Here is a video on the new es44ac the horn sounds like a mth es44 to me.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...lx2Fu54E_x16aGngL9og
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Jojofry,
All three of my SD70ACe's have different sounding horns, sort of like it.
Yous GE engines sound great, try running them on high momentum the sounds when you start up are incredible.
JohnB
Sounds the same as my other ES44AC's. Looks great though.
Definitely a different horn than the NS heritage versions and diecast versions.
I was gonna brake out a diecast to but the conrail was already on the track hehehe
Jojofry, thanks for sharing the video of your new ES44ac. I really like the horn,
I have two ES44ac in Union Pacific coming and I hope there horns sound like
yours! Again thanks and have fun with them!
I got my Lionel UP ES44AC today. Great sound system like previous ES44ACs and lots of smoke on the lowest setting.
Yes, they have changed the horn for the better. It would be better if the pitch were lowered, but it actually sounds like a horn instead of a synthesizer. It sounds like the horn on the CN in the video. I did a comparison with my UP Vision Genset Switcher and the horn is almost the same, except louder. I connected the new UP ES44ac up with an older UP SD70ACe and set it for both horns to blow. The SD70ACe has a deeper harmonica like horn. Both horns together give a great full sound, if you don't hit it too hard. On full I get some crackling distortion of the horn sound.
Yea i like it to .. I ran mine a ton tonight it pulled 25 cars like it was nothing.
