Y-5 Phone/Speaker?

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The two Y5's in question were in yard service, and what you see was a 
communication device (radio?)  Jim Nichols

NW Mailing List wrote:


> Listers,

>

> While perusing Paul Carleton's book Memories of Norfolk and Western 

> Power for the umteenth time I noticed something I hadn't noticed 

> before.  On page 58 there are a couple of photos of Y-5's- 2118 and 

> 2111 to be exact.  What caught my attention was a device on the front 

> of each locomotive to the right of the coupler (engineer's side)(left 

> of coupler looking from the front) mounted above the front beam over 

> the foot boards.  (If I had a scanner that had the resolution I'd 

> scan the picture but alas I don't).  It looks to be an external 

> speaker.  Both locomotives have it.  I've not noticed it on pictures 

> of other Ys.  Can any one verify what the device is and what it was 

> used for?  I'm curious about it.

>

> Thanks for your input.

>

> Dave Moorehead

> Milford, OH

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