N&W "Experimental" whistle

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Fri Aug 14 09:43:06 EDT 2020


Roger

This appears to be the same whistle as depicted in the drawing:

https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=40189

The bells on the chime whistles were cast, the hooters were single chime and were generally fabricated.

Best
Ken Miller

> On Aug 13, 2020, at 2:01 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Frank,
> 
> That looks like it's a cast piece. I always thought whistles were fabricated from tubes. Could that be a possibility?
> 
> Roger Huber
> Deer Creek Locomotive Works
> 
> 
> On Thursday, August 13, 2020, 07:14:01 AM CDT, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> The attached photos are of an "experimental" whistle formerly owned by Brian Maiher and being auctioned at https://ohio.hibid.com/lot/72898-217861-107961/norfolk-and-western-experimental-3-chime-whistle/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=thursday_8%2F13%2F20 by Milestone Auctions.  Did the N&W create many  <https://ohio.hibid.com/lot/72898-217861-107961/norfolk-and-western-experimental-3-chime-whistle/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=thursday_8%2F13%2F20%C2%A0by%C2%A0Milestone%C2%A0Auctions.%C2%A0%C2%A0Did%C2%A0the%C2%A0N&W%C2%A0create%C2%A0many%C2%A0>"experimental" whistles or does the abbreviation "EXP" have a different meaning.  As information, I do not have an interest in this item other than curiosity.
> 
> Frank Scheer
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