The Leslie RS2M
are on both M-7s and M-3 units. There
are some M-7s with horn swaps: One has an RS2A, one has an S3L, and two have
K3LA horns. SW1001s have a single chime, (Leslie RS-25?), but also have the
K5LA. The cab cars have the Leslie RS2M and K13A. The M9s use a Nathan
K2H model horn, bells 2 and 3B.The DE/DM30 class sport the Nathan
Air Chime K5LL, K5LLA and
K5LA. The MP15 Fleet sport the K5LA horn.
DE30AC Horns:
403 departing Glen Head June 2019 (K5LL)
406 departing Mineola November 2018 (K5LL, fouled)
408 rolling past Mill Neck in a storm September
2018 (K5LL)
409 demolishing S. Oyster Bay Road Jan 2018 Hicksville (K5LA)
407 plays Jingle Bells few days before Christmas. Glen Head, December 2016,
K5LA (bled)
412 roaring through Bethpage July 2018 (K5LL)
415 flying through Mineola June 2019 (K5LL)
DM30ACHorns:
502 blasting through Sayville June 2019 (K5LL)
504 making noise at Meadow Glen Road, Kings Park February 2019 (K5LLA)
509 showing off its new Air Chime K5LLA at Glen Head November 2019
511 flying through New Hyde Park February 2019 (K5LLA, dead 1L bell)
517 approaching Glen Head June 2019 (K5LL)
519 tearing through Glen Head June 2019 (K5LL)
521 destroys Glen Street November 2018 (K5LLA)
DE/DM30 class horns
recording courtesy: Joe Stroppel
Horns for NYA Engines:
SW1001 were delivered
with Leslie S-31s
101 - Nathan K5LA
105 - Nathan K5LA
106 - Prime PM990
MP15ACs were delivered with Nathan P5A horns (mixed cast)
151 - Nathan P01235 (old cast)
155 - Nathan K5LLA
156 - Nathan K3LA (K5LA with two ports blocked off)
159 - Nathan P5 (new cast)
GP38-2 were delivered with Leslie S3Ls, the 1977 order of
GP38-2s with Nathan P5As
259 - Replaced with "diesel Dan horn mods" Nathan K5L, Equipped with Canadian 5 chime horn
261 - Replaced with "diesel
Dan horn mods" Nathan K5LA modified (missing 1 bell [deepest sounding] in favor of an
additional 3A
268 - Prime PM990
270 - The 271 mod ended up on this unit: Nathan K5LA
271 - Replaced with "diesel Dan
horn mods" Nathan K5L
LIRR DE/DM30AC units have a
mix of Nathan K5LL, K5LA, K5LLA horns.
The FA1/2 powerpacks arrived on property with a mixture of Nathan M5s (some
former WM units), Nathan P3s (some former SP&S/BN units), or M3R1s.
These were all eventually replaced with Nathan M3R1s from retired units, and
eventually all FAs received K5LAs.
The MP15ACs, SW1001s, GP38-2s, FAs, F7s all were eventually fitted with
K5LAs which had been the case for the majority of the fleet by the mid
1980s. Over the years, this has varied as certain units would receive other
horns, but the mainstay of the 1980s and 1990s was either the K5LA or P5A,
ultimately concluding with an almost-uniform fleet of K5LAs.
Due to their close proximity to the crew in the cab, the MP15ACs for the
most part had their K5LAs restricted
(DE30AC #418 3/2018 Archive: Joe Stroppel) to
quiet them down a bit, as opposed to
the GP38-2 or FA/F7 which were largely unrestricted, with full airflow
reaching them.
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