Thunderbolt Siren Test Elkhart, IN 10-1-11

Well i wasnt expecting this. This former 1000 has been fixed, but wasnt expecting the chopper to be replaced for the 3rd time and the chopper level bumped down to 4. I first heard this siren back in 05 during a nighttime malfunction and it sounded like my West Lafayette HS thunderbolt video. Then in 2008, discovered it was a 1000. At the end, you can hear the Middlebury thunderbolt winding down. So once again, Elkhart has all 1000T's and 3 T-128's.

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[Chingstrom]

The "growl" sound it produces when winding up and winding down is just unbelievable.

[amtrak3501]

@Chingstrom oh yeah it sure is!

[LouisvilleTorn8o]

They probably swapped out the whole head...That would explain the different chopper level...It's a lot easier to just swap out the head than it is to replace the chopper. Sounds nice and healthy, too!

[amtrak3501]

@LouisvilleTorn8o oh ok. the head looked the same with the little screen left in the top of the horn and the way the screen bracket was crooked at the bottom of the horn. i always thought the RCM (if thats what you call it) had a switch that you could change the voltage of the chopper from 1-7 (i dont know a whole lot about that obviously :D )

[mohkfry]

WAIT! Why did they replace the chopper? Glad they FINALLY did something to the siren instead of ignoring it. Awesome video.

[amtrak3501]

@mohkfry thats why im gonna call the ema guy and ask why he did that. needless to say i was in shock when it fired up

[MegaPrincessmeg]

Do you know where all of the sirens are located? I need a list of them please.

[theshofiecat]

Man, this brings back oddly fond memories of living in the south. I always loved how these sounded!

[darklotusryder]

it's the service drive's brother!!

[ND1003]

@amtrak3501 there kind of is. there are 7 screw terminals in the lower right. connecting the wire to terminal 1 is chopper level 1, and so on.