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

As a celebration of reaching 1,000 subscribers on the jpaufsc channel, I made a special video showcasing my entire collection of Nathan Airchime train horns and bells. There are eight different horns and 4 different bells featured in this high quality video. Be sure to turn the volume up and watch in HD! All horn information is below, but if you have any questions, comment below!
Run 1:
Horn: Amtrak Mid 1980's Wide Font K5LA
Bell: GE U Boat Steel Bell
Run 2:
Horn: BC Rail Early 1980's Wide Font, Big Bore K5L
Bell: GE U Boat Steel Bell
Run 3:
Horn: 2007-2008 Raised Letter K5LA
Bell: GE Dash 8 Steel Bell
Run 4:
Horn: 2007-2008 Raised Letter Hybrid K5LA
Bell: GE Dash 8 Steel Bell
Run 5:
Horn: NS New Cast P5R24
Bell: EMD Steel Bell
Run 6:
Horn: CSX 2007-2008 Raised Letter K5H
Bell: EMD Steel Bell
Run 7:
Horn: 2007-2008 Raised Letter K5HL (Reversed 1L Bell)
Bell: Graham White E-Bell
Run 8:
Horn: 2007-2008 Raised Letter K5LLA
Bell: Graham White E-Bell
*Note: All audio in this video is copyright jpaufsc productions. However, if you wish to use any part of this video, (audio or video clip) you must notify me personally as well as give proper credit if being used elsewhere. Thank you.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@noles0649]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@dandowling751]

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

[@jarquin705kj]

i have one the amtrak k5la

[@jarquin705kj]

Karla Jarquin and i have k5l

[@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

[@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

[@Texan_red_panda]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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?

[@UCSPanther20]

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

[@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 :)

[@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.

[@slendermanRblx]

1:30 distant half life 2 train

[@RailfanAndy]

it is actually a K5H

[@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 🚆🛤️🛣️❤

[@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.

[@thelowcountryrailfan8286]

I love the K5L BCRail horns

[@ThatOneMichiganRailfan]

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

[@foamymcfoamface7328]

I legit got chills from that K5LLA

[@traindev1]

Love the echo

[@gabrielviniciusdesouzadasi6392]

hybrid k5la conrail quality ac44

[@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.

[@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

[@waltonwarrior7428]

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

[@BenAtPlay18]

Same here XD

[@4funJust4you]

Imagine there is invisible railroad crossings.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@OfficialRailFanTay_Productions]

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

[@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

[@priority6885]

Hey fam, is it ok of I use (1:24- 1:38) for a section of my intro? Be warned I already used a (different) bit of this video in my two previous IRL railfanning vids...and I apologize for that (gave credit tho)!

[@trainfanTheRobloxTrainFan]

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 Brightline 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

[@shreddermanp2]

That's True

[@shreddermanp2]

@Cwispy Face Man What Are you talking about

[@shreddermanp2]

@Cwispy FaceOh I'm sorry about that I just thought you was talking to me

[@Coaster2301Productions]

i love the sound of the new cast p5

[@adrianplmerian]

Coaster2301Productions Same here!

[@System6VideoProductions]

so do i.

[@angelmalarkey7946]

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

[@AJDeere]

8:00 Sounds just like a gevo passing by lol

[@HMWP2023]

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

[@trainzaholic]

Eh. That K5L has a ring to it like no other. Especially where they were home on the BC Rail up here in British Columbia.

[@BNSFbeagrett9647]

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

[@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

[@Paul1963music]

Me encantan esos sonidos, parecen o son acordes 7ma 😍👍

[@BBFHD721]

All of the horns is from CSX and northfolk southern

[@roadrailsrunwaysofwny]

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

[@MrLunchHour2]

So badass. This would get me in trouble very quickly

[@jr42a1]

all I can ask is....WHY ? !! but I like it !!!

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

Wow! Awesome! I love all the K5LAs and the P5. I love the mechanical bell and the E-bell. Where do you get the bells?

