Strassburg 4-8-0

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  would they tune it to a different pitch, or all the whistles the 
same?  I heard they were made from used firetubes.

-Lynn-


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

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> 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?

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> Tom Lewis

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> On Sep 14, 2010, at 4:59 PM, NW Mailing List 

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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

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

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>>> 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