N&W F Horns

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The choices for horn  on the Intermountain N&W F units are:

Leslie A125/A200Combo

Holden M3H

Nathan M5

Leslie S3L

Leslie RS5T

I didn't know which to choose from.

Stephen Rineair

 

 

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I looked through all my Wabash and N&W books and found no data specifically
on air horns.  And like someone else did, none of my N&W Ry locomotive books
(from the Ry) give specific horn information. I do know from having seen all
the Canadian GMD F's at one time or another as well as a number of EMD F
that came through Bellevue or Brewster that horns varied.  This too can be
seen looking through various pictures of the F's in books and in my slides.
I would think that the units per batch would have come with a standard horn
arrangement (2-single chime horns on the cab roof facing opposite
directions) at least for the American built EMD units.  The Canadian GMD
units had several variations of single chime and multi chime horns.  I'm
sure over the years that some horns got changed out during shopping for
various reasons.  I would think the only way to assure you were putting the
right horns onto a specific locomotive at during a specific time period
would be to have a picture of that unit at that time showing the air horn
arrangement.  Years ago I did major rebuilding and detailing of 3 Athearn
F-7A's to ex-WAB, GMD units.  I used pictures to verify the air horn
arrangements.

 

Ed Painter - Narrows, VA - currently living in Russellville, AR

 

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Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 4:31 PM
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Subject: RE: N&W F Horns

Does anyone  know what horns were used on the N&W/ex Wabash F units.

I got a couple of the Intermountian N&W F's and would like to know which
sound is correct

for the sound units.

Stephen Rineair

 

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