Pre-Thanksgiving Railfanning 11/25/2020 (Ft. hornshows)
Another railfan video is up, this one featuring lots and lots of hornshows.
1. (0:31) We start off with a SEPTA commuter train with a Silverliner IV set arriving and departing with two horn toots.
SEPTA SL-IV #176
SEPTA SL-IV #175
SEPTA SL-IV #394
SEPTA SL-IV #395
2. (1:30) The next train is a Vermonter (IGNORE THE TYPO IN THE TRAIN INFO CAPTION; I MEANT TO SAY VERMONTER, NOT REGIONAL) with the usual ACS-64 as power and a hornshow.
AMTK ACS-64 #656
3. (1:52) A SEPTA Silverliner IV set blasts through the station, nearly knocking over my tripod while also blowing the horn.
SEPTA SL-IV #125
SEPTA SL-IV #126
SEPTA SL-IV #173
SEPTA SL-IV #174
4. (2:15) After the SEPTA zoomed by, the Regional kicks in, also blasting its horn.
AMTK ACS-64 #618
5. (2:45) The Acela Express zooms by.
Acela Powercar #2034
Acela Powercar #2032
6. (3:37) After the Acela passed, a CSX local passes with two Geeps on each end and the lead unit blowing its horn.
CSX GP40-2 #6157
CSX GP40-2 #6240
7. (4:22) Another Regional zooms by.
AMTK ACS-64 #646
8. (4:46) The same SEPTA commuter (Train 1) arrives and departs, while blasting its horn.
SEPTA SL-IV #395
SEPTA SL-IV #394
SEPTA SL-IV #175
SEPTA SL-IV #176
9. (5:48) Another SEPTA Silverliner IV set arrives and departs.
SEPTA SL-IV #450
SEPTA SL-IV #449
SEPTA SL-IV #398
SEPTA SL-IV #399
10. (6:47) An Amtrak Regional catches me off-guard.
AMTK ACS-64 #650
11. (6:53) Another Regional zooms by.
AMTK ACS-64 #619
12. (7:17) The Pennsylvanian zooms by while blasting its horn.
AMTK ACS-64 #633
13. (7:47) Another Acela trainset zooms by while blowing the horn.
Acela Powercar #2019
Acela Powercar #2014
14. (8:10) The same SEPTA commuter (Train 9) arrives and departs, also while blasting the horn.
SEPTA SL-IV #399
SEPTA SL-IV #398
SEPTA SL-IV #449
SEPTA SL-IV #450
15. (9:19) The next SEPTA commuter is a Silverliner V set arriving and departing as well as a horn blast.
SEPTA SL-V #820
SEPTA SL-V #819
SEPTA SL-V #701
SEPTA SL-V #733
16. (10:38) The next train is yet another Regional passing by.
AMTK ACS-64 #653
17. (11:01) The same SEPTA Silverliner V set (Train 15) arrives and departs (and stops to allow a last minute passenger to board and then continues on) while blowing the horn.
SEPTA SL-V #733
SEPTA SL-V #701
SEPTA SL-V #819
SEPTA SL-V #820
18. (12:11) Another CSX local passes by with the same power from the previous local (Train 6) and a Shave and a Haircut hornshow. This marks my first time receiving this type of hornshow from a train.
CSX GP40-2 #6240
CSX GP40-2 #6157
19. (13:10) After the local, another SEPTA commuter arrives and departs and blasts the horn. Once the train departed, I pulled off some comedy relief, in this case a "Wait for me!" gag.
SEPTA SL-IV #438
SEPTA SL-IV #437
SEPTA SL-IV #316
SEPTA SL-IV #317
20. (14:19) Another Amtrak Regional zooms by.
AMTK ACS-64 #645
21. (14:47) Yet another Regional passes by.
AMTK ACS-64 #638
22. (15:05) After the Regionals passed, a SEPTA commuter, this one being the same Silverliner IV set (Train 19) arrives and departs while blasting the horn.
SEPTA SL-IV #317
SEPTA SL-IV #316
SEPTA SL-IV #437
SEPTA SL-IV #438
23. (15:59) Once the SEPTA train departed, the Acela flies by like a military fighter jet while blowing the horn, which is the last train of today.
Acela Powercar #2036
Acela Powercar #2017
24. (16:25) Slideshow of today's catches.
MUSIC USED:
Sam Free Music: Dreaming