Hudson Line Action, FL-9 w/ Hancock Air whistle...nice

[bcschmerker]

From my perspective, the Hancock whistle, being quasi-omnidirectional, is very useful for coordinating with brakemen and flagmen during switching maneuvers; the horn is more effective underway on the high iron, approaching yards, grade crossings, way stations, &c.

[PereMarquette1223]

Nice horn on that first turbo set.

[dwkcamman611]

AWESOME!!!

[LNERMallard]

Wierd... a whistle on a diesel locomotive? Well, if it works.

[SuperNJTRANSIT]

NICE

[LS6Z28]

it requires 2 FL9's for 5 coaches?

[djmarco121]

@LS6Z28 no it just makes it go faster

[VilquinProductions]

Funky horn on that first unit 0:11. Anyone know the make of that horn? Thanx fur sharin'!

[TrainGuy18]

Hancock Air Whistle

[vladimir2366fa]

Thanks you, Videos very nice,

[nyc3001]

If Hancock 4700s and 4710s were discontinued because they were not loud enough, then how come NH used them extensively, but NH was a relatively safe railroad? Also, in the first shot, we see an FL9 racing towards us at 60 or so mph, but yet we can all hear the whistle clearly and rather loudly.

[notalott]

@nyc3001 there are now uniform standards for the dB levels required for horns. hancock's don't meet them.. i want to say there was another issue, however i'm nowhere near qualified to even try to say what it was.. 

[intercityrailpal]

@nyc3001 PM of Michigan also used them and the M&NS of Minneasota.

[intercityrailpal]

@nyc3001 I would say they just didn't fit the rest of their fleet. And Hancock couldn't lobby them to buy more, being out of business. There were no orders for years. Remember: Tax the railroads, and build airports, waterways and highways with the money! Trains have to pay their way, no one else does. But that's ok! So you end up with little or no rail service.

[ronthecyborg]

I always wondered how those things sounded at speed. Awesome catch. I would've loved to live there during the 90s.

[intercityrailpal]

@ronthecyborg The 1960's were better!

[dragonpullman]

When is this from, summer of 1989 or something?

[davidmagill1]

yeah either 89 or 90

[nyshortline]

You got it all here, Hancock air whistles, a Turbo and nice 567 sounds. Great.