Amtrak April 5th, 1987 Norcross, Ga

[@tiredfangs991]

born in '99 and live half an hour away from norcross, and the horn gives me tons of nostalgia

[@onlycountrymouse]

Now there's a movement afoot in Norcross to shut down ALL the horns--all the newbies who've moved in NEXT to the RR tracks now want to SILENCE the horns

[@josephjones6539]

I love the bell on the crossing. I know it's a mechanical, but I wonder what actual class type it is.

[@AmtrakProductions]

WRRS cast iron

[@josephjones6539]

Awesome! Thanks boi 😊🙏

[@AmtrakProductions]

Joseph Jones no worries! Great sounding bell!

[@hotshotelectrichead521]

I'd say either Western Railroad Supply (WRRS) or Western Cullen Hayes (WCH)!!

[@doppetheelf5861]

WOW! Now it is year of 2018. For me. It showed how much things change. I can says change is good. For the better. When I talk to people we always talk about the past and we can say it was a BLAST. Lot of Good and Bad times. Able to make great memories with family and friends also pets. Great video and good topic to talk about again. Can not WAIT for MORE VIDEOS from YOU. 10/30/2018

[@brandiholt8695]

It changed alright, lolnow it's the arm Pitt of ga thanks to the blacks and Mexicans

[@amjkodaz]

Wow! This was when my parents were kids, the camera quality too brings back so much nostalgia from 70's and 80's born people

[@hotshotelectrichead521]

I remember going railfanning there in January of 2020 with some friends and I love railfanning at Norcross, GA!!

[@mattlanta88]

Awesome video. Its pretty cool to see the station 20 years ago from pretty much the same vantage point I shot from last weekend!!!! 5* I would have loved to see that train. Well done.

[@Lizzie747]

very nice!! my uncle used to drive amtrak and we'd go riding with him in the engine when we were kids.... back in the 80's and early 90's. great horn, great footage.

[@ColumbiaAreaRailProductions]

Awesome horn and bell on the 2nd train! 5* and fav.

[@scouttroopergaming]

I watch trains here 36 years later

[@GTRailroadVideos]

Well it is APPRECIATED now for sure my friend!

[@Transporter_Not_Statham]

I boarded at Lynchburg, Va. it would be neat to see an Amfleet II Lounge mixed in with all the Heritage cars

[@guitars14]

Awesome video! Loved the Crescent & the Southern work train with the GP30 on the point. That train had everything in it!

[@amtraklover]

F40's with a nice K5LA and a Southern GP30 with a P5(?). Can't get any better than that

[@GTRailroadVideos]

Jerry! THIS IS MY FAVORITE OF ALL!!! Thanks soooooo much for posting this! FIVE STARS AND FAVORITE!!!!

[@SilverCometMedia]

Awesome! OMG A CABOOSE!!! I love it

[@murjax]

Wow, that used to be a long train. Now it's only about 9 cars long.

[@saintangerinc]

wow great footage for 1987!

[@ACLTony]

Excellent vid! Seems like yesterday the F40s and Heritage cars were everywhere, now it's the bland GE genesis "P-somethings". The sweet sounding K5La horns are gradually being replaced by updated Nathan horns that sound similar but nowhere as melodious.

[@Atlien3]

wow norcross was a sleepy town back then, not anymore

[@onlycountrymouse]

Notice how LOW all the crossings were--EVEN at Holcomb Bridge! No "Stuck trucks" then!!! WHY did NS RAISE THE TRACKS so high? That's what's caused all the trucks now getting stuck!

[@Xnewyork2]

your never gonna hear a K5LA like that again. sweet horn on both trains!

[@GTRailroadVideos]

I did see it back then, actually quite a few years before this was filmed...almost every day! Didn't make videos back then, but I recorded every one on audio cassette!

[@Congobruh4]

Old school Amtrak.....wow. loving the horn like crazy

[@boweandrew3]

The Indian railways have train panel rooms that operate like train dispatcher offices in train stations like what the southern railway did all across the south did for decades

[@Congobruh4]

I'll watch the Amtrak train about 1000x, jus to hear that horn blaring. I'm mad cuz i wasnt born in the 80's to see the great Amtrak trains of that time

[@AmtrakCal462]

Nothing beats the sound of the F40 K5LA, too bad they all suck now

[@eight10aaronn]

My mom was 15.

[@GTRailroadVideos]

Yep it was The Crescent.

[@g187]

@jrmasoh i will be riding the Crescent to atlanta in september

[@EWM27]

thats REALLY Legit man great video

[@timdaugherty5921]

Sadly all these crossings signals have been replaced

[@Congobruh4]

@CoastStarlight11 haha thats a great idea, in fact im about to write pentrax on giving a suggestion about making a video dedicated to the Amtrak F40's and the " Old School Amtrak"

[@murjax]

We need high speed ELECTRIFIED rail. Freight needs to be moved high speed too. If both those things are acomplished, our economy problems should be gone.

[@GTRailroadVideos]

Never ever get tired of watching this video Jerry!!! You better leave it on here! jk - Gene

[@LTDCrownVicFanakaRoyalTsnumber]

1:11 is that a new cast or old cast p5?

[@g187]

now this is how i remember amtrak the f40 blowing it's whistle

[@MrJacMac1968]

Train must of been heading to Virginia this the caboose because VA had a caboose law on 1987 requiring it

[@g187]

no i disagree the f40 k5la is a legendary sound among train fanatics

[@onlycountrymouse]

Love the caboose! Miss them!

[@crwi1983]

I love the high hood Geep 30! If there ever was an "Honorary Steam Engine," there it is! The F40s are great too. Man, the 80s were good train watching times. At least the diesels were interesting!

[@GTRailroadVideos]

It may be again, if the gas prices keep going up and up!

[@murjax]

I think it has to happen. Our economy depends on it IMO. Just watch the news and see how the airlines are failing.

[@g187]

i prefer the amtrak f40 cause it was the iron horse of amtrak itself

[@justarailfan5756]

Amtrak 20

[@railfan4235]

Right, I thing we were implying the NPCU's that a few of the f40's were turned into have some bad horns.

[@railfan4235]

except NPCU 90340 haha