[@meeperfive]

eBay but they are hard to find

[@electrichellion5946]

@@meeperfiveand pricey.

[@LIRRM1]

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

[@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!

[@jr42a1]

dude trains don't run on dirt roads !!! or do they ???

[@Cookie0927]

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

[@TheOldMainGuy]

Wide front K5LA: Amtrak P42DC Wide front K5L: classic train horn ringtone Raised letter K5LA: CSX EMD Geeps and SD40s Hybrid K5LA: any railroad company's standard GE locomotive New Cast P5: any Norfolk Southern locomotive besides an SD70ACe Raised letter K5H: MARC MP36 Raised letter K5HL: Any CSX, Norfolk Southern, BNSF, or Union Pacific GEVO Raised letter K5LLA: Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific EMD SD70ACe

[@s_rv.]

The K5L can go on a D9-44CW

[@UnionCountyPhotography]

K5HL and K5LLA were 👌🏻

[@MetraEmdF40PH]

5:02 Ayo Metra Railfsn check!

[@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.

[@MrSouthernman73]

New cast nathan P5 is an NS regular.

[@hamiltongullonjr.5479]

We enter the new era of carfanning.

[@philglover2973]

Excellent just excellent thank you ☺️ ☺️

[@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.

[@AFRCSD]

Just need a bunch of rv trailerss

[@blumac9801]

7:25 that sounds like the note of the horns lowered, not raised

[@9mikeraven]

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

[@leemcdonald1342]

Wait, is the first horn used by the Winnipeg Jets? (Yes, the irony is strong with this Coyote fan.)

[@PainesvilleRailfans]

ITS CSX! damn, just a truck. ITS NS! damn, just a truck. damn, its another gevo. No! its a truck! ITS and ACe! damn, just a truck.

[@darthpervertous]

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

[@lilmacfarlan3]

Night time, the perfect setting for a k5lla

[@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...

[@MrJMS814]

Crazy how much better the old ones sound

[@truckinman86]

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

[@TrainHornPranksandMore]

check out my train horn video pranks K5LA

[@SoCalRailVids]

@pegleg7777 Raised Letter K5LA

[@pegleg7777]

Thanks!!!!, they just sound somewhat different from an ordinary k5la.

[@turbochargedtransit7241]

Southern California Rail Videos awesome aren't they?

[@SmithConductor]

pegleg7777 I agree

[@TDDrummer2]

Y U TRUK HAV BEEEELLLLLL???!??

[@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.

[@RailroadStreet]

I love that P5 echo! Awsome video.

[@SouthCalifas619]

are p horns louder than k horns?

[@jpaufsc]

They are both about the same volume, but I believe P horns can be quieter than their K horn counterparts.

[@SouthCalifas619]

+jpaufsc really? i always thought p5 horns sounded louder than k5las, but maybe its just the chimes it uses that give a more ear penetrating tone

[@jasonpetersrailadventures]

Nice

[@ntytp]

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

[@shreddermanp2]

Nathan P5 All Day!

[@jpaufsc]

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

[@小貫征吾]

久々にツボった(笑) lol.this man is great!! lol. from japan.

[@shreddermanp2]

私は日本から来ました

[@ernestanderson3726]

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

[@donnamarie1327]

I like the k5hl

[@jpaufsc]

Thanks! A Hybrid K5LA uses bells 1, 2, 3, 4A, and 5 as opposed to a standard K5LA that uses bells 1, 2, 3A, 4A, and 5.

[@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

[@PennRailVideos]

I love the Nathan K5HL. Has a great sound.

[@bnsfunionpacificfan]

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

[@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!

[@KentuckyRailfan]

Where did you have the bells mounted?

[@jpaufsc]

+KentuckyRailfan Passenger's side behind the cab on the horn rack.

[@WolverineX413]

OMG these are amazing!!! How can I get them to use in the game?

[@STONYPARQ]

3:32

[@AzTrailRider57]

Woof! Horn Porn. Gotta love the melody of the Nathan 5 chimes.Beautiful

[@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.