Train Horns! Part 1 - Leslie RS3L

[@rmfluharty]

For those who grew up with Conrail, the RS3L says "FREIGHT TRAIN!"

[@TrainFan119]

Ryan Fluharty IKR

[@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast]

Ryan Fluharty I didn’t grow up with conrail but I love looking at 80s-90s era railroad videos so I agree!

[@amjkodaz]

Yes sir! My man right here

[@hakeemsd70m]

I didn't grow up with Conrail, but the S3L/RS3L was the standard horn on my hometown railroads the B&O and C&O long before the Chessie-era K5LA, so that along with the many ex-Conrail locos I've seen on the NS gives me a slight connection with them.

[@KCDash4400cw]

I grew up with Union Pacific and to me any train horn screams freight train

[@evanj2400]

2:18 my mans out here sounding like a k5la

[@AlexTrain5249]

Leslie RS3Ls have a special place in my heart. Because they remind me of the Warbonnets. When I hear a Warbonnet RS3L, it’s just haunting. There’s something about them that gives locomotives a soul like no other horn does today. Leslies today haven’t lost a single ounce of charm unlike Nathan which was ruined in 2007 when they were bought by Micro Precision. That’s what Nathan needs to do today: make horns that when they blow make you go “WWWWOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!”

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

There is a Nathan K3 horn out there that sounds like an RS3L, although not many exist on locomotives. The K3LB which uses the 1L, 1 and 3B bell, which play very similar notes. I did manage to catch one recently and I am working on a K3 video now that will probably be up next month sometime. Thanks for watching, ATSF did have a lot of RS3L's, sadly it's rare to see those locomotives leading out here.

[@AlexTrain5249]

Well apart from the K5HLB, K3LB, and K5H. If you want to know the healthiest ATSF RS3L today. It’s the one on 649.

[@Nethanel773]

My like of the Leslie's is hearkening back to the pre-merger era railroading. Plus they sound they scarier than the Nathan's. Don't know if that makes a difference to motorists and pedestrians, but it's a plus. There was a certain configuration of Nathan K5 that was heard on all CSX Dash-8s and wide cabs of the 90s. Those were screamers, but certainly not throaty like a Leslie.

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Another sad thing is that modern locomotives usually just use an ON/OFF momentary button for the horn, so you can't "feather" it.

[@DMTruckSpotting]

Maybe they sound more haunting because they are all in Minor & Diminished chords. The only other train horns like that from Nathan are the old cast P1234A5, M5, & M5H.

[@LotusbandicootRR]

2:18 Is a little sick, but it's pretty amazing it's still going as strong as it is... that's its original horn from the Erie Lackawanna days.

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

It's probably the oldest horn I have ever caught on a class one railroad.

[@echucker]

Central Penn Rail Productions I mainly go out for CSX trains. Sometimes I hear horns I will probably never hear again. That’s why I stay ready in case something I can only see once will come. Me and a friend were out one night and didn’t expect it until my dad alerted me and told me a train with BNSF was coming. It had not only 1 BNSF locomotive, it had UP, and CP. I might not see that type of lash up in a long time or ever again.

[@utdshack48295]

The Horn is Perfect

[@ctrains5497]

@LotusbandicootRR One the best RS3L I’ve heard even though it’s a little fouled, also I’m big fan of you’re channel @LotusbandicootRR.

[@argentor8359]

The first in 0:07 is a S-31, the same we use in argentina on the GT22 and G22 Locomotives

[@Nethanel773]

I like the Nathan's because they have harmony, but there's something about a Leslie that strikes fear in the heart. Really lets you know danger's coming your way, if you don't move! I like that. Thanks for putting this up.

[@Nethanel773]

Former Conrail territory helps explain the ubiquity of the Leslie's. I never heard them down South. They were popular on L&N Alcos, but after they were retired, it was all Nathan's. No complaining, I like the Nathan harmonies, but where I'm from, Leslie's are exotic. Again, thanks for sharing this.

[@hakeemsd70m]

@@Nethanel773 I thought all L&N locomotives, from their GP30's to their U30C's to their SD40-2's, had S3L's/RS3L's after they stopped recieving the M5 on their new steamlined passenger locos and early Geeps.

