UP: intermodal E.B.
11:09 PM <br /><br />As we crossed the tracks in DeKalb, I looked down the track and saw yet another eastbound approaching. We pulled over as quickly as possible. I then jumped out and began to roll the tape. As the gates went down, I got to hear one of those "Automated Horn System" products by Railroad Controls Ltd. in action. YUCK! THEY ARE AWFUL! They sound like a cheap, very low-quality recording of a Leslie RS3L blowing. An intermodal train slowly passes eastbound, as he is behind the previous eastbound. The recording was cut short due to running out of tape. <br /><br />You can also hear the wayside horns in the distance at the beginning of the recording. In my opinion, they sound more like a train horn when they're distant. The camera jumps at the beginning, it startled me as I was not expecting them to be as loud as they were. The crossing starts up, and then the gray box starts screaming at me. I don't like these horns, but I'm glad I got a chance to hear them. <br /><br />Recorded 8.1.2009