Norfolk Southern 34M - SD40-2 with Leslie RS5T Horn

March 24, 2008: 34M with NS SD40-2 3430 for sole power sounded like a helper set with that baby throttling, 3430 also has a Leslie RS5T horn, although it's a bit out of shape. I even got a toot-toot, LOL. 34M is seen heading through the double crossing at CP Laurel.

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• Norfolk
• Southern
• NS
• Reading
• Line
• 34M
• EMD
• SD40-2
• Leslie
• RS5T
• S5T
• horn
• locomotive
• railroad
• freight
• train
• Conrail
• crossing

[mona6302]

Sounds better when the engineer put a bit more air into it.

[dgblairjr42]

that def does not sound like a ex-SCL horn but more a ex-con horn

[clinton984]

Nice Leslie horn indeed.

[randommagnum]

Wow -- I counted 47 cars. I wonder what efficiency is like when you only have one unit pulling that much, compared with multiple unit consist. I imagine it would be better, wouldn't it?

[roundhouser]

That looks like a RS3L with al the bels facing forward.

[roundthirteen]

Great horn. Love the SD40's! We use to get them all the time until CSX sold the local rails to LSRC. LSRC has one former GTW SD40 (#5921 not a dash 2 or 3 either). She is the only unit on this part of the line with a decent horn. All the other units used locally are nearly identical former FURX GP40M-3's and sound the same impotent horn. The LSRC 5921's horn came off a former NW RS11. Check out videos of LSRC 1195 and 5921 to hear it. Again great video!

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

that sounds more like a Rs3l than a Rs5t?

[DAKRUPAINATER]

Good catch!! Don't see only 1 sd40-2 pulling freights these days anymore.

[Hickler90]

I remember hearing this go by and thinking it was an Ex CR with a beefed up RS3L. Good catch.

[dutchtrainmanserie22]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!