The Horns of Caltrain

[@KJW-Transit]

I really like Caltrain horns. They're very interesting and different compared to a lot of other horns on trains that I've heard

[@Thingiscool323]

best caltrain video ive seen so far (caltrain my fav)

[@CommuterRailProductions]

Man. The east coast has ( used to have ) the F40 “screamers”, and y’all have the “growler”!

[@NorCaliRailroading2023]

Caltrains scream

[@ATPTransit]

I've only heard "growler" semi-officially around here, but I'm sure somebody says screamer too.

[@NorCaliRailroading2023]

Ya you can say they growl but honestly I think the freight trains growl

[@larailfan1714]

I have a feeling the EMU horns are going to get a lot of complaints.

[@JasonB748]

I can see the peninsula corridor eventually becoming a quiet zone. I hope it does not though.

[@sixfifty_sebb]

Frr like it’s better if Caltrain cancels the whole electrification and the CHSR can build its own tracks

[@Trainlover1995]

@@sixfifty_sebb No, what would be better is if Caltrain refurbishes the gallery cars and replaces the F40s with Siemens locomotives (ACS-64 for SF-Tamien, SC-44 Charger for SF-Gilroy/Salinas), while installing new K5LAs on the MP36s and cab cars Sure, they would probably be those crappy Raised Letter horns, but they'd be better than nothing. And why listen to sound complaints? What are those sovereign asshats in Atherton gonna do, start illegally ripping up rails?

[@CammyTheCamera]

They sound like p2 horns to me tbh

[@northerncalirails2008]

@@sixfifty_sebb Exactly

[@ILoveTrains]

Awesome documentary of the Caltrain horns!

[@scotthilly5653]

Great video! Really hope they don’t switch to the electronic horn, it… sucks.

[@KJW-Transit]

I even like them more than capital corridors. Mount sold at K5LA

[@superbaddy4]

What exactly 119 and 120's horns are is a pretty controversial subject. Some people claim they're K2s, but other people believe them to be some kind of strange form of Leslie 2-Chime.

[@sixfifty_sebb]

Idk they said 120 and 119’s horns are the Nathan K2 horns but idk

[@sixfifty_sebb]

I mean like Nathan k2’s kinda sound the same from Caltrains 119 and 120 horns

[@superbaddy4]

If you really wanna know what a K2 on a BBL Cab sounds like, listen to Metrolink 632 through 637.

[@antoineyoung36]

idk if they are actually k2 horns or not. that horn is still unknown to me

[@MasterOfRage]

Some Of Them Definitely Have The Same Horns As Metrolink 💯

[@Spaceshotx7]

Do you think on the older caltrain fleet, they could replace all the horns with the same ones used on the new Stadler EMUs?

[@ATPTransit]

I think it's very unlikely. Only a couple rebuilt F40 stretches have it from the sound of it. The rebuilt 927 has a P2

[@KJW-Transit]

They definitely beat Bart Horns. I don't even think they use K5LA's but there's Subway systems, not train systems

[@Grambelle-x5d]

7:23

[@northerncalirails2008]

Nice

[@paulmoreno6279]

Super cool 😎

[@thomaswatt99]

20:10 stealer because there’s a steam engine called “big boy” and has the same number

[@northerncalirails2008]

F40PH: 903 ALL THE WAY MP36PH: 928 ALL THE WAY Cab Car: 4023 ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!

[@caltrain906railfan]

Do you like 4023 a few years ago, or 4023 now?

[@northerncalirails2008]

@@caltrain906railfan A few years ago was better

[@Caltrain120]

Cab Car 120 ALL THE MTFF WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@northerncalirails2008]

@@Caltrain120 that too

[@Caltrain120]

@@northerncalirails2008 yeah, its me sixfifty_sebb this is my Railfanning channel I just uploaded a video, I might try and catch San Joaquins in Escalon, CA since they be going 70 mph thru here

[@3985uprr]

They all sound the same. No variety. Give me an SP Trainmaster M5 horn

[@maho_nishizumi_tigertank]

Some have wicked horns tho, but a lot of them do have the same ones

[@sixfifty_sebb]

the bombardier ones sound a lil different and so does the mp36’s p2 than the f40’s and gallery cars