Honk Honk - Why Trains Have Horns

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  • Опубликовано: 2 фев 2025

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  • @samueljohnson4259
    @samueljohnson4259 3 года назад +58

    Train horns exist for a reason and yet cities everywhere enact quiet zones even though many drivers nationwide fail to yield to a train. It should be a law for crossings to have quadrant gates to allow for quiet zones.

    • @liamweaver2944
      @liamweaver2944 2 года назад +6

      I also heard a statistic about when quiet zones were enacted in Florida, the grade crossing accident rate doubled.

    • @ZazzelTheGamer
      @ZazzelTheGamer Год назад

      ​@@liamweaver2944 Then those idiots still blamed it on the trains and not thier Idiotic self lmao.

  • @railfanjames7699
    @railfanjames7699 3 года назад +50

    As a local railfan I completely agree
    Not to mention a a distinct K5 LA on the GE P40DC

    • @rebeccabermea8350
      @rebeccabermea8350 3 года назад +5

      When I went pick up my grandm a a train honked at us two times

  • @derricktherailfan
    @derricktherailfan 2 года назад +8

    The Amtrak has lots of K5LAs like CSX and NS do! Amtrak goes fast in most places!

  • @ICrailroadprod.2007
    @ICrailroadprod.2007 2 года назад +5

    I'm glad Amtrak covered this considering the SDP40s had some of the prettiest horns I've ever heard. The Leslie SL4T.

  • @richharris9489
    @richharris9489 3 года назад +19

    Love train s ❤. The horn is so bad ass !!

  • @zeeboss2762
    @zeeboss2762 2 года назад +5

    There's alot of train horns out there, some can even make whatever company the train's from recognizable, like for example: the Leslie S3K and RS3K. The Original Pre-BNSF Merger Burlington Northern "Greens" had very awesome S3Ks/RS3Ks so if you hear an RS3K, it might be one of them! Another one is the Nathan P3 from Southern Pacific.

  • @railroading
    @railroading 3 года назад +14

    They should have a horn sequence specially made for Railfanners

    • @WesternOhioInterurbanHistory
      @WesternOhioInterurbanHistory 3 года назад +5

      The crossing horn will always sound the best

    • @GoalHornGeek
      @GoalHornGeek 3 года назад

      Lol the LA Kings goal Horn would prolly be a good example ruclips.net/video/rAfwspuK-dI/видео.html

    • @kakahtukat
      @kakahtukat Год назад +3

      shave and a haircut

  • @darwinkim2919
    @darwinkim2919 3 года назад +10

    Reason one: crossing grades without gates. Especially if it's a family late for church!
    Almost every crossing-grade accident caused by drivers: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!

    • @F40M07
      @F40M07 2 года назад +1

      No

    • @F40M07
      @F40M07 2 года назад +1

      Some people are stupid and will get hit

    • @TheMrPeteChannel
      @TheMrPeteChannel 9 месяцев назад

      Yes

  • @Yurr14
    @Yurr14 3 года назад +7

    up still has a active steam locomotive

    • @piedmontrf81
      @piedmontrf81 3 года назад

      I guess the big boy still is cleaner than a new Volkswagen

    • @rivertownproductions
      @rivertownproductions 3 года назад +1

      There are tons of steam engines still active out there, mostly for tourism/excursion service

    • @Yurr14
      @Yurr14 3 года назад

      @@rivertownproductions wow how cool would it be to see a steam engine hauling 13 miles of freight

    • @rivertownproductions
      @rivertownproductions 3 года назад

      @@Yurr14 it would indeed be awesome. I don’t think any diesel has came close to being able to hauling a train the size of big boy

    • @Yurr14
      @Yurr14 3 года назад

      @@rivertownproductions hopefully up will think about it

  • @CharlesDonkey-go2ue
    @CharlesDonkey-go2ue 11 месяцев назад +1

    Yes it's called secret communication 😅

  • @thomasshebat2351
    @thomasshebat2351 2 года назад +3

    Facts 💯

  • @rattleeye7350
    @rattleeye7350 7 месяцев назад +1

    Put a classic K5LA one of those new Chargers, we all know it’s possible 😭

  • @Fullerton_Railfan7706
    @Fullerton_Railfan7706 Год назад +3

    Hey Amtrak, how come you guys repainted P42DC #184 to phase 5 and not keep it phase 4?
    (Also I never saw so I’m sad😕)

    • @ElPasoTXRailfanner
      @ElPasoTXRailfanner Год назад +1

      Yeah But WOW That Is So Miss Up But There's 164 That Has The Same Scheme That Amtrak 184 Had

  • @Starvaze
    @Starvaze 8 месяцев назад

    Train: *honk honk*
    Signal box UP LN: *ding ding*
    Signal box DN LN : *ding ding* (Sets dial "train online")

  • @NJT7023
    @NJT7023 3 года назад +17

    Yall should add emergency horn LOL

    • @kingavery7878
      @kingavery7878 3 года назад +1

      some trains do have that

    • @RPCXyt
      @RPCXyt 3 года назад

      @@kingavery7878 bruh no

    • @kingavery7878
      @kingavery7878 3 года назад

      @@RPCXyt wdym

    • @RPCXyt
      @RPCXyt 3 года назад

      @@kingavery7878 bruh there is no such thing as emergency horns the closest you can bet to emergency horn is the air horn at the caboose which is used only for backing up so thats not true and if it is tell me what locomotive is it that has an emergency horn for some reason

    • @kingavery7878
      @kingavery7878 3 года назад +1

      @@RPCXyt then see go see emergency horn on yt video
      ya big fat switcher locomotive

  • @CharlesDonkey-go2ue
    @CharlesDonkey-go2ue 11 месяцев назад

    It hurts my brain so much 😭 thanks it's so soothing

  • @SegaMario
    @SegaMario 3 года назад +9

    I wish old train horns returned. Truck horns don't sound like that anymore. :(

  • @6706Productions
    @6706Productions 2 года назад +5

    2:35 Who else agrees?

