Nathan Airchime Horn Honk With K5LA's, K5L, K5H, K5HL, K5LLA, P5, and More!

[@TrainsDirectVictoria]

1:23 literally every 80's movie when its night time

[@HulkVol79]

Exactly, it also sounds like if the polar Express was a diesel locomotive

[@wisconsinrailfanner8963]

honestly tho, so true

[@coffeecat4506]

OMG why is this so true? They constantly use the "distant wide font k5l" sound effect especially when filming out west or down south!

[@Major_Tom98]

That’s more true than it is funny, wow.

[@SamZarifYT]

I just had to watch The Outsiders movie for class... Can confirm

[@motorhomeman1949]

The echo of the horns is just incredible, and they sound so menacing off in the distance, and then a little Toyota pops out of the woods.

[@roadrailsrunwaysofwny]

0:11 Distant Amtrak P42 1:24 Distant BCOL Barn 2:37 Distant CSX AC44 3:49 Distant CSX Dash 8 5:00 Sounds exactly like a Metra F40 6:13 Distant CSX Dash 8 7:27 Distant BNSF ES44 8:33 Sounds exactly like an NS SD70ACe

[@Railfanmatt4CNA421]

daaaaamn! even has bells! and everything.. I wouldn't consider that a Truck. That's a Finished locomotive right there!!!

[@stampycatfan01lol]

All you need to top it off is am EMD 645 or 710 prime mover! (or a GEVO-12 or GEVO-16)

[@Railfanmatt4CNA421]

Haha! Don't forget couplers.

[@stampycatfan01lol]

MTStudios True, and train wheels!

[@Railfanmatt4CNA421]

haha

[@AwesomeDesertTrains]

stampycatfan01 a compact v12

[@fennvillerailfan3441]

2:48 Distant P42 3:50 Distant Acela 5:23 Beastly P5 7:28 Distant CSX Dash 9 8:33 Distant BNSF SD70ACe Liked pretty much every horn but the K5H.

[@braaandon5716]

CSX doesnt have dash 9s with this horn, this is like a tier 4 imo

[@UnionCountyPhotography]

@@braaandon5716 or just any Gevo

[@braaandon5716]

@@UnionCountyPhotography the way its tuned it sounds like a Tier 4 Bonga, especially with the raised letter

[@UnionCountyPhotography]

@@braaandon5716 gud ET44 bonga👌🏻

[@csxrailfan632]

@@braaandon5716 yeah

[@ProvingBeatle16]

I don't care what anyone tells me. The K5L horn is a work of art that simply will never be beaten in terms of how incredible it sounds.

[@SmithConductor]

that Wide font K5L hit the spot! Especially far away

[@UnionCountyPhotography]

Two “County Railfan”s!

[@charlesweeks6993]

It sounds like a distant freight train from either Half-Life or Half-Life 2

[@iatif1995]

@@UnionCountyPhotography helo it's me c45ah

[@UnionCountyPhotography]

@@iatif1995 oi

[@tux_the_astronaut]

@@charlesweeks6993ye this is the same type of horn they used

[@noles0649]

9:26 to 9:34… That echo of the K5LLA 😍

[@capefeartrainsandsirens]

0:11 It’s 1994 and you sitting at the town’s diner beside your job on your lunch break beside the tracks. You chat with your co-workers as the early afternoon manifest flies by. A SD50-2 and a brand new AC4400CW. 1:23 It’s 1999. You’re camping in British Colombia with your brand new RV, wife, and kids. As you’re about to fall asleep you hear the horn of the nearby BCOL train heading for town. 2:36 It’s 2017 As you wait for the next SB Silver Service to Savannah at Selma you decide to take a nap on the bench. At the last second, before you almost fall asleep, you hear your train, you hear the crossing bells, and you see the big blue and white engine round the curve as it approaches the station.

