Round tag K5LAs are very underrated. 2001 K5LA with a 29K serial.

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This is one of my favorite pieces in the collection. It is a 2001, 29K K5LA (round tag). In mine and others opinions, these earlier round tags are known to slay real hard. This one has big bore 5 tendencies at times. This clip is the day before the Altoona 2022 horn honk. A few friends and I blew horns on the back side of the curve in the middle of nowhere to make sure we didn’t disturb anyone. There’s little to no traffic so I can pretty much go back and forth all day which is what we did. Weather conditions were cold and windy but the mountains provided us protection. Temp was around 35-40 degrees with winds around 10 mph. Audio recorded by Jack. Lousy video editing done by myself as usual. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Like, Comment and Subscribe please!

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@CSX500 2 года назад

Awesome K5LA! I love any good sounding NF K5LA that's pre mid 2000s.

@bigborek5la 2 года назад

The tuning changed in the 30-40K time period. I stopped enjoying their sound around that time. But ya can’t beat the older stuff! Hard to believe this horn is already 21 years old!

@CSX500 2 года назад

100% with you on that! Amazing how great these old things sound!

@bigborek5la 2 года назад

@@CSX500 Yes sir. Im still a sucker for the early 80s with a big bore 5 bell though!

@hakeemsd70m 2 года назад

Lovely horn music from this particular K5LA. I love the round tag horns.

@powerwings4383 2 года назад

Imo, they all kinda sound alike, just with different designations. Well, maybe not including the raised letter. I like the K5's in which the number 4 bell is flat. Gives it that unique NS-esque sound

@AirchimeLTDproductions174 3 месяца назад

Each era of K horns have there own distinct sound color and timbre. It isn't easy to analyze unless you have a trained ear & wide musical pallet.

@powerwings4383 3 месяца назад

@@AirchimeLTDproductions174 Despite the names, and every era of horn, I assume they're all supposed to sound the same. I think it really just depends on how long each bell is constructed to play a designated note. Combine that with the amount of time it's spent in service and how it's worn down over time, and the note might sharpen or flatten. I guess that's why most NS units like say 9936, 9454, 9502 or 9917 sound discordant as some presume, but I think they sound unique as it's what I grew up around and they sound the most nostalgic imo, as apposed to a fully restored K5LA that may sound nostalgic to a real horn enthusiast. Maybe that's where I get it confused

@joshuageorge979 2 года назад

And I ain't got no K5LA like you Have here, this is my dream to own. I have just a raised letter K5LA but it is a pretty good sound one of I must say so myself. but nothing like this😍

@bigborek5la 2 года назад

You’ll get there man. I’ve been purchasing and collecting these horns for over a decade. It’s one expensive hobby lemme tell ya.

@TheAustinSubRailfan 2 года назад

LOUD AND GORGEOUS K5LA, That’s for sure! I especially love the sound of these round tags when the bells are facing the other way like at 0:57. And did this come off of a P42DC or any GE Genesis locomotive? Because it definitely sounds like it could!

@bigborek5la 2 года назад

It came off an NJT electric locomotive after it failed.

@4014fan 2 года назад

What a Beautiful horn! I have one question, where do you buy those train horns? I've been trying to get my hands on one for years and I'm not sure where exactly to buy them from collectors.

@bigborek5la 2 года назад

Thank you! I buy them from various places! Scrappers, Railroads, other collectors, eBay etc. This particular one was purchased during the very beginning of Covid in NJ from a conductor on some railroad out there.

@leorush8171 7 месяцев назад

Sounds like NJT Comet V Cab Car 6004

@joshuageorge979 2 года назад

And this is why I've still been on the fence about the 2 stage button valve or Graham white valve because the the Graham white sounds so much better how you can actually play pretty much every note. And I already own one so it would make more sense to use it, 3 stage I wanna say it is.

@bigborek5la 2 года назад

I’m a manual valve kinda guy. I use two-Stage viloco AW206 valve which is easier to modulate and voice each bell compared to a Graham white. I do have solenoids that I’m currently building for horns that need that heavy hit of which a solenoid can only provide.

@rebooted.jupiter_ 2 года назад

i need to go to altoona, its my spirit place lol

@bigborek5la 2 года назад

Altoona isn’t what it used to be sadly. There’s a significant drop in traffic, a lot of the cool stuff you used to see doesn’t happen anymore.

@rebooted.jupiter_ 2 года назад

@@bigborek5la oof.. i still would love to go there otherwise

@bigborek5la 2 года назад

@@rebooted.jupiter_ it’s still enjoyable but there’s significantly less trains nowadays.

@rebooted.jupiter_ 2 года назад

@@bigborek5la that’s unfortunate

@bigborek5la 2 года назад

@@rebooted.jupiter_ indeed it is. But they still have manned helpers which is nothing short of awesome.

@gabetrain8834 2 года назад

Sounds good bro, although there’s a certain generation raised letter K5LA that I like but I don’t know what generation it is

@bigborek5la 2 года назад

Raised letters are hit n miss these days

@gabetrain8834 2 года назад

@@bigborek5la yeah

@sepa2401 2 месяца назад

Early raised letters were more in tune. Especially the 1 and 5 bell, which didn't warble much.

@AshtonGraham280 2 года назад

hey this is fantastic! Could you please explain the different between a round and square tag K5LA?

@bigborek5la 2 года назад

Round tags (round edged tags) are newer production horns which started somewhere in the 16K range serial and are still running in production to this day. Square tags (square edges) were in production from mid to late 95- 1996/7 with serials starting at 10000 and going up into the early 16Ks. They are the first tagged horns since the Nathan big tags aside from The Canadian IEC Holden company which did contract work for Airchime.

@AshtonGraham280 2 года назад

@@bigborek5la wow thanks for explaining! That was very informative, you really know your stuff.

@bigborek5la 2 года назад

@@AshtonGraham280 thanks! Been collecting these things for more then 15 years. Still learning as time goes on.

@AshtonGraham280 2 года назад

I just got one for my truck. Ill post a video soon. I want to know what you think of it.. they all sound a little different. Im curious about what ones they run on amtraks P32 AC DMs.

@bigborek5la 2 года назад

@@AshtonGraham280 the ones on the Amtrak P32s are horribly fouled by their horn heater back caps which heat up the internals of the horns in the winter time to prevent freezing and horn failure. They force the horn horribly out of machine tolerances fouling them out quick. The metro north ones are much better sounding.

@SabianDrummerAAX 2 года назад

I would love to hear what it sounds like if you reversed the number 2 and 3A bells.

@bigborek5la 2 года назад

Look up a video of Hocking valley scenic Railway 701. That engine has a K5LA in the arrangement you seek and is made the same year as this horn which would make it nearly identical.