Hybrid K5HL Variant Compilation - Narrow Font vs Raised Letter: K5HLA vs K5HLB

As the title says and you guessed it, it's about hybrid horns! But which one is your favorite of the 5 different variants? That is the real question. I have been lucky enough to have hear all 5 of these horn variants in the span of just above 6 months so half a year. The first catch in this video, I was completely unaware what train it was or what was leading until I heard its horn. I knew straightaway what it was and I hit the record button. The second one I barely got to that spot in time so that is why it feels rushed. The third catch is of a empty military train destined for Fort Bragg to be loaded up and I chased it going past Murchison Road since it parallels that line. The fourth one I would have missed if I didn't receive a heads up about it from a railfan in Pembroke and telling me what the leader was. I stayed behind for another 40-50 minutes for it because I had been trying to get CSX 969 for the longest time and then my opportunity finally arouse and I took it head on. The fifth catch I originally saw on the Folkston cam. It was CSX 5284 leading Q034, a peak season intermodal and once I heard that horn blasting past the cam, I knew I had to get it that night which I did. Fun Fact! Both CSX 5284 (Q034) and CSX 5288 (Q603) both lead a train through Folkston in the same day within a 9 hour period. That is a feat within of itself to whoever got both and is considerably rare since both of those units are the only ones on the CSX locomotive roster with K5HLB's. One of my close friends, @Anna's Adventures (I'll link her channel below) was staying in Folkston at the time and caught 5288. We found it pretty cool that we both 1 of the 2 locomotives on the roster with K5HLB's. Hearing 5288's narrow font K5HLB in her video that she sent into a group chat we're in, I knew I had to see that lead. Well, that goes into my final catch that I managed to get only 2 months. The same railfan who gave me a heads up on CSX 969 is the one who gave me a heads up on W045, a combined MOW train, with CSX 5288 leading. I of course, hightailed it to the A-Line and got it with minutes to spare. It has been a long time coming making this video but I finally had the time to make it and I have to say that I really like this one. I hope you enjoy today's video! Please show some love to this if you liked it! Don't forget to comment, rate, like, and subscribe for more content like this! Also hit that notification bell beside the subscribe button so YOU can be the first one to be notified when a new video comes out! It certainly goes a long way. This is CJ, until next time.

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Railfanning Equipment:

-Canon EOS Rebel T5i with EFS 18-135mm lens and EF 75-300mm lens

-Sony FDR-AX53 4K Camcorder (Main Cam)

-Sony HDR-CX240 HandyCam (Secondary Cam)

-Samsung Galaxy S8 (Third Cam)

-SLIK Pro 700DX Professional Tripod

-AnyTone NSTIG-8R 2-Way Scanner

-Diamond Antenna SRJ77CA

-Baofeng BF-S112 Two Way Radio Speaker


Time Markers:

0:00 - Intro

0:14 - CSX 39 (Narrow Font K5HLA)

3:33 - CSX 938 (Sharp Raised Lettered K5HLA/Warbling 1L Bell)

17:00 - CSX 969 (Hybrid Raised Letter K5HLA)

21:08 - CSX 5284 (Raised Letter K5HLB: Haunting C 7th Diminished Chord)

24:00 - CSX 5288 (Narrow Font K5HLB)

27:47 - Outro