I miss that sound so much. Grew up in southern Ontario CSX and NS both ran through/beside out farm. When the video started you could hear the familiar low drone of a GM, was surprised to see that horn on the GE.
The people saying the ditch light is burned out have no idea what they're talking about. What you're seeing is a courteous driver signaling for a right turn to give other trains a chance to swerve out of the way.
In the '80's, this horn would appear frequently attached to really beat up, and old Chessie GP- 9's and GP -7's in their original C&O paint schemes roaring Northbound out of Toledo, Ohio on the old Pere Marquette line to Plymouth, Michigan and the junction with the Detroit/Grand Haven line. I lived out in the country close to Monroe, Michigan then . The echo of these horns at night would go on forever.
I saw a similar video where a conrail was driving in the snow and instrad of having a burnt out light, the locomotive had its right ditch light completely covered in snow.
i watched this in 1080p. nice video. i saw one driver at 1:20 turn around. why are so many people impatient with trains? yes it's somewhat inconvenient, but the train will pass and you all be on your way. oh and why do some impatient people have to drive around railroad crossings? they won't win. those who make it, got lucky.
That horn (Leslie RS5TRRO) was the standard horn on virtually all of CSXs predecessors and they inherited over a thousand of them. CSX management decided to standardize on the 2011 K5LA and aggressively replace the Leslies at every opertunity. A crying shame.
I miss that sound so much. Grew up in southern Ontario CSX and NS both ran through/beside out farm. When the video started you could hear the familiar low drone of a GM, was surprised to see that horn on the GE.
Awesome! Hopefully it sticks around.
Great catch! That horn gives me chills!
The people saying the ditch light is burned out have no idea what they're talking about. What you're seeing is a courteous driver signaling for a right turn to give other trains a chance to swerve out of the way.
Lmfao that's an awesome comment
Nice video! I caught a nice sounding Leslie RS5T on a NS Dash 9.
Long Live The King!
In the '80's, this horn would appear frequently attached to really beat up, and old Chessie GP- 9's and
GP -7's in their original C&O paint schemes roaring Northbound out of Toledo, Ohio on the old Pere Marquette line to Plymouth, Michigan and the junction with the Detroit/Grand Haven line. I lived out in the country close to Monroe,
Michigan then . The echo of these horns at night would go on forever.
Once, when I caught NS 3518, which also had an RS5T, the same thing happened where it killed the microphone
Outstanding catch!
Nice catch, also this is probably the only video on youtube that a locomotive had a burnt out ditch light as well.
+Jebediah Kerman I have caught 2 locomotives with burnt out ditchlights.
I saw a similar video where a conrail was driving in the snow and instrad of having a burnt out light, the locomotive had its right ditch light completely covered in snow.
As of 10/7/11, this unit no longer has an RS5T. Now has a 3rd Gen K5LA.
Beautiful RS5T
Anyone notice that the front porch platform light is off to besides the ditch light?
AMAZING!
i watched this in 1080p. nice video.
i saw one driver at 1:20 turn around. why are so many people impatient with trains? yes it's somewhat inconvenient, but the train will pass and you all be on your way. oh and why do some impatient people have to drive around railroad crossings? they won't win. those who make it, got lucky.
dude i get all excited when i catch a train. those people have no sense of wonder or romance of the rails
Well & truly the king of all locomotive horns
That's awesome great catch
The only better thing would be to have that horn on a Conrail with it's red marker lights on
LOVE THAT RS5T!!
Why CSX stopped using these for third gen K5's I will never understand.....
That horn (Leslie RS5TRRO) was the standard horn on virtually all of CSXs predecessors and they inherited over a thousand of them. CSX management decided to standardize on the 2011 K5LA and aggressively replace the Leslies at every opertunity. A crying shame.
1:03 What bell is that on the crossing?
datautisticgamer duhhh
@@a-lineproductions631 Fckin what?
I Hear A US&S Teardrop Bell. Could Be Wrong. (Edit) I'm wrong, it's not a Teardrop
The sound makes me feel a little uncomfortable, but otherwise great video.
EDIT: Where was this filmed?
One eye!
Yep I saw that too one ditch light😝😝😏😎
I hate CSX for getting rid of these
That's unfortunate that CSX took that awesome horn off of 7785 :(
That Crossing Bell Sounds Like a USS Tear Drop Bell
It’s a RRS (very early WRRS) mechanical bell.
TRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN!!!!
I caught a RS3L on ns 9928
is one of the ditch lights not working?
***** I just notice that
Kinda odd to see an RS5T on a big GE like that. Usually the Geeps are the ones with those things.
Heck I would put that horn on top of a diesel motorhome and have ditch lights and a bell!
Sounds like US Air Force MRS1 2104 and our C&O GP7 5833
What grade crossing?
BELL ORIGIN BELL ORIGIN
Nope, nothing is the same! Although the extremely elusive S5A, only produced between 1951-1953 comes pretty close.
So much better than a Nathan.
Rod A nothing beats a Nathan horn
Jmream2 Jmream yeah Nathan is the best
Kinda
Nathans are more louder
Jmream2 Jmream Nathan K5LA’s are generic and they f**king suck
Love RS5Ts too bad it has a dying cat 3rd gen K5LA on it now. Ugh I hate those things lol
@Caltrain927 K5LA. Noooooooooo.
People have no respect.