  • @jadenamoako5731
    @jadenamoako5731 3 года назад +7

    I rode on a Amtrak Aleca express

  • @mariodykstra6555
    @mariodykstra6555 3 года назад +2

    Why not after the invention of the multi-chime horn, it should be called a whistle, because, it’s to distinguish from a truck horn?

    • @JBF-GST-Tanda
      @JBF-GST-Tanda Год назад +1

      Probably because the physics behind a horn and a whistle is different? Horns have diaphragms while whistles have resonation chambers.

  • @deew_knird_reeb_ekomS
    @deew_knird_reeb_ekomS Год назад +1

    Train horns exist because they're fuckin cool (I know that's not the actual reason don't worry)

  • @GoldenOne131
    @GoldenOne131 3 года назад +1

    Huh now I know

  • @ElPasoTXRailfanner
    @ElPasoTXRailfanner Год назад

    Wait This Video Use To Be Made For Kids But Now Who's Talking Great Video Amtrak You Guys Work So Hard To Make Videos Like This The K5LAs Sound Bad A** Sorry To Say This But Dude There Awesome I Actually Railfan In El Paso Texas And Born There Have A Good Day

  • @cat9083
    @cat9083 3 года назад +1

    I guess out of all the videos this one lol

  • @ArchiezVidz
    @ArchiezVidz Год назад

    American rail would be cooler if high low horns were in America just imagine a train doing a hi lo horn shos

  • @eliassanchez4852
    @eliassanchez4852 4 месяца назад

    Your cool

  • @nilirma6219
    @nilirma6219 3 года назад

    My mom doesn’t want to ride the Amtrak just the SNCF tgv :(

    • @wherespie428
      @wherespie428 2 года назад

      Amtrak is a crappy American train service anyway. They could improve a lot to attract more passengers.

  • @sayilu
    @sayilu 3 года назад +1

    it should be elevated train track to speed up train and avoid noise pollution - too much infra debt.

  • @ashleyhoward8926
    @ashleyhoward8926 Год назад

    Why do British trains have dim sidelights instead of headlights? Because ever since railways were invented there, every inch of railway was fenced off & still is, so no one is on the track. It's the only country in thre world to do so.

  • @SimpleAviation55
    @SimpleAviation55 2 года назад +1

    Hmm I wonder why trains have horns? Hmmmmmmm I don't know... Maybe because they can crush a car.... Hmm... Just a thought... (Btw this is called sarcasm)

  • @eclipz4129
    @eclipz4129 Год назад +1

    Sure wish these new chargers would get old school sounding K5LA's instead of the nonstop Raised Letter rubbish.

    • @lebronechilds3512
      @lebronechilds3512 Год назад +1

      I actually have a liking to the raised letter K5LAs. It sounds newer and more modern. However, nothing defeats that classic K5LA😌

    • @eclipz4129
      @eclipz4129 Год назад +1

      @@lebronechilds3512 I used to not mind the Raised letters back in the early 2000's, but today's years they're played out now there are too many of them now and it got old real fast... To me they sound plain and boring now, I'm also not a fan of the tune it plays it's sort of unpleasant.

  • @joshseal2000
    @joshseal2000 3 года назад +1

    This all makes sense, but someone should invent a way for train horns to be highly directional in the path they are moving, so it achieves the safety goals without waking up everyone in a 1 mile radius.

    • @F59PHI
      @F59PHI 3 года назад +2

      Then you would miss awesome BNSF GEVO horns from miles away. Also, something like that exists on surfliner cars

    • @PouLS
      @PouLS 2 года назад +2

      They already exist in civilised countries.

    • @ashleyhoward8926
      @ashleyhoward8926 Год назад

      One concurs, wholeheartedly.@@PouLS

  • @interfuze9470
    @interfuze9470 3 года назад

    I hate the new Amtrak Acela horns. Bruh the train looks cheap with that horn.

  • @mtz3843
    @mtz3843 9 месяцев назад +1

    train horns dont need to be blown in cities at all, none, there are guards and lights warning ppl, an if someone is on tracks its because they dont want to be here anymore a horn will not stop them, we would like to get some sleep, the horns need to be banned in cities period.

    • @RAtheGoodRailfanner_888
      @RAtheGoodRailfanner_888 7 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah except for horn salutes! I just wish train horns were used for horn taps! I wish also we had more friendly engineer!

  • @lipeng21cn
    @lipeng21cn 2 года назад

    I hate train's horns, as I just awakened from them, it's 3:30 AM. I don't agree with your so-called, some drivers are making horns on purpose and by crazy ways! Here is Meriden, Connecticut!

    • @sepa2401
      @sepa2401 2 года назад +2

      This makes me want to set up some train horns outside your house and open the valve for a solid 20 seconds until the tank drains.

    • @GTFilms3636
      @GTFilms3636 2 года назад +1

      Get use it I don’t care if the train horn wakes you up from your sleep hopefully it does. If you don’t like train horn why you live by the railroad tracks in the first place just MOVE.

    • @voidjavelin23
      @voidjavelin23 Год назад +1

      Skill issue just get used to it