1977 Amtrak FL9 “Corker” K5LA @ 2022 Ed K. HSC Honk + “Cab” Ride

Some awesome runs of my 1977 Amtrak Bigtag K5LA during the Edward Kaspriske Memorial horn honk at the Horseshoe Curve.
If you have any questions on what you have seen in this video, feel free to ask and I’ll reply ASAP!
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/ jjgravy
These videos are NOT made for kids. Train horns are illegal to use and can be very dangerous to your hearing health if proper hearing protection is not used.
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[@CSX500]

Words aren't enough to describe the beauty of this corker!

[@jjgravy]

It’s a helluva horn! I had planed on buying and reselling it but now I have my doubts. Lol -JG

[@rudimarpotrich892]

Qual o valor de um CHIFRE assim ?

[@Belleville197]

sounds angelic… thank you Bob Swanson

[@xxxman360]

Holy crap 4:25 sounds so beautiful. We need more tunnel POVs like this!

[@aaronsturm6973]

Awesome sounding K5LA

[@bigbeatbopper9999]

It’s a beautiful sounding horn! Pays off for the work you did to make’r sound that good!

[@jjgravy]

Yes it sure was! -JG

[@easternroutemainlinevideos6823]

The lil warble on quill is satisfying. 5:29 5:47 6:05 and 6:07 is a perfect examples

[@hakeemsd70m]

Gorgeous K5LA music.

[@easternroutemainlinevideos6823]

Finally K5LA that sound better than 370 lol. Sweet video!

[@DeepChillWolf]

Uhh, I’d argue 370 and 900 are as good as this corker, but just very different.

[@easternroutemainlinevideos6823]

We need pov gameplay of 370 and 900 to confirm

[@DeepChillWolf]

@@easternroutemainlinevideos6823 That would be very useful for some train simulator audio modding… hehe

[@easternroutemainlinevideos6823]

@@DeepChillWolf 10/10

[@dfw_railfanner]

Man you really love that horn

[@jjgravy]

Very much so. Probably more than I should for an inanimate object🤣. -JG

[@frederickjunctionproductio9752]

Very awesome! Keep up the awesome videos!

[@ICrailroadprod.2007]

Woah. That's what I call a corker.

[@carsonholtorf8233]

They’re tuned so nice! I know they’re expensive but I’d really like to get my hands on one. Where should I look for one?

[@jjgravy]

eBay, Craigslist, and Marketplace are good places to look for them. I got this set off of marketplace actually. I made a Facebook just for marketplace and it finally paid off. Lol -JG

[@TheRailfan360]

If anyone would like the Hz values for this horn, here's what was sampled from 4:52 314.25, 376, 420, 500.25, 631 All the bells seems to be pitched up a tad, but that could just be the air line, regardless, it's the intervals that matter more, and these intervals are actually very harmonic, not being far off from just intonation. The only oddball here is the 1 and 5 bells. The 5 should be 628.5, but since it's sharper, it makes a little wahwah effect, which may or may not be likeable depending on your preference. Other than that, it's a fantastically tuned K5LA!

[@sepa2401]

The reason why the horns are “pitched up a tad” is due to the warm conditions the horn is in. This video was recorded on a warm day, which makes the horn sharper due to less density in the air. It could also be due to heat from the airline and the compressor. My horn setup gets real hot on days with high temperatures, causing higher pitches through all my airhorns.

[@TheRailfan360]

@@sepa2401Heat will do that for sure, just like how cold air pitches down horns.

[@sepa2401]

@@TheRailfan360 That’s why the ideal operating temperature for horns is 60 degrees F. While train horns are designed to operate in a variety of temperatures, horns tend to use slightly more air in colder conditions while horns use less air in warmer conditions (Due to density). The air usage isn’t noticeable until you quill the horn.

[@robertmoir5695]

Very awesome !

[@devernepersonal3636]

man i wish they would put these on the modern amtrak engines.

[@ericzerkle5214]

Sounds bad ass.

[@MSRTA_Productions]

1:00 hmm now where have I heard this part before... Oh that's right

[@DeepChillWolf]

I see people wearing ear protection in this video, yet I have railfanned with friends standing next to a crossing without plugs or headphones. Are we slowly making ourselves go deaf?

[@ntytp]

lol i found you

[@DeepChillWolf]

@@ntytp Darn...

[@robertmoir5695]

I m a rail fan Deepchillwolf

[@surfliner456]

Well this is a fully unrestricted horn being honked somewhere near max pressure, very close and at ear level. Most trains have some sort of choke or restrictor now adays to lower the amount of noise emitted. The horns are also on top of the trains on freight trains so a lot of the sound is blocked by the engine body

[@jjgravy]

@@surfliner456 I actually have a 1/4” restrictor in the base of this horn to tone down the harshness. I put them in almost every single K horn I have. Locomotives usually run 120-145 to the horns. I only run about 100-110. That’s absolutely plenty of pressure to get them within 1-2 decibels of their max potential whilst saving air and making them sound pleasant.

[@EPWI92]

Piano

[@jjgravy]

🎹🎹🎹🎵🎶🥳

[@futurepilot6749]

❤

[@danielgravea9736]

whats your air set up?

[@bnsfbandit9807]

First likeeee

[@TylersNeighborhoodGarage]

As awesome as the horn is, he ran a red light. Let me guess...anyone coming through the tunnel on the green light would OBVIOUSLY hear the horn and know to stop.