NECR & Amtrak Trains with Fail Horns in North Amherst, MA

I don't know what to call this weather, it was raining with all the snow on the ground. Anyway, 611 south busted a bunch of drifts and SD40 #5032's right ditch light was completely buried. Her RS3L was also out of whack. Amtrak 55 was late over an hour, and P42DC #90's K5LA was also messed up.

Video by TNT Productions
http://www.TNTproductions.tk/

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Amtrak
• NECR
• Fail
• Horns
• RS3L
• K5LA

[kleetus92]

Wonder why they don't have bonnets for the horns?

[TNT314159]

Some RRs have them and some don't. I know the MBTA has them for their K5LA horns, but I think that's mainly to prevent birds and bugs from flying into them.

[nssd70m2]

There was obviously snow in both horns.

[TNT314159]

I was wondering what that white stuff was

[tommyrail67]

cool necr with double 8s

[TNT314159]

The 8530 is pretty common on this train, but the 8565 was seen once here and hasn't been seen since.

[trainmaster55]

I didn't realize Amtrak has started to use steam whistle lol! Man that K5LA was bad sounding!

Alex

[Railfan108]

lol, one ditch light

[morfeusz120]

Awesome horor horn!

[TheThomasSproduction]

That horn on the P42 gives me the creeps.  It sounded like a whistle, not a K5LA.

[Subaruguy8508]

Sounds like freezing rain to me....doesn't take much of that to foul a horn.

[randommagnum]

Aaaoohh...FAIL! Two fails for the price of one! :D

When my brother was working as a brakeman for SP, he said that he had to sit in a helper locomotive and honk the horn when they hit a cab buzzer because the lead unit's horn was like this.

That Amtrak reminds me of someone who has been screaming all day.

[MarkConductor775]

What the hell was up with that freakin' K5LA?!!

[kleetus92]

Yep... just seems like it would be a better idea to keep things functional in bad weather.