POLL: What is your favorite train horn?

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What is your favorite train horn?

K3 (Most CN SD75Is, UP SD70Ms)
2
4%
K5LA (Amtrak, Most CSX Engines)
13
28%
K5LLA (SD70M-2/SD70ACe)
3
7%
K5HL (Gevos)
2
4%
M3 (Used to be on GTW Power)
4
9%
M5
2
4%
RS3L (Many Conrail Engines)
6
13%
S5T (CPMY 7014, CMGN 5175, HESR 5086)
10
22%
P3
1
2%
P5
3
7%
 
Total votes: 46
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POLL: What is your favorite train horn?

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I am kind of a horn geek (along with several other people on this board), so I am curious to see what everyone's favorite horns are. So of the above, what is your favorite horn? You can vote twice. I am not perfect with horns and what engines they are usually on, so if I am wrong, feel free to correct me. If your favorite horn isn't on here, please comment what your favorite horn is.
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S5T BABY! One mean SOB. I have the Pentrex MKT DVD and it's nothing but S5Ts. Awesome! :D
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My M3R1 sitting next to me.
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Give me big blue and that great sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSXOcc1x57Y
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K5LA, RS3L or S5T FTW
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S5T (CPMY 7014, HESR 5175, HESR 5086)
Did HESR 5175 sound the same as CMGN 5175?

I'm not a horn guy so whatever is on the engine is fine with me.
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GTW6401 wrote:
S5T (CPMY 7014, HESR 5175, HESR 5086)
Did HESR 5175 sound the same as CMGN 5175?
As far as I know, yes, but I may be wrong. I remember hearing that horn on 5175 for as long as I have been going to Durand. I started going to Durand in 1998.
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Re: POLL: What is your favorite train horn?

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That one went right over your head. Its always been CMGN 5175.
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Re: POLL: What is your favorite train horn?

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Oh you are right! I never really noticed that they didn't put HESR on the engine.
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Well the 5175 does have a good sound to it.

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Whatever kind of horn this is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuiW-j86 ... detailpage
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Y@ wrote:Whatever kind of horn this is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuiW-j86 ... detailpage
P5 I believe
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P5 and RS3L, NS high hoods and CR SD50s :D
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I vote for the Wabco E2B1! :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl1Cz66P-dU
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One (or maybe more) of Grand Elk's units in GR has a horrible horn. Sounds kind of like those stupid horns on the South Shore "bus on rails" passenger trains.
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When I sit on sd70's (mattsquatch) back and pull his ears he makes a deep donkey sound, that's my favorite :lol:
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Grew up with S5Ts. No train horn can compare.
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LSRC wrote:Grew up with S5Ts. No train horn can compare.
:D



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Re: POLL: What is your favorite train horn?

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VIDOWS!

Here are some of my favorite horn vidows from my YouTube favorites list. I don't know why only the last embeded video worked? So the others are links...

ISRR 4040 K5LA. I love old K5LA's, hate the new ones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y_jaqXO ... -PFMBvzpXg

PAL PERFECT RS5T OOOO I'M GETTING EXCITED :mrgreen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykhd942N ... -PFMBvzpXg

Ex-CR RS3L
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6g298Ek ... -PFMBvzpXg

IC P5
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tsinoms wrote:I vote for the Wabco E2B1! :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl1Cz66P-dU
Now that is AWESOME.
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