[@Nethanel773]

@@hakeemsd70m You're probably right about the pre-merger diesels. Forgive my short memory, I didn't discover trains till the early 90s. Ever since then, though, Leslie's are scarce, it seems.

[@steamgent4592]

Yup I sure miss ConRail ! Better horns and they kept the main good for 80mph!! All that's gone now along with the real railroaders kicking cars, flat shifting, free cab rides, and doing 60mph through town! Sure miss those days and the uncastrated horns that I could hear even 10 miles away at night at my grandparents! Oh and I can't forget all the mainline steam they did allow that was the best!

[@ReadingAreaRailfan]

SteamGent yep! My mom used to go to my great aunts all the time, and conrail used to run behind the house in the back yard, and whenever she heard that rs3l in the distance, she knew it was conrail!

[@Goetterdaemmerung86]

I always loved the tone of these in the distance, very relaxing.

[@georgettedebuhr2660]

I sure do miss Conrail. I could hear their horn in the distance. There was a crossing five miles away from where I live and I could hear the horn at any hour. And the crossings in Clinton and Annandale NJ.Awesome Conrail horns. Have a nice day

[@BNSFBishop]

Great NS action and Leslie horns. You earned my sub!

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

Thanks!

[@Crystal-2028]

@@CentralPennRailProductions you didnt include NS 3381 that has a Lesile RS3L

[@chevyj655]

@@Crystal-2028 Austin Trains Caught It In His Intro.

[@4funJust4you]

10:30 That fouled RS3L sounds like a sick P3.

[@Amtrak661_Railfan]

thats true

[@osrr6422]

An 8300 standard cab? Rare bird even when in service. All retired as of 2017.

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

Indeed, I was surprised how many were around here in 2015-16 right before they were retired, these C40-8 clips were taken then.

[@TheChachLINY]

3:07 my lord that echo

[@djmasterty2309]

When I was railfanning at Santa Fe Springs last week, I caught BNSF 4064 with a Leslie RS3L!

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

*I Saw CN 5743 And CN 2291 They Had A Leslie RS3LT Train Horn*

[@chevyj655]

6:51 So That’s The Same Horn That Was Heard In Rails Unlimited

[@amtrak706]

6:50 ESU and/or Rapido used this for their B36-7. Hope they asked permission!

[@steelrail-rs1sk]

This video epitomizes what I love about railfanning. Very well done and very nice shots.

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

Thank you!

[@shootingmach12]

Beautiful view at 8:10, awesome video!

[@buixrule]

@ 1:28 I can't remember ever seeing a Loco-Hopper-Loco leading a train.

[@Fadhiil5112]

00:09 the horn sounded similar like the ones in Sumatera.....but they use K1L's.....

[@MrBnsftrain]

1:32 what a neat consist! Covered hopper between the two locos, and an ex-BM&LP hopper (how did that get there)! 7:06 wow! an ex-Rock Island hopper! 7:40 that crossing has some unusual additional lights! I'm gald so many NS units still have Leslie RS3L horns!

[@DelmarvaRailProductions]

And if you go down to where I live in Delaware, the stone train has about 10 or so of those Ex-BM&LP hoppers. Haines and Kibblehouse owns them now,.

[@LakeStateRailfan]

I see nothing unusual about that crossing

[@logandetwiler4483]

Rest in peace to all the Ex Conrail C40-8Ws with all their Leslie RS3L horn‘s as they have officially been retired and sold for scrap

[@aidantherailfan2175]

6:52 is a roblox audio from RS3L that came from Norfolk southern

[@Buckskin1290]

Yep!😊

[@aidantherailfan2175]

@@Buckskin1290 OH HELL NAH, NOT YOU AGAIN....

[@Buckskin1290]

@@aidantherailfan2175 At least I’m not on your channel anymore!

[@aidantherailfan2175]

@@Buckskin1290 that doesnt mean you can just talk to me to start chatting...

[@goodgolly16]

At 9:42 nice catch of lightning

[@jantheman9999]

These are all great!! 4:59 sounds the best to me.

