I don't know if this is correct, but one thing I heard is that in Canada, if a trainset lays over in a quiet zone regularly so that a horn test can't be made, the railroad is required to have a backup horn installed on that piece of equipment, which might explain why all those commuter RR's have backup horns but not CN or CP (as far as I know). It seems like there are a lot more QZ's in Canada than the US too.
yea, I think it's their backup horn, because I've seen videos of them with K5LA's, GO transit seems to use their backup horns too so it might a rule for trains in Canada now
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I don't know if this is correct, but one thing I heard is that in Canada, if a trainset lays over in a quiet zone regularly so that a horn test can't be made, the railroad is required to have a backup horn installed on that piece of equipment, which might explain why all those commuter RR's have backup horns but not CN or CP (as far as I know). It seems like there are a lot more QZ's in Canada than the US too.
wow, an F59 with an M-series horn, now ain't that unusual!
yea, I think it's their backup horn, because I've seen videos of them with K5LA's, GO transit seems to use their backup horns too so it might a rule for trains in Canada now
Actually they sound like M5 but they are some type of unknown experimental K5LA casted by Micro Precision. We call them the Alien Horns...
Any idea where the coaches are manufactured? Great video