Anyone ever see a trailer train where the rail trucks are connected directly to the trailers? No flat bed railcars! I saw a NS eastbound by Alexandria PA last weekend like this. Each truck was connected to the end of one trailer and the nose of the next. I never saw that before. I wish I had my camera with me.
I would've thought people could get used to it. I live near a military base and the planes fly over all the time. We get used to those. Although with Fostoria getting 100+ trains daily, I guess hearing that many horns can get sort of old for non-railfans. For me, though, I would LOVE it if I lived there!
well sometimes i like seeing them. i especially like the grafitti on them. but the main problem is getting stuck by them. especially in the iron triangle. ive never been through there without getting stuck by a train. then just this morning, the only reason im up right now is because of a train
The RS3K is, like I said, a Burlington Northern style horn. There's only one locomotive on the NS roster (a Catfish) that I know of that has one, #9268. That one is definitely next on my list to catch, as those RS3K horns are becoming increasingly rare as time goes on.
Not all of them do, actually. What happens is that if the K5LA runs out-of-stock (which happened very often since NS got so many C40-9Ws), they replace it with an older horn. Most Catfish have K5LAs, but I have also seen them with K5Hs, K3LAs, P5s, and RS3Ls. I know there's at least one Catfish on the NS roster that has a Burlington Northern-style Leslie RS3K horn.
I actually have a few videos on my old Hi8 camera which have Catfish leading with K3LA horns (also have one on my YouTube site-refer to NS 23G video from last summer). It's funny, because it looks like a Catfish, which it is, but the horn sounds like it belongs on a BNSF Pumpkin GE! An example of one I have seen is on #9066, which I have seen twice, once leading, the other time trailing. The one on the 23G video that has the K3LA was on #9404.
I have heard that horn
zekeluvtrains 1 year ago
Anyone ever see a trailer train where the rail trucks are connected directly to the trailers? No flat bed railcars! I saw a NS eastbound by Alexandria PA last weekend like this. Each truck was connected to the end of one trailer and the nose of the next. I never saw that before. I wish I had my camera with me.
thomabb 1 year ago
@thomabb Those would be TripleCrown roadrailers.
chatanugadotorg 1 year ago
Woop. That railroad leads to the hood.
haha.
RuleAmerica1776 3 years ago
Cool
Ohiorailfan 3 years ago
i live in fostoria, the trains are annoying
jao216 3 years ago
I would've thought people could get used to it. I live near a military base and the planes fly over all the time. We get used to those. Although with Fostoria getting 100+ trains daily, I guess hearing that many horns can get sort of old for non-railfans. For me, though, I would LOVE it if I lived there!
nsgevo89 3 years ago
well sometimes i like seeing them. i especially like the grafitti on them. but the main problem is getting stuck by them. especially in the iron triangle. ive never been through there without getting stuck by a train. then just this morning, the only reason im up right now is because of a train
jao216 3 years ago
@jao216 I'll never understand why people buy or build a home near a railroad, freeway, airport, etc. and then complain about the noise.
chatanugadotorg 1 year ago
One of the clearest-sounding P5 horns I've ever heard. It sounds amazing! It really is unique with the descending order of notes sounding.
Cchrisbud813 3 years ago
It did sound nice.
nsgevo89 3 years ago
Ex conrail! I would love to live right there:D
NsRailfan083 3 years ago
That's nearly in perfect condition, sounds good!
CSX5851 4 years ago
The RS3K is, like I said, a Burlington Northern style horn. There's only one locomotive on the NS roster (a Catfish) that I know of that has one, #9268. That one is definitely next on my list to catch, as those RS3K horns are becoming increasingly rare as time goes on.
nsgevo89 4 years ago
Sure that's not a K5LA with a fouled bell? All catfish type NS engines have K5LAs.
hfkjehgufihgiufewi 4 years ago
Not all of them do, actually. What happens is that if the K5LA runs out-of-stock (which happened very often since NS got so many C40-9Ws), they replace it with an older horn. Most Catfish have K5LAs, but I have also seen them with K5Hs, K3LAs, P5s, and RS3Ls. I know there's at least one Catfish on the NS roster that has a Burlington Northern-style Leslie RS3K horn.
nsgevo89 4 years ago
A K3LA on NS? That would be neat to see! Same with an RS3K.
hfkjehgufihgiufewi 4 years ago
I actually have a few videos on my old Hi8 camera which have Catfish leading with K3LA horns (also have one on my YouTube site-refer to NS 23G video from last summer). It's funny, because it looks like a Catfish, which it is, but the horn sounds like it belongs on a BNSF Pumpkin GE! An example of one I have seen is on #9066, which I have seen twice, once leading, the other time trailing. The one on the 23G video that has the K3LA was on #9404.
nsgevo89 4 years ago
out of the big 4 railroads (CSX, NS, BNSF, and UP), NS has to have the biggest and best variety of horns.
tipdrip215 3 years ago
I'd have to agree with you there. :)
nsgevo89 3 years ago
The unit that had the RS3K now has a K5LA. Oh, well!
nsgevo89 3 years ago
theres actually more K3LAs on NS than people think. ive seen and heard a quite a few actually. i think they sound much more pleasant than K5LAs.
tipdrip215 3 years ago
the P5s on NS's SD40s sound better. Specially the high nosededed SD40s with all the bells pointing forward.
6V92TA 4 years ago
For some reason, that WCH E-bell sounds weird.
CSXno601 4 years ago
That's actually a General Signals e-bell, but it wasn't working properly. It didn't sound the way it should.
nsgevo89 4 years ago
Sorry, I am still fairly new to the realm of crossing protection. I knew it, it sounds a little off to me. :D
CSXno601 4 years ago
A bit squeaky but it still sounds nice!
CSX5851 4 years ago
all P3s and P5s squeak like that when you open up on them.
tipdrip215 3 years ago