[@quincyhargrove1883]

The Norfolk locomotive 8314 has my favorite Leslie RS3L sound after it passes and blows in the distance I love the low pitch sound it makes that what I grew up hearing in the Bronx NY🥰💚🔥💯

[@luisp5036]

10:18 it was necessary to place the flashing red light if the engine had the headlights on

[@centralfloridarailfan]

It is an EOT a device at the end of a train sending information back to the locomotive it is necessary for all trains to have and all EOT devices have those red flashing lights on them

[@UnionCountyPhotography]

@@centralfloridarailfan not for end DPUs

[@ICTRVAM_YT]

0:07 That kinda sounds like a metro north railroad horn XD

[@everettrailfan]

I dont know why, but I love the first clip with the Dash 8-40C and the hoarse RS3L.

[@djyungwill]

I remember these horns still being popular in the early 2000’s when I was a toddler. Great blast from the past.

[@Tutesph]

0:08 is Leslie S31

[@palmettostaterailfan7019]

3:21 best horn!

[@polaarj]

We hear these horns in Estonia too, I have a video where the horn is heard.

[@arandomguy4269]

11:10 is that a truck horn?

[@PaulsDMVRailroadsandAviation]

I can’t believe #1703 still has its original S3L mounted on top... it sounds like every S3L horn I’ve ever heard in old footage of Conrail trains from the 1970s

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

Sadly not for much longer, all of the 1700's are getting cab upgrades and PTC. While that means they won't be retired anytime soon, gone are several of the EL characteristics.

[@capeck1993]

@@CentralPennRailProductions 1705, by some miracle, managed to retain its S3L

[@hakeemsd70m]

I forgot NS had some SD45-2's, super rare locos. They probably keep them all in Pennsylvania or somewhere like that, which means that unless I travel there, I'll never get to see one. Someday...

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

7:37 *That Is Not NS 6733 It's NS 6744*

[@dougc190]

Great video.. is it me or did a lot of those sound kind of sick

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

Solenoid valves tend to do that to RS3L's.

[@buixrule]

@5:15 was a healthy horn.

[@ThatOneMichiganRailfan]

1:29 BEST horn!

[@thealmightydoge5653]

6:11 a common roblox ro-scale train horn, an S3L (Mainly Geeps and SD40s)

[@tranquilityoverload2947]

Ive seen this in a game-

[@Hap6605]

The first time I heard this horn was in 2010 with an NS SD60M in georgia. Thats why ex Conrail: NS 6769 is one of my favorites, even if its retired/scrapped

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

7:53 *It Says NS 6744 Not 6733*

[@nathanielgenthner3272]

7:06 is that a rock island hopper car?

[@nathanmahoney6346]

Honestly, the Leslie horns scream "get out of the way!" The same cannot be said for Nathan-Airchime horns, however.

[@doohickey-enjoyer]

I love these horns. They only have 3 horns, and sound amazing

[@CentralPARailfan28]

1:29 now THAT is an RS3L! A lot of these are actually RS3K Horns.

[@Railfan_Chester4639ALL]

Who even is leslie and made these horns is a legend

[@z_dog7739]

Remember hearing these suckers and running down to the crossing

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

*CN 5707 & CN 5743 Have A Leslie RS3L Train Horn*

[@luannogueira8318]

NS#3029 (RS3L) GP40-2 USED TO HAVE P3?

[@matthewmooregaming9838]

I love these type trains they are very rare anymore

[@DelmarvaRailProductions]

So I noticed at 1:37 this train has the HKGX hoppers that are seen around my area and what I film on the stone trains. HKGX got some GACX "baby blue" hoppers that have the H&K letters in the middle, those hoppers you see are really falling apart. Two of those overturned on a switch on the NEC about teo years ago when that stone train was coming to me. And the LP marked car you see came from a Private Electrified Railroad called the Lake Powell and Black Messa railroad in Arizona. You can still see those stone cars today on my train. Check my channel out if you want to see those! Thanks!

[@gordonsnell6735]

At 10:30, those people could have waited for the train instead of crossing the tracks

[@Larry_P]

Love the quality man awesome!!

