This mod aims to replace the default hornsounds for the Cajon Pass, Horshoe Curve, and Norfolk Southern Heritage Livery ES44AC locomotives, to a more accurate sounding K5HL horn (recorded by me), the standard horn that these locomotives have in real life.
**Notes for the Horseshoe Curve/Norfolk Southern Heritage Collection ES44AC:
-The bellsound file for the HSC ES44AC locomotive has been replaced with the same bellsound file from the CJP ES44C4 due to the overall better sound quality.
-There may appear to be some wierd issues regarding this specific horn mod such as the end hornsound file not playing when sounding it off too quickly, or the start and end hornsounds having a slightly higher pitch than the loop sound when viewing the locomotive at speed in free camera view. Rest assured, this is not due to the mod itself, rather due to the crumby way Skyhook scripted this locomotive in terms of sounds.
Version and Release History
v1.3 - Released 5/10/25:
-Added support for the Norfolk Southern Heritage Collection ES44AC.
v1.2 - Released 3/4/25:
-Edited the audio samples of both the Cajon Pass and Horsehoe Curve ES44AC horn mod due to some noticeable clipping with the horn loop.
v1.1 - Released 7/15/24:
-First Release.
Requirements
BNSF ES44C4 Sound Enhancement
Sound for Train Sim World · by FOURPACKBECKER · 30 Sept 2023Cajon Pass: Not required, but reccomended to use alongside my mod, as it is a near complete overhaul of the Cajon Pass ES44AC sounds for a more realistic sounding locomotive.
Horseshoe Curve Locomotive Audio Mods
Sound for Train Sim World · by griggs · 18 Dec 2023Horseshoe Curve: Not required, but contains a mod to use alongside my mod that changes the engine audio on the ES44AC to a somewhat more accurately sounding ES44AC engine.
Norfolk Southern Heritage Livery Collection Audio Mod
Sound for Train Sim World · by griggs and TRXIE · 18 Dec 2023Norfolk Southern Heritage Livery Collection: Not required, but contains a mod to use alongside my mod that changes the engine audio on the ES44AC to a somewhat more accurately sounding ES44AC engine.
Celebrate the history of US rail with this stunning mix of Fallen Flag schemes, haul freight in colorful style with the NS Heritage Livery Collection for Train Sim World®, which depicts 9 liveries carried by a fleet of Norfolk Southern’s ES44AC locomotives.
Experience the challenge of hauling a nation’s freight industry on the back of your 4000-horsepower shoulders. Tackle stunning mountain ranges and blinding deserts as you tote tonnage through the winding curves of California with Train Sim World®: Cajon Pass.
Horseshoe Curve! In American railroading, there are few places that evoke more history and drama.
Installation Instructions
Drag and drop any of the .pak files downloaded into your Train Sim World DLC folder
Location of DLC Folder: c:\Program Files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\Train Sim World 5\WindowsNoEditor\TS2Prototype\Content\DLC
Tags: bnsf cajon-pass horseshoe-curve norfolk-southern sound-mod united-states
Files
!!!!!!!!PMP-CJPES44C4-K5HL.pak 142 KB · Added 4 Mar 2025 · Downloaded 462×K5HL for the Cajon Pass ES44C4
K5HL for the Horseshoe Curve/Norfolk Southern Heritage Livery Collection ES44AC
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Comments
Hey, how do you put TSW3 lighting on older routes like HSC?
Late reply! But it's JetWash's Lighting & Visual Quality Enhancement Mod which has been updated to TSW5.
Correction, it is actually SpaceyKats All North America Routes Time of Day upgrade mod, though I would still recommend using both mods.
hi! i absolutely loved this mod! i am wondering how to make one myself for the Hyundai rotems? hope you can help! thanks in advance!
It's a tedious process involving installing multiple applications, as well as using the unofficial editor, and windows PowerShell, though it's not difficult once everything is set up. If I ever get around to making a tutorial on how to create sound mods for this game, I will be glad to send a link!
thank you for your reply! i can imagine, I've heard its alot, but that would be great if you could! I've been trying to change out the MBTA F40 and the Hyundai Rotem's but no luck :(
if you could walk me through the process too that would help too, my Discord is the same as my name here on TSC
Nice
Can you please possibly update this so the horns also apply to the hertiage livery collection units on HSC?
As stated in the description, I do not have the heritage livery collection DLC at the moment, I will eventually get around to it.
Update: I have included support for the Norfolk Southern Heritage Livery Collection as of today...
I've already grabbed the new update, thank you! Also happy to report that Bescot's bloom reduction mod still works on this route in TSW5.
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About this mod
- Created
- 15 Jul 2024
- Updated
- 2 days ago
- Game
- Train Sim World
- Type of content
- Sound
- Train Sim World compatibility
- Train Sim World 5
- Train Sim World Content
- Cajon Pass, Horseshoe Curve: Altoona - Johnstown & South Fork, Norfolk Southern Heritage Livery Collection
Fantastic Job man! Most acturate K5HL I've found, used to run es44s for years, with the GE sound pack and this horn it's like being right back at the helm
Appreciate the kind words! Glad you enjoy the mod!
Excellent