[@Basinrails]

5:00 It’s 12:00 AM, and the midnight local hauls some grain hoppers across the countryside to their customers 7:28 It’s 10:00 PM in 2019, and an eastbound BNSF Z train passes the crossing. 8:34 Another Z stack passes by, only this time it’s the occasional Ace leader.

[@jamesd2128]

We can all thank that brilliant Canadian, Robert Swanson for inventing the five chime air horns. He made the world safer and more melodic at the same time. Wish I could've visited his whistle farm near Nanaimo BC when he was working on his creations.

[@dandowling751]

On the K5LLA, did anyone imagine a BNSF SD70ACe coming by hauling grain in the country?

[@dandowling751]

+AmtrakSuperFan 393 oh yeah!!

[@rnrailproductions5049]

The K5L and K5H beat them all! You can't beat original K5 horns!

[@robbie8975]

It was creepy tho

[@therookie9276]

Yes! Or a BNSF SD70ACE hauling thru Corona or Palm Springs. Wgen I was young, I heard K5LLA's echoing because I lived on Corona Hills near North Main Station and West Station and they were always out and about!

[@oxolotleman7226]

I imagine a up sd70ace pulling a coal train. My favorite railroad, the cp, unfortunately doesn't have ace's and cn has only 4 but they do have m-2s. The up is the most common for me to see ace's, and while they are distributed quite evenly through all kinds of trains, when I think of up I think of coal because they run a lot near me to a nearby large power plant.

[@tommyguns8082]

Wide front K5LA is my personal favorite. This is the best train horn video on youtube Thank you for your time in making and for posting this.

[@bernadettek2468]

Tommy Guns I

[@railfanwill3450]

Tommy Guns I personally admire the newcast P5

[@priority6885]

Tommy Guns In my opinion, the Nathan Airchime p01235 was my favorite (that horn wasnt in this video).

[@AirchimeLTDproductions174]

I like all of them

[@1macrae]

Tommy Guns hi

[@bpomeroy3]

Fantastic! I think, though, horns sound sweeter to the static listener than the train and truck driver. All he hears is the steady chord of true notes from the horns. The static listener hears echo, reverb, and the Doppler effect , often simultaneously. The trees not only echo the horns' true notes but the Doppler's notes. Listen after the truck passes the louder Doppler has a dropped lower pitch but the echo is the RAISED pitch of the sound waves moving forward then echoing back to the static listener.

[@UCSPanther20]

When I heard the K5H, I was expecting a BC Rail RS 18 to come rumbling out of the woods...

[@fredfadungy1925]

Aint it frikkin FUN to make a whole HEAP of NOISE LOLOL

[@danielsprowl1998]

Fred Fadungy Yes it is. I do it about everyday on the real thing.

[@actionfire4036]

Fred Fadungy yup

[@therookie9276]

Go in the loft and scream "MUMIFIED MUMUFUGGA!!" You wont regret it

[@The_texan_tiger]

As a person who likes to make a lot of noise I can confirm that it is fun

[@RatchetandclankTonystark-fz2yy]

0:12 amtrak dash-8 1:26 BC rail p42dc or csx gp40-2 2:38 kcs sd70ace or amtrak p42dc/csx sd50-3 3:50 ns sd70acu 5:01 ns sd70/ ns dash-9 6:19 csx dash-9 7:28 bnsf es44dc/up es44ac 8:34 up sd70ace/bnsf sd70ace or ns sd70ace

[@MrNJT]

Ratchetandclank2016 Tonystark Thanks for doing this!

[@Luis-ys7fi]

Yes, these is the locomotives that use this horns

[@Luis-ys7fi]

Ah, the p5 horn is from older locomotives

[@szthoma]

@@Luis-ys7fi *P5* are used a newer locos

[@szthoma]

NHR dash-9 at 0:12

[@AmtrakGuy365]

That K5LLA sounded real ghostly.

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

Wow that's the second time I've seen you comment on a different video

[@therookie9276]

Ender Trainz1500 He comments all the time on videos.