[@unionpacificsd70ace19]

There is a local semi truck that has this horn on it

[@schnuurtchke]

I grew up with the Rs3l

[@ThatOneMichiganRailfan]

If you listen to NS 3038s horn, it’s the RS3L for the C40-8W horns in A&G RO Scale Roblox! 6:53

[@EuropeanRailfan-AM]

Ye

[@chevyj655]

And Rails Unlimited.

[@tranquilityoverload2947]

Did santa fe and southern Pacific used to have RS3L'S and S3L's?

[@luannogueira8318]

NS#6710 (RS3L) SD60 (fouled?)

[@NRRailfan228]

0:07 sounds more like an rs2m lol

[@rayuscanga1617]

0:08 Ferromex 3025 ex-FNM 1029 ex-NdeM 1029 nee-CHP 1029, FCdeN markings "Scandalous Scarlett" horn (FNM paint)

[@pedrodiazasmatdiazasmat7692]

6:57 MikuRail Quality 700's Horn Origin, a Leslie RS3L

[@daytonsmith3421]

I grew up with Iowa Interstate Railroad its a shortline on peoria and iowa. It as a few RS3Ls on most of there sd38-2s. My favorite is number 152. Now they mostly just use ES44s.

[@PennRailVideos]

Oh my lanta this is good

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

Thanks man!

[@daytonsmith3421]

This is my new favorite horn and soon I'm getting a norfolk southern gp38 ho scale locomotive with it.

[@Yellowstone216]

I love Leslie horns, they sound cool

[@christopherjohnson5236]

Conrail will always live on when i hear that horn Plus i have that exact engine on my layout at 3:28 but the numbers is reversed, 3053.

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

3:06 *Norfolk Southern Made A Huge Mistake Retiring All 153 EX Conrail & LMS C40-8W's They Should've Been On The Rails For Another 5-7 Years Then They Should've Been Retired By The End Of 2023 Or By 2024 😢*

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

*The Leslie RS3LT Train Horn Is Very Loud And It Hurts My Ears Sometimes When I Hear It*

[@JaredRouse8465]

This is the most common hor I hear on metro north on the M7a, M8, M3a and the cab cars. I think they use a slightly different RS horn. I think it’s a RS2. Correct me if I’m wrong in some way.

[@Trainandrocketlover]

Ferromex AC4400CW # 4555 also has a RS3L horn

[@TCSNR_Productions]

2:32 That Sounds like something from GTA V

[@truckspotting7473]

The best RS3L you'll hear is 3026!

[@Kentucky_Trainiac]

Why is 3029's horn mounted backwards?

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

Good question, I don't know. It had a P3 up until 2017. The lower left-handed cab mounting is for clearance on Amtrak.

[@Kentucky_Trainiac]

@@CentralPennRailProductions figured, NS 3033 was on 61C last month that had its original RS3L in the same spot

[@luannogueira8318]

NS#6710 (RS3L) SD60 FOULED?

[@HPotterRBLXRacing]

One of Ns GP-40 with RS3L 6707 is an Ethanol LPG, Carries Gasoline to Stop at gas refinery to get more Gas Stations.

[@karlreinke]

I miss the RS3L on the CNW SD-40-2s and GP-50s

[@luannogueira8318]

NS#6744 (RS3L) SD60M #6733?

[@frostbyte3978]

6:53 Roblox horn!

[@frostbyte3978]

3:26 is another.

[@jacksonsnyder4970]

when you go to the 81 signals where do you park?

[@markquiswest6607]

Them Mid Train Helpers, are very rare now.

[@importednascar]

One of my 2 favorite horns, the other being the RS5T. I wish 8098 gets a RS5T or RS3L horn instead of a K5LLA....

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

That would be interesting. At least NS 6920 has an RS5T!

[@importednascar]

100% agreed! It's the best RS5T I've heard!

[@hakeemsd70m]

It's not really important, but NS 8098 has a K5HL horn. I wish she had a Leslie RS3L too.

[@palmettostaterailfan7019]

@@importednascar No, NS 8098 Has a K5HL, not a K5LLA

[@importednascar]

@@palmettostaterailfan7019 Oh... I see.

[@coashddjj2]

Fantastic video. Are all these towns in the same area?

