Amtrak Surfliner #799 with NPCU and Horizon set

[Engine201]

WOW, that is an awesome horn!

[badboymrpappy]

YOU KNOW THERE ARE AT LEAST 2 DASH 8 LOCOS HERE THE DC AREA, I HAVE SEEN THEM BEING USED AND SWITCHERS IN DC YARD AND AS TRACK REPAIR HEADS ON NEC... SUCH A SHAME THEY ARE LETTING GOOD BEAUTIFUL LOCOS LIKE THIS GO TO WASTE ON BULLSHIT...

[kh2nerd806]

cool video! I didnt know amtrak still had their old engines.

[pimpinhector]

its not an engine its a cab they took the engine out and replaced it with a baggage center

[kh2nerd806]

Oh my bad. Ive lost track over the years...

why would they do that?

[pimpinhector]

The F59PHI and P42DC series were introduced so they replaced the F40PHs. But some have been converted into commuter train engines such as the Coaster F40PHM-2C.

[xdaftpunkedx]

the other reason is that they remove the diesel engine and all of a sudden have alot of extra space. So instead of having a cab car and a baggage car they now have a baggage car that is also a cab. They are also used on Amtraks Cascades. These cars are Spanish Talgos. They dont have space for baggage and the Talgos dont make a cab car. So they converted engines to make cab cars and baggage cars for them.

[generfeld]

I LOVE seeing freight blood pulling coaches

[railfanner91019]

not to sound weird or anything, but man it must feel good stickin your arm out the window wavin at some railfan in an Amtrak Dash 8 which are like the bomb. cant wait till i become an engineer, cuz i know how railfans like to be amazed, horn shows, waves, it all seems pretty sweet

[AMTKWNL]

I love Amtrak's Dash 8s- thanks for the great video!

[doglover1000]

90208 is being repainted in Phase 5 in Mexico right now.

[danielsokolow]

That's really cool! Thanks for letting me know. I am sure it will look nice although I will miss the old classic look of it.

[doglover1000]

No Prob...IDK when it will be back. The current set is AMTK 510, Baggage Car, 3 horizons and AMTK 115.

Lot's of GE power for such a light train.

[SF3751]

Cool shot, nice horn.

[Railman79]

Sounds like a K-5H to me. I

[danielsokolow]

Thats what I thought at first but the k5H and K5L are really the same horn. Not to be confused with the K5LA. Thye just have different mounting styles.

[Railman79]

I own a set K-5Hs of the "high manifold" style. I have on video posted if you wanna check it out. The #1,#2, and #3 bells are on the top, and the smaller #4 and #5 bells are on the bottom. I could change em around, but it easier taking them on and off with the smaller bells are on the bottom.

[iqbaln206]

@Railman79 i think it is a s3l

[danielsokolow]

Thanks. That makes total sense.

[RCdash9]

Yeah.The horn code means that it is canadian tuned, it has five horn bells on the manifold, and it's on a low base. That's why its called a K5L. So the Mounting is the only difference.

[danielsokolow]

How do you know it's a K5L? Can you look it up someware. I guess the difference is the mounting?

[RCdash9]

That horn is actually a K5L.

[Phill8281]

these engines use the same prime mover as the P42DC's they sound the same

[RCdash9]

If you see a freight train with a Dash 8 and a Dash 9 together, the Dash 8 revs higher than the Dash 9. No wonder why they barely use them anymore.

[alx2925]

Maybe there was a shortage of equipment, and they didnt have any cab cars

[Metrarailboy1]

love the horn so cool what horn is that?

[danielsokolow]

I love the horn as well. I think it is a K5H but I am not sure. I took this train from L.A. Union Station and got off here in Santa Barbara.

[andrewkim110]

You're Right. It is a K5H horn. Very nice P32-8BWH leading.