[@bnshguy6547]

Hello AmtrakGuy365👋👋

[@therookie9276]

AmtrakGuy and ConrailGuy

[@bnshguy6547]

RxRFan Different rail line

[@vhs.1985]

I love how the echo and truck passing have different sounds.

[@Snakeman-kw5ns]

The truck passing by sound is know as the Doppler effect

[@vhs.1985]

Snakeman1105 KZbin I learned about the doppler effect shortly after I posted this comment, but I appreciate you for telling me :)

[@BBT609]

The New Cast P5 melted me.

[@jacobjones9498]

Same!

[@VArailfan89]

Same here! Sounds like the trains that used to come by through Virginia Beach!

[@TheMNrailfan227]

Ikr I love it

[@szthoma]

@@jacobjones9498 not same

[@shreddermanp2]

Yep It Melted Me Too

[@scuffguardian]

that raised k5h and k5hl... i like that it sounds so scary.. i wish more horns are as scary as that

[@OntarioRailfan992]

to me the raised k5hl sounded cool it's what you would hear on a GE es44ac, ac4400cw and etc

[@mile290productions3]

What time?

[@JimmyFoxhound]

Could you imagine camping in the woods not near any traintracks and then suddenly hearing a train horn like that echoing and bearing down on you?? Man that woukd freak me out!! 🤣🤣 Love the train horns!

[@Gracebeliever077]

This has been an awesome video which I've listened to multiple times. My favorite is the K5LA (the first run-by). Thanks for posting this.

[@tampabayrails]

For that raised letter K5LA, I closed my eyes and pictured a CSX C40-8W going by.

[@BenAtPlay18]

It's a actually a K5LA with a missing note, but yes, it's truly amazing.

[@charlesweeks6993]

I was thinking a CSX B40-9

[@Daytona2]

I'm British so don't get to hear these wonderful sounds - thank you :D My preferences - Raised Letter K5LA Raised Letter K5HL Raised Letter K5H Raised Letter K5LLA Wide Font K5LA

[@roadrailsrunwaysofwny]

5:04 that P5 gives me a feeling i cant describe

[@OfficialRailFanTay_Productions]

This guy spent thousands of dollars just to make content for us. We all should appreciate what he done

[@jpaufsc]

Thanks! It did take a long time to do all the prep for each run including installing and removing each horn as well as recharging the compressed air. Since I was so busy with the setup, I neglected to take photos of each horn that day. I plan on doing another horn honk this summer and when i do, I'll put photos of each horn in the video. Thanks for your feedback!

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

Damn! Best train horn video I've ever seen, and your not pranking anyone!

[@jpaufsc]

Thank you very much!

[@TheMNrailfan227]

I can only agree

[@BNSFbeagrett9647]

Maybe it's just me, but there truly is no better sound than a nicely tuned new cast P5. Excellent collection!

[@9mikeraven]

At 1:27 I imagined a BC rail freight pulling by the camera. The wide front K5L is an awesome horn!

[@stephenpowell5912]

Greetings from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🇺🇲 Love the sound of American locomotion ,Great Horn sounds ,So different to British Railway sounds ❤Sounds like a train approaching behind the woods 🚆🛤️🛣️❤

[@bryanpiedramartel3742]

The key to understanding how most railroad engineers in the US use their locomotives horns is this (For those who don't already know). One short toot = Full Stop Two short toots = Proceeding forward Three short toots = Proceeding in reverse Four short toots = Crew return to the train Five short toots = warning for animal or human on the line and every one should know this Two longs, one short, and one long = Grade crossing It would be nice if the guys who post these videos actually did this.

[@K1W1fly]

Americans go massively overboard with horns and bell. In Europe, and my home in New Zealand. you barely ever hear them...

[@electrichellion5946]

@@K1W1fly- That’s too bad. I love hearing the train whistling at night.

[@DJMistaXclusive]

that wide front K5L lawd............

