Leslie RS-3L-R, Former UPRR

Here's a recording of one of my RS-3L-Rs. This one was formerly on a Union Pacific engine until being retired. This horn was completely covered with diesel exhaust and grease when I got it. It was literally between 1/4" and 1/2" over the entire horn. After getting it cleaned up, it still had some UPRR gray paint, but I will eventually get around to stripping and repainting it. While I'm at it, I'm also going to do some work on the heads which had significant wear on the nozzles. Still a nice and strong sounding horn, especially with the echoes of the Kentucky hills. Recorded in June 2007.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Leslie
• SuperTyfon
• RS-3L
• RS3L
• locomotive
• air
• horn

[trainandhawksfan17]

Thats actually what LAMEside horns are based on!

[sgtfhrn]

@trainandhawksfan17 You're right, those "LAMEside" (ha ha) horns use a VERY BAD recording of an RS3L. I suppose they wouldn't be quite as lame had they at least started with a decent recording of one. However, better yet, they SHOULD have used a recording of an RS5T or an M5! Still not as nice (or as safe, IMO) as a real horn on a locomotive, but at least it would sound good.

[thejoshmeister]

id love to hear a shave and a hair cut with that

[dasmikey1964]

Grinning from ear to ear, beautiful sounding Leslie there!

[TannerDalrymple224]

Takes me back to the day's of watching big blue engines come blasting through my town :)

[k4ldh]

sweet

[SUBWAY125]

Sounds like NJTR 5126's RS3L!

[Hickler90]

She sounds great. I cant wait to get up a video of my RS3L.

[parrthd1]

I hear that very night when leaving and he lives right down the street and we live in Prospect KY in Oldham county are you close to there because I would like to see that.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010-2011 :D

[gaycowboy31]

I remember hearing these horns here in my hometown after the UP merger brought them down here I was so excited seeing UP at first as a kid UP was a western railroad foreign to me so it was cool seeing fast 40s SD40-2 on trains but that excitement wore off when I heard there would be no more MKT or MoPac only UP than it got interesting not knowing what would come through town on a train and I had Santa Fe on the other side of town too they used horns like this I heard once in a while now KCS

[ATSF7]

@thejoshmeister I have just the vid for you tell me if you want a horn I can create any horn on my keyboard