Strassburg 4-8-0

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Same whistle only it was mounted vertical on the M's

Larry Evans
Kenova WV



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> Would the whistle from the A and Y6b then also be correct for the M in the 

> 50s?

>

> Tom Lewis

>

> On Sep 14, 2010, at 4:59 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> 

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>> Depends on what era you're interested in modeling.  The single note 

>> whistle that 475 usually carries (Strasburg used several different 

>> whistles on 475 over the years) is probably similar to the early N&W 

>> freight whistle.  However, in later operations after WW2 (??), a longer 

>> bell single note whistle was used on all N&W freight locomotives.  This 

>> is the so-called "hooter" whistle, and was originally the N&W's passenger 

>> whistle.  It's lower pitched and much louder than the one now on 475.

>>

>> Dave Stephenson

>>

>> --- On Tue, 9/14/10, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

>>

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

>>> Subject: Strassburg 4-8-0

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

>>> Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 2:56 PM

>>>

>>> Does anyone know if the whistle on 475 at Strassburg is

>>> correct for when she traveled the N&W?  I am close

>>> to finishing a model and am looking for a sound system dcc

>>> decoder to put in my model and am using the utube videos as

>>> a reference.

>>> Tom Lewis

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