[@SmithConductor]

DJ Mista Xclusive Oh yes

[@ritchiesmith4110]

DJ Mista Xclusive Sometimes when we watch a movie in the distance you can hear a wide font K5L very popular horn.

[@JasonWagus]

If it starts getting dark outside and your still playing with the toys- that makes for a good day😂

[@Robert-rp4xw]

When a unit sat on our roundhouse (Denver) running tracks or were made up and ready for an air test, on occasion we would find Nathan Air chime horn sets missing. It was a good thing engineers would acknowledge our hand signals during an air test or they would have gone out on the road without horns. sometimes the control valve leaked and you would hear air whistling out of the manifold on the top. I once found a huge whistle off of C&S #902 (2-10-2) in the scrap pile. We took it into the roundhouse and hooked it up to the 100# house air. when we gave it the air, the blast was terrific and knocked about a ton of soot and 400 pigeons off of the rafters. The next day Bob Richardson at the CRRM had to take many calls from fans who wanted to know what steam excursion train had come to town.

[@jonathangreenlees4772]

What was it like working for/on the railroad? Did you find it to be an enjoyable line of work? I want to know because I've always liked trains a lot and working for/on a railroad has been my dream job for quite a while. BTW, I'm 19.

[@LIRRM1]

All I can say is...I LOVE IT!!BOTH THE HORNS AND THE BELLS!

[@foamymcfoamface7328]

I legit got chills from that K5LLA

[@bnshguy6547]

1:25 old CSX train horn 2:37 new CSX train horn The first color of CSX was Gray and Blue Then they switched to blue and yellow

[@dannyvasquez4581]

csx and NS still uses K5H if raised letter

[@MrTenor-ch5gs]

Fun fact a few and I mean a very few csx engines were white with blue lettering

[@zoomtracker8916]

one fine demonstration...your're sound in motion captures the true effects of horns at speed on the mainline railroad...nice clean work..keep doin what you do...with my compliments...

[@Luis-ys7fi]

Of all those whistles I have heard in: K5la: csx ac4400cw's and ac6000cw's and dash 9's and c44-9w's ns and amtrak's K5l: CSX c40-8's K5la: the amtrak's and the csx sd40-2, gp40-2 and gp38-2 Hybrid k5la: Amtrak's and some c40-8w's from CSX P5: all locomotives, specially the old locomotives: sd9 to 60, gp38 to 60, u18b, c40-8m and more ... K5h: CSX c40-8w's K5hl: all ES44AC's/C4's and some ah's K5lla: all sd70ace's

[@bombadilian]

Thank you for the sheer effort you put into this video, so we could hear your awesome horn collection. The wide font K5LA sounds beautiful, I can't stop listening to that echo!

[@QuinnDickinson2610]

Who else closed their eyes at the P5 and pictured a NS SD70 pulling a freight by the camera

[@andrewnite9548]

✋

[@tcon_7830]

Quinn Dickinson I imagined ic Death Stars

[@EasternCoastProductions]

Or a Iowa Chicago and Eastern SD40-2

[@robbie8975]

I did 👋👋

[@TheMNrailfan227]

LOL

[@truckinman86]

The echo on the K5LLA, WOW, just WOW!!! I love it!

[@gabetrain8834]

The echo is so awsome, it makes the horns sound ghostly and distant

[@waltonwarrior7428]

I thought for sure a train was coming out of the woods!

[@BenAtPlay18]

Same here XD

[@aaroncone6778]

I could listen to these horns all day!

[@Clem73]

0:28 Distant P42DC 2:49 Distant Amtrak SC-44 or ALC-42 4:00 Distant Amtrak Acela Express or F40PH 5:07 NS SD40-2 or C40-9W 6:28 Distant Very Early Evolution Series Diesel 7:34 Distant CSX ES44AH or BNSF ES44C4 8:48 Distant UP or BNSF SD70ACe

[@tobinrowe9558]

I want your guy's truck so badly. Not only can it be outfitted with different train horns but it can also be outfitted with different bells. Seriously, what more can a train fan like me want. All we need left is enough space for a steam generator and BAM!! we can use steam whistles as well.

