Another remastering of a low res video uploaded in my DSL days. This time it's the Sierra Railroad, a day spent on the line in May 1992. Enjoy the sounds of Baldwin and Nathan M5 horns.
Great Nathan M5R24 horn . Brings back memories of AC&Y H - 20 - 44's through Sycamore, Ohio in the mid to late '50's. That's the horn they had. We lived a block from the tracks. As a child I had a front row seat! All Opposed Piston power !!
@ fmnut - In the late '50's I would visit grandparents in Fostoria, OH. I got to see Baldwin VO - 1000's on the East branch of the T&OC through Fostoria as a kid. Always thought they sounded like a bucket of hex nuts being shaken.
Excellent footage of this operation. The number of pickup trucks at the plywood factory was striking, obviously the vehicle of choise in the countryside. But never expected to see a Peugeot 504 parked in the same lot, never knew this car was sold in the US.
I hear all bells (except for the #3 bell most of the time... at 17:25, the #3 bell can definitely be heard, unless I'm hearing overtones), and the #4 bell sounds half a step higher than usual for an M5. Regardless, it's apparent that this horn could have used a proper servicing, which most M-series horns sadly did not get due to their frequent need for maintenance.
That's correct. They had 3 Baldwin S12s on the roster. 40 and 44 were scrapped, 42 was retained for special occasions. They switched to EMD's which had better parts availability. More recently they got low emissions rebuilds.
@@bakerboat4572 Also, bio diesel doesn't significantly reduce emissions, it's simply a renewable resource as opposed to a fossil fuel. It is carbon neutral.
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Great Nathan M5R24 horn . Brings back memories of AC&Y H - 20 - 44's through Sycamore, Ohio in the mid to late '50's. That's the horn they had. We lived a block from the tracks. As a child I had a front row seat! All Opposed Piston power !!
I used to see Sierra trains go by my house all the time when I lived in the oakdale area. Really cool seeing old footage of trains from an area I know
Thank you for sharing your video with the world! Greetings from Chile!
Beautiful! I'm so glad I found your channel
@ fmnut - In the late '50's I would visit grandparents in Fostoria, OH. I got to see Baldwin VO - 1000's on the East branch of the T&OC through Fostoria as a kid. Always thought they sounded like a bucket of hex nuts being shaken.
Thank you, fmnut, for sharing this National Treasure of film footage for all to see.
Excellent footage of this operation.
The number of pickup trucks at the plywood factory was striking, obviously the vehicle of choise in the countryside.
But never expected to see a Peugeot 504 parked in the same lot, never knew this car was sold in the US.
Wow - thanks for taking the time and effort to remaster/reupload ! Getting to see the Sierra again is a treat!
The good old times.
That is one interesting sounding horn. Sounds like the mellow sound of probably a M3.
I think it's an M5 with one or two bells not sounding.
I watched later into the video and I saw that it was a M5. So it’s the #1, 4, and 5 bells working.
Not all bells are working on the horn for sure
I hear all bells (except for the #3 bell most of the time... at 17:25, the #3 bell can definitely be heard, unless I'm hearing overtones), and the #4 bell sounds half a step higher than usual for an M5. Regardless, it's apparent that this horn could have used a proper servicing, which most M-series horns sadly did not get due to their frequent need for maintenance.
nice video
VERY GOOD
What kind of emd diesels does Sierra railway owned
Nice work on the video. Any idea if this trackage still exists?
Yes, it's all still there and in use.
Do you happen to have some more stuff shot in Ontario?
All my Canada material is now uploaded.
What happened to #44? I looked it up, Wikipedia said it was stored in 1995 and scrapped in 2008.
That's correct. They had 3 Baldwin S12s on the roster. 40 and 44 were scrapped, 42 was retained for special occasions. They switched to EMD's which had better parts availability. More recently they got low emissions rebuilds.
@@fmnut speaking of low emissions, did the Sierra ever try using bio-diesel with the Baldwins?
@@bakerboat4572 The Baldwins were retired before bio diesel became a thing.
@@bakerboat4572 Also, bio diesel doesn't significantly reduce emissions, it's simply a renewable resource as opposed to a fossil fuel. It is carbon neutral.
Which emd diesels does the Sierra railroad company has and owned
shame the Baldwin's are long gone now
There is still one, the 42
@@dumbbuff oh! I didn't know one of them was still around
wth was he hauling
Wood chips for particle board, etc. That's why the high cube gondolas. High volume, low mass