Something the N&W would do - steam loco bells on Diesels, plus

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Could be brass vs steel.  I remember when PRR put the new E44 electrics in service, they were said to have steam locomotive bells.  I recall they sounded completely different that any diesel at that time (early 1960s).  Sort of a tolling sound instead of a more tonally dead "dink".

Dave Stephenson

--- On Wed, 7/1/09, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> Subject: Re: Something the N&W would do - steam loco bells on Diesels, plus

> To: "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 6:38 PM

> Stupid me - how does a diesel

> locomotive bell differ from a steam locomotive bell? 

> Size?

> 

> Brian.