulted in the worst horn, hands down, that I have ever heard.
When you take care of them they sound nice. I love the sound of my RS3K.
According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.
M3s, M3Hs, Canadian Tuned K3s, and S5T/RS5Ts are my favorites. For a very short time the GTW Caboose in Kalamazoo had an old GTW M3 on it for the crew to use when they where doing long shoves.
GP9R wrote:M3s, M3Hs, Canadian Tuned K3s, and S5T/RS5Ts are my favorites. For a very short time the GTW Caboose in Kalamazoo had an old GTW M3 on it for the crew to use when they where doing long shoves.
I'm also gonna leave this right here
What's the horn in the middle with only two chimes? Looks to be in Erie-Lackawanna Colors.
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GP9R wrote:M3s, M3Hs, Canadian Tuned K3s, and S5T/RS5Ts are my favorites. For a very short time the GTW Caboose in Kalamazoo had an old GTW M3 on it for the crew to use when they where doing long shoves.
I'm also gonna leave this right here
What's the horn in the middle with only two chimes? Looks to be in Erie-Lackawanna Colors.
I'd be willing to bet that AA2 came off an NJT Arrow
According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.
Looks an awful lot like Ed K's AA2 off of an Arrow that he sold two years ago. I could be wrong, though.
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According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.
cfriedri wrote:Holy... how many M3/M3Hs you got in there?
At the high point I had 4 M3s and 1 M3H. I've since sold a couple M3s. The K5 in the picture is enough parts to make a K3 or a K5H thats also been sold. The RS5T is actually supposed to be an S5T, but I need the right heads for it. The S3L with snow cones is from D&M 1280. I have the right heads for that and will be a summer project to get restored and painted.
Ok, Dan Cluley just published some videos from the 1990s. (thanks Dan) In his video near the begining at 2:55 is my favorite Amtrak horn. (beautiful music) Can someone id the engine and the horn on it? thanks.
Sounds like the same horns that are used on Amtrak locos today, and the same one that was on MMRR 24. Used to love hearing that blowing off in the distance and echoing through the hills of Ada. I'm no horn expert, but I believe it's the K5LA.
Here is Alex's video of 24. Great horn!
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My first video of 24 from back in December of 2014 captures some great quilling action with the older horn valve setup and the K5LA.
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Pixl wrote:Ok, Dan Cluley just published some videos from the 1990s. (thanks Dan) In his video near the begining at 2:55 is my favorite Amtrak horn. (beautiful music) Can someone id the engine and the horn on it? thanks.
Widefont K5LA and an F40PH
According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.