[@denault3985]

Good usage of your surplus footage! :-)

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

Thanks!

[@neooooo6127]

1:32 is that technically a dpu? lmao

[@railsoftexas]

Where did you record the first and second clip at?

[@Kentucky_Trainiac]

1701 and 1703 should both have SU3L's. EL ordered all they're locomotives(The few that they actually did) with SU3L's. While I dont doubt that 1701 had its replaced, it may still have it(at least then)

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

I know for a fact that the 1703 had it's original EL S3L until summer of 2018. If you look at pictures of 1701, you can see the spiked back-caps, it would appear the RS3L was placed on CR 6655 as far back as 1978 according to pictures. The bell arrangement was visibly different then than the original SU3L on EL 3670.

[@Kentucky_Trainiac]

@@CentralPennRailProductions Oh, ooof my bad.

[@rnrailproductions5049]

11:56 that’s a Prime-920.

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

Interesting, I did not even think about that!

[@rnrailproductions5049]

Central Penn Rail Productions glad I could bring that to your attention, Primes usually have a distinct lower tone sound because of their thicker casting. Loved the video btw!

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

My gut told me it wasn't an S3K based on the sound and the year this horn appeared on this locomotive (2004 I think?), but I figured it might be one since it was a former HLCX lease unit and a lot of those had S3K's and RS3K's, but I believe they also had a lot of Prime horns left over from Burlington Northern days.

[@rnrailproductions5049]

Central Penn Rail Productions Well Burlington Northern did buy a lot of Prime-990s as a cheaper alternative to the S-3K and RS-3K for some cases and they played the same chords as each other. The Prime-920 was very popular with UP and ATSF but I think some made it to BN.

[@hakeemsd70m]

@@rnrailproductions5049 I never knew ATSF used prime horns. Very interesting.

[@ericschminke153]

Excellent videos! I have to admit that all freight trains must end with a caboose (or 2).

[@NJSC_Railfan]

Brings back memories of when the Comet Is ruled NJ.

[@luannogueira8318]

NS#5303 (RS3L) GP38-2 (OPERATION LIFESAVER)

[@MDurdanRailVideos]

Great footage! What camera did you use for the videos at 8:45 and 9:30?

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

These are all with the Sony AX100 except for the telephoto shot at 0:45 that was taken with a Canon camcorder that I no longer have (defunct).

[@MDurdanRailVideos]

@@CentralPennRailProductions Thanks!

[@MrNico21]

8:59 what he is cool

[@jay_baycura]

Great video of these amazing RS3L's! I have a few questions, per your discretion. As a consumer coming from the Canon G21 1080p60 camcorder, any step up would be a good one. Considering the Sony AX700 is on the market at the moment as a new 4k HDR camcorder, but noting that it has a very steep price point, is the AX100, in your opinion, a good camcorder regarding noise, focus, shutter lag, & image quality, despite being almost 4 years old? I would only be filming in 1080p60 due to fluidity. And also, what tripod do you use in these newer videos? Many thanks!

[@amjkodaz]

What kind of camera do you use? I'm interested in buying a replacement for my aging camcorder

[@luannogueira8318]

NS#6707 (RS3L) SD60 (fouled)

[@Gamerguy-501]

This is coming to TSW2!! The horn!

[@lucasserrano8004]

NS C40-8 8302 have un sound of horn of EMD GT22CW wooow!

[@santinol.4119]

Saludos desde argentina!! Esas bocinas las tienen las GR12W 🇦🇷

[@miguelgastonsaucedo4958]

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[@David50068]

Las qué tienen las gr12 son Nathan p3

[@luannogueira8318]

NS#8314 (RS3L) C40-8W

[@Oliver_11_the_little_western]

I feel like ns is the only railroad nowerdays that still has emd standard cabs leading mainline trains we shouldn't hate on them they are an end of an era for emd

[@Oliver_11_the_little_western]

When ns ends we won't have anymore railroads with emd standard cabs leading mainline trains like manifests etc. Kets keep them running as it's only a matter of time before ever emd locomotive on other railroads are gone

[@lucasserrano8004]

Ns 8302 have GT22 horn