[@HMWP2023]

WOW!!! all you need to do is make your headlights wig wag like ditch lights. Impressive collection my friend.

[@ACSCadillac]

That K-5HL and K-5LLA sent a chill through my spine!

[@LotusbandicootRR]

The Raised Letter LLA almost sounds like an M5 from a distance. Also that K5L... oooh man

[@Plyst3]

The raised letter k5h sounds like the old NJ Transit locomotive used on the Gamblers Express. Many a night spent hearing that horn. Until they upgraded

[@UnionCountyPhotography]

1. Amtrak F40PH 2. BCRail C40-8M 3. NJT ALP45DP 4. Some NJT equipment 5. NS SD70 6. CSX C40-8W 7. CSX/NS/KCS/UP/BNSF/CN/CP Gevos 8. Any SD70ACe

[@jpaufsc]

Most of those old horn signals are not used anymore. Only the forward, reverse, grade crossing, and sometimes the stop horn signals are still used. Usually if there is an animal or human on the tracks, more than 5 short honks are used. Usually many short honks until the obstruction is clear.

[@MrJMS814]

Crazy how much better the old ones sound

[@Cookie0927]

I hear the New Cast P5, ALL THE TIME where I live. I recognized it when I heard it.

[@EnriqueBasanes]

awesome sound all of them ! I was expecting a train coming out of the wood who would of thought a tundra awesome ..!

[@zlatkopodrug9437]

Absolutely incredible video and I am sorry I can give it only one upvote. I am old man now and my mind is still in 70’s with GE MD locomotives, dark green, everybody called them Canadians and horn was totally incredible.

[@NSBigBlue]

what’s different between a K5LA flat (all 5 trumpets next to each other) and a K5LA stacked (2 on bottom 3 on top) i’ve seen some old csx have these varieties

[@ThatOneMichiganRailfan]

5:00 Sounds like Great Lakes Central Railroad SD35s number 383 and 384.

[@justtraininsanity8463]

Love the K5LAs, especially the raised letter K5LA and the Hybrid K5LA.

[@javidmirza4584]

Just Train Insanity those horn are on Surfliners and Amtrak train especially the Genesis models

[@Dylansthecool]

Same

[@justtraininsanity8463]

I also have heard them on Csx AC60s and AC44s

[@bnsfunionpacificfan]

That raised letter K5LLA Horn was my favorite at 8:31 minutes. But I also liked the Raised letter K5HL too.

[@railfanxjofficial]

K5LA- AMTK Dash 8 K5L- BC Rail Cowl Unit RL K5LA- CSX SD40 Hybrid K5LA- Acela Express or HHP-8 New Cast P5- Metra F40PH (litterally one of best sounding p5s ever) RL K5H- Select CSX units (idk) RL K5HL- every CSX, BNSF or UP GEVO RL K5LLA- Any SD70ACE post 2009

[@9mikeraven]

The raised letter K5H is probably my favorite train horn

[@hakeemsd70m]

I absolutely adore the raised letter K5H, its song is so aggressive, commanding, and unique, and the horn is actually right on key with the original notes, unlike the raised letter K5LA.

[@lukesdepotdays8432]

I love the new cast p5. I love how it goes a notch up 3 times (3 chime horn) every second

[@NLind]

The K5L is the source of a rather common stock train horn sound effect. You’ve probably heard it, it’s a quick triple blast.

[@jaystrains27]

That first K5LA reminds me so much of the Long Island Railroad's old GP38-2's!

[@shreddermanp2]

Which In This Case The P5 Reminds Me Of The GP38-2's

[@angelmalarkey7946]

Okay, The hybrid K5LA and the K5H are sound the same to me.🧐

[@RailroadStreet]

I love that P5 echo! Awsome video.

