Wow you sure are lucky to have heard all of these cool horns on a locomotive in person. The only horns that come through here are K3's and K5's. The short line BNSF usually sport a RS3L which puts a smile on my face!
Awesome video...I remember around 1980 the entire line was jointed rail. My dad ran a restaurant at the end of the old Piggly-Wiggly shopping center at the corner of Hwy 75 and Railroad ave, and I spent many afternoons watching down the tracks for the headlight. At that time it was common for them to stop there in front of the restaurant and eat. I wish someone could film a cabride down the mountain into Guntersville and return. I think there's two trestles there.
Wow you sure are lucky to have heard all of these cool horns on a locomotive in person. The only horns that come through here are K3's and K5's. The short line BNSF usually sport a RS3L which puts a smile on my face!
izzwardo 10 months ago
@izzwardo As long as they are in good shape and in tune, I like almost all of the horns. I favor the Leslies though. ;) Thanks for the comment!
BamaRailfan 10 months ago
awesome! that horn was great, wish it came here
JgordonAmtrak1 1 year ago
@JgordonAmtrak1 I think it does go down there on occasion actually. :)
BamaRailfan 1 year ago
Beautiful S5T horn!
UFO151 1 year ago
@UFO151 Absolutely! I am spoiled as there are 2 locomotives here that have that horn. :)
BamaRailfan 1 year ago
man did u see thw tracks sink at 2:43 man that is some rotted ties
biggdaddy2001 1 year ago
LOL, forgot that one. Well, why not mount a camera on the pilot? I wonder if that still counts as "in the cab"?
WhoSaidTyler 1 year ago
@WhoSaidTyler That might work. It has for "The Recorder" at least! ;)
BamaRailfan 1 year ago
You know there are 4 sidings that have been removed in the space between Hwy 431 and Jackson street:
1. At W. McKinney, split off a few hundred feet N of the crossing, passed an oil depot and ended alongside those old brick buildings.
2. This one split off a few hundred ft N of Hwy 75, and ended alongside the old buildings on the SE side of the crossing.
3. Between Sand Mtn dr and Jackson street E side of tracks
4. Jackson street, to the old rubber plant
WhoSaidTyler 1 year ago
@WhoSaidTyler You forgot the 5th one. Mitchell Grocery had a spur too. :)
BamaRailfan 1 year ago
Yikes at 2:45
Awesome video...I remember around 1980 the entire line was jointed rail. My dad ran a restaurant at the end of the old Piggly-Wiggly shopping center at the corner of Hwy 75 and Railroad ave, and I spent many afternoons watching down the tracks for the headlight. At that time it was common for them to stop there in front of the restaurant and eat. I wish someone could film a cabride down the mountain into Guntersville and return. I think there's two trestles there.
WhoSaidTyler 1 year ago
@WhoSaidTyler Thanks!
Yeah at 2:45 it is hairy for sure! That transition area from jointed to CWR is in bad shape!
I know the area you talk about very well. Too bad that whole neighborhood had degraded significantly over the years...
A cabride video would be nice, but ATN policy now is no electronic devices in the cab. Still, maybe one day. ;)
There are indeed two old trestles on the grade down to G'ville. They are in rough shape from what I hear..
BamaRailfan 1 year ago