ATN M715 Leslie RS5T - He Didn't Blow His Horn??? (Please read description)

3-31-11 (Please read!)

Within the past year, there have been a few car/train collisions in this area. Much of the blame was placed on the railroad, as always. Featured are two of the crossings where incidents have occurred. The primary complaint in all of the cases are reports from the automobile drivers are that "he (the engineer) didn't sound his horn." I know this engineer personally and he is not in any way horn shy. ;) Here is video proof that he sounds the horn quite sufficiently for grade crossings and, today, with a beautiful Leslie RS5T! :)

Railroad:
Alabama Tennessee River Railroad (ATN)

Train:
M715

Power:
FCR 2002 (GP20)
ATN 9401 (GP40-2LW)
ATN 9651 (GP40-2LW)

Time:
12:45 (1st clip)
1:30 (2nd clip)

Locations:
Brasher's Chapel Road, Albertville, AL
Downtown Area, Boaz, Al

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Alabama
• Tennessee
• River
• Railroad
• ATN
• Railway
• Railfan
• Train
• Locomotive
• EMD
• Electro
• Motive
• Diesel
• GP20
• GP40-2LW
• Leslie
• Supertyphon
• RS5T
• BamaRailfan
• trains
• rail

[sf5700]

This locomotive's horn is also operated with a cord and wooden handle coming down from the cab roof instead of a horn lever too. :)

[BamaRailfan]

@sf5700 How many times do you reach for the handle instead, only to find there isn't one? ;) LOL

[WhoSaidTyler]

I've mentioned this before but back during the '70s, Leslie's were all you ever heard on this line. Always GP38's, GP30s and occasionally hi-hood GP9's. Sometimes some GE U-boats but not often. At that time you would see every paint scheme they had running then...Family Lines, L&N, Chessie and very rarely the old Seaboard Coast Line black....that was almost always on the U-boats.

The last locomotives CSX assigned to this line before ATN took over were GE B3x-7's.

[BamaRailfan]

@WhoSaidTyler Too bad I was only around this area to catch the last days of CSX's operations. I vaguely remember some SCL and L&N power here on my yearly visits to family in the area. I grew up in UP territory and remember the first CSX engine I saw here. I had no clue what CSX was! LOL

[Deagle1330]

@WhoSaidTyler train nerds.

[Subaruguy8508]

If you get hit with a train that has a horn like that then they should declare you mentally insane and remove your driving license!

[SteveInsurgent]

no wonder he hits cars, them idiots are trying to pass at the last sec.

[legsbluetrain]

Last 2 engines were old CN zebra stripes

[sf5700]

@BamaRailfan

Several! LOL



[TheMikey12561]

@BamaRailfan Thanks for clearing it up. I have a HESR video on my channel. Its the Death Train for Dow Chemical in Midland Michigan. This week I plan on getting some better videos in it. Have a look if you would like.

[BamaRailfan]

@TheMikey12561 Correct. Former CN GP40-2LW. The color scheme on 2002 is Omnitrax. I'll admit it is similar to the old CSX scheme. :)

[TheMikey12561]

@BamaRailfan Really Wow. The color looked just like CSX oh well. Now the last two they had CN heritage though didn't they?