[@frankmcgrath6101]

the shop I retired from sold Nathan's with each compressor/tank combo. every couple weeks customer would come in to audit the me t order. The people involved would wait until every one went home for the day to txt the horn.

[@darthpervertous]

The 'ORIGINAL' Nathan K5LA used by Amtrak and other passenger rail service, is one of 'THE GREATEST' train horns ever made!!!

[@MrLunchHour2]

So badass. This would get me in trouble very quickly

[@philglover2973]

Excellent just excellent thank you ☺️ ☺️

[@akatifox2578]

When I hear that raised letter K5LA, my first thought is an Amtrak ACS-64.

[@thelowcountryrailfan8286]

I love the K5L BCRail horns

[@Basinrails]

Living in a suburban area, I absolutely wish I could do this without having to drive 30 miles to the nearest mountain.

[@mikethecroper]

Im canadian so that k5l is a bc rail thing qnd were us the m5???

[@jacksonslaterelevatorraila6444]

By 2021 I'll own an RS5T old cast P5 K5LLA my Conrail RS3L an A200 P3 New Cast M3 RS3K S2M the collection will still be growing at that time :)

[@charlesweeks6993]

5:00 now arriving from Los Angeles on track 3, train number 56, the West Coast Regional

[@Goetterdaemmerung86]

Love the hybrid K5LA, very ethereal and entrancing.

[@G3RIVER]

This is great stuff. The bell makes it even more realistic.

[@lilmacfarlan3]

Night time, the perfect setting for a k5lla

[@traindev1]

Love the echo

[@MrSouthernman73]

New cast nathan P5 is an NS regular.

[@jpaufsc]

In the coming months, I will be improving my setup to be even better. Once that is done, I will do an in depth tour of how everything works and a demonstration.

[@NathanH5]

I like these recordings, because after you pass by the camera, and recede, you hit a 'sweet spot' somewhere down the road where the echoes really start up again...

[@ryanseals_]

As built, they have a K5HL. Some have K5LAs and K5Hs for replacement horns. As time goes on horn sounds change with manufacturing.

[@LastExile1989]

The first ring of that K5LA was orgasmic.

[@jpaufsc]

I run a 26 gallon tank with a shop compressor to recharge the air. I use a manual valve at the moment, but i will be adding electric solenoid control soon.

[@wisconsinrailfanner8963]

OMG THAT P5 K5HL K5LLA WAS RIGHT ON THE SPOT! THEY SOUNDED PERFECT!

[@wisconsinrailfanner8963]

Holy $h*t that K5LLA sounded ghostly!

[@wisconsinrailfanner8963]

That P5 at 5:07 sounded spot on! Sounded like all of the IC's and GTW's I've seen and heard!

[@wisconsinrailfanner8963]

Code Blue the P5?

[@wisconsinrailfanner8963]

ngl that P5 just brought flashbacks of every ic, gtw cn, bcrail etc i have seen/heard with a P5

[@jpaufsc]

Thanks! Horns are really fun to own.

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

That has got to freak people out that don't live remotely close to Railroad tracks. Nice collection,thanks for sharing.

[@Coaster2301Productions]

i love the sound of the new cast p5

[@adrianplmerian]

Coaster2301Productions Same here!

[@System6VideoProductions]

so do i.

[@ZX10RJER]

Ha HA HA I don't think there is an animal in a 10 mile radius. But how I wish I had one of those horns when I was a teenager. At least I know now which horn I want. Thanks for sharing.

[@jpaufsc]

My unfinished system is a 20 gallon tank, manual horn valve and 1/2 inch air line.

[@danielsprowl1998]

Love the K5LA and P5. My favorite horns to agerivate people with at work. The K5HL and K5LA are nice to. They have more of a broad sound to them.

[@surfstarcc1]

This was a surprisingly awesome video!

[@ernestanderson3726]

LMAO.. you guys are crazy!! Love it!

[@PennRailVideos]

I love the Nathan K5HL. Has a great sound.