Western Pacific F7 918-D in Niles Canyon

[sawman3333]

I don't know why, but when I was little, I called that horn the hongle horn. Lol. This just brought back my childhood! Thanks!

[6V92TA]

sounds like a GG1 almost

[manthony1956]

Thanks for the great memories! I grew up in Pleasanton CA and walked to school down Rose Ave. I always looked forward to those afternoon when the Zephyr came through westbound on my walk home. I still remember the Zephyr stopping to let someone off, how the conductor got out and set our a step so passengers could disembark.. I also remember the day they razed the Pleasanton station. It was there on the way to school and gone oh the way home.

[danosf]

@manthony1956 - I grew up there too, but the depot was gone when I grew up there in the 70's. Do you remember what year they tore it down?

[manthony1956]

@danosf I believe it was 1963 or 1964. I was still going to Pleasanton Elementary Elementary. n 1964 our class was transferred to Valley View which was nice because my family had moved to a home off of Vineyard Ave that summer. Before that, it was an interesting walk to school through Kottinger Village and down 2st St. daily to school with a trombone for a 4th grader.

[jnazz]

That's a beautiful loco and that horn is perfect for that engine. Real nice!

[danosf]

@WPRR1--> It has the original horns. WP freight F7's came with (and kept until the end) A-200 horns.

[WPRR1]

@danosf well then the passenger trains came with m5 horns?

[anderberger]

that train had gas lol

[LNERMallard]

@anderberger nope it had diesel :P

[JDeereGP]

That's exactly what the horn sounded like back in the day.. Northern Pacific had them as well.. Great memories! Thanks for posting!

[schizzie345]

That horn sounds like it came off a tugboat.

[CaliforniaRailfan101]

I wish I could see that unit in action during the day! The only time I've seen it in action was just yesterday, but it was nighttime and 918-D was leading the Niles Canyon Railway's "train of Lights".

[Baltimora1957]

That's about the least intimidating train horn I've ever heard in my life! LOL

[danosf]

@Baltimora1957 - You need to hear it in person. They are among the loudest.

[Baltimora1957]

@danosf Well if it's all the same I'd rather not be that close!!

[CaliforniaRailfan101]

@danosf I agree with that! I caught this unit leading the 2010 Train of Lights through the crossing at Brightside Yard! That was one of the loudest horns I've ever heard too!

[Adamlovesmedal]

@danosf i love that horn 

[BillyRosinet]

@Baltimora1957 You wouldn't think that way if that F-unit was bearing down on you at 80 MPH. Those Leslie trumpets are exceedingly loud.

[mrserious55]

@Baltimora1957 you've obviously never been in the cab and heard one...ear protection required....put one on your car and try it!

[jadog31]

It should NOT be Amtrak doing the California Zephyr it should be the Western Pacific, Rio Grande, and oh what was the other?

[CaliforniaRailfan101]

Nice to see 918 in action! Interesting horn!

[watertiger1962]

This one's Great! You should go see the SMART train being built in Sonoma county!

[CaliforniaRailfan101]

That's quite a horn!

[Namerifrats]

That horn belongs on a boat, not a train...lol

[PINKluvr01]

woah that horn sounded weird

[Nathanrailfan]

Sounds like a Peterbilt!

[spiritomb]

This engine's horn is not messed up. Most 1st gen. EMD's had this horn. It says right in the description.

[admiralcomicbook]

the ol'girl's gotta stuffy nose

[JDeereGP]

The old F7's sure bring back memories..

[76SpeedDemon]

sounds like to ole girl has a stuffy nose lol

[moonwalker5058]

Nice locmotive. Messed up horn.

[karelfromholland]

1500 hrsp, build between 1930 and 1940 and still beautiful !!!!!!!

try: treinbaan 019

[ThomasRivette]

No actualy, 4449's airhorn was used for the coastal fog in the old days.

[ThomasRivette]

Was this before or after the Golden Gate Railroad Museum moved here?

[ThomasRivette]

That horn sounds just like the horn on the 4449.

[UberNoobtard]

that's because it is the horn on the 4449

[LNERMallard]

Love that A-200! The Soo Line FP7 2500 at the North Shore Scenic Railroad has an A-200, and a bunch of switchers at the nearby Rices Point Yard still have A-200 horns on them.

[GHOSTCOP5]

I thought it was a Leslie!

[GHOSTCOP5]

I love the sound of this Leslie! This has to be one of my favorite horns!

[choirboyfromhell1]

Westinghouse, not Leslie. They made the 'honkers'.

[Chris9017]

Quincy #2 was also running that day. She was hauling a freight.

[Metromechanic]

I can't stand the sound of those things lol sounds like a pregnant goat.... listen to the canadian FP 9 horns

[ACLTony]

Always enjoy hearing those Leslie A-200 "honker" horns. So common years ago, now a rarity. The WABCO E2 honkers sounded even deeper.

[Metracab123]

WHAT KIND OF CAMERA DO YOU USE?/

[Cchrisbud813]

Is that horn a Leslie A-200 or a Westinghouse E-2? Sounds like the Leslie, and it sounds fantastic!

[danosf]

It's a Leslie...

[ferromexferrosur]

horn lol banders usa

[blazian1011]

the same horn the gg1 had

[ChevyTrucks352]

You've gotta love those single note honkers!

[pcooley62]

I just received a recent O gauge release by Lionel of the WP F7 918 (ABA). Looks and sounds great (just like the real one). I believe the sounds were recorded from the real one at the Niles Canyon Railway.

[danosf]

They were!

[pcooley62]

You can rent and test drive an WP F7 at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, CA.

[Caltrain927]

Same here.

[fafnir242]

The Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, IL, has a Wabash F7 you can run as part of their Throttle Time program.

[bodkin1]

sounds like a semi truck horn as well.

[michigandon]

Everytime I hear an A-200 I can't help but think of the old Wile Coyote and RoadRunner cartoons for some reason. ;)

[AODProds]

Boy, those Leslie Tyfon A-200's sound GREAT.

[DrewryOnlineLive]

What year was this built?

[danosf]

January 1950

[gajda1984]

A-200s sound like a tugboat horns.

[Mackinacmac]

A-200s were used on Tugboats. A-125s as well. And Steam DVE 200s,300s, and 425s, on Great Lakes Ships and 575s on Ocean Liners. Much marine applications of this great old honker. 125/200 sound nice.

[TomPaine56]

i'm not really knowledgeable about train details particularly, interesting scenery.

[furryfurball1221]

very interesting horn!

[sillyluc]

i love f-7's :)

[cowboat]

So do I! They were still common in the 60's and  70's. I wished I had taken tons of pictures of them then. Oh well.

[JOANBCN50]

Que maravilla de locomotora y unos coches fantasticos!!!!

[ACLTony]

Nice combo! Classic F unit with a Leslie "honker'.

[gyjg6564167]

That engine is buety when I saw her.

[gyjg6564167]

I went to the that Railway once and that 918 was the engine that pulled my train. It was really cool!

[mafarnz]

I love the WP, and that F7 still has it's original horn too!