TTGVP Presents... What was a classic staple along the BC Rail Mainline for over 50 years is now fading away with the failure of these magnificent Nathan K5H's which are getting replaced by anything CN has lying around....
One of the best horns out there. I love a good K5LA, but there's something about the minor tuning on K5Hs that makes them that much cooler. I remember hearing one on a super humid walk just after sunset in 2004 (before I knew much about trains at all) on what I think was an NS B32-8. That minor chord kept playing back in my mind the whole rest of the evening after I got home and I loved it.
@@howlingwolven I figured, no wonder the Canadians even no longer spec specific horns. They just stick K5HL's on all the GEVO's, which those GEVO horns are a pain in the ass to take apart and maintain compared to the tried-and-true Canadian Songstress, the K3L.
Great opening to your most excellent videos. Was just thru the region enroute to Whistler with another semi load of galvanized steel components for 2010 games. Unfortunatly no rail action all the way to Lillooet after unloading. Great trip however and great memories!! Keep the K5s coming.
This is a true movie train horn! I’ve actually heard the sound on Caillou, which is also Canadian, where he goes on a train actually and this sound effect of this horn I’m mentioning was actually recorded by Sound Ideas, which is also from there as well, in 1997 from an SD40-2W from this railroad. This sound was also used as Diesel’s horn in the CGI era of Thomas & Friends and it’s currently used as Mavis’ and Irving’s on Chuggington and in Trainz.
What is so devastating is that these locomotives are still being used for CN freight runs but are having their K5's replaced with other crappy types of horns. CN ruins everything.
Nothing new. Many large conglomerate railriads do it when they take over smaller roads. For example, UP inherited some beautiful sounding Leslie S5ts from the Katy, Nathan M5s from Western Pacific, Nathan K5Hs from the CNW, and guess what they did. They were immediately removed and replaced with Leslie RS3ls, many if which sounded like shit, with only two or even just one bell working.
Stfu jackass. I'm going back to the 80s / early 90s when Leslie rs3ls ruled on the UP.RR, long before anyone saw a Nathan kvof any kind on UP and they embarked on taking over smaller roads like the WP (; primarily M5s( And the Katy,which had Leslie S5Ts on most of their 6:axle power, all of which disappeared after a couple of years.bDid you know that? We're you even born than? I still stand by what I said. Explain where I got it wrong! Why don't you learn some history on the subject before 2004; F##ktwat? I'm not new to this. You are!
+Joe Dohn I know I just saw a BNSF And last night I saw a Santa Fe Numbered #777 It was used in the movie Unstoppable it was CN 7777 but they gave it to BNSF who owns ATSF / Santa Fe so they kept the number 777 and made it Santa Fe
+xxMineVSCraftxx Gaming & Railfanning That would be inaccurate. BNSF 777 Was never owned by the CN and infact, never the ATSF. That unit was built for the BNSF around 1997 iirc, 2 years after the merger. The unit's used in unstoppable were not the same units. Those units were CP AC440CW's and have been returned to the CP. 1208 is a W&LE SD40-2 If i recall.
wow, CN can be stupid sometimes and this is my biggest reason! replacing the erie, most beautiful, and the most spectacular horn in canadian history. so canadian national is replacing canadian original horns with squeaky, fouled horns?!?! why!?
The Railroad does not look at things the way you do, it's a business, it's all about profit. If the horn works, it's good. If not, they change it out with whatever they have, they don't know the difference between a New Cast P5 and a K5HL, it's just a horn to them, and as long as it works, the engine is good to go.
