S1/S1a Whistle Audio (NW Mailing List)

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Thanks for that answer and info, David. I've always thought Strasburg 475
sounds sort of muted, or 'anemic' *. It definitely doesn't sound like the
A's and Y's.    **Upon using the word anemic, I felt like I needed to check
for the actual definition. "Lacking in color, spirit, or vitality"; which
is exactly what I was thinking about the whistle, so perhaps I am using
that term correctly.*

I never considered that the earlier articulated engines would have had the
short bell, single-note whistle.

Mike Rector

On Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 3:10 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I asked a few mechanical engineers and they loved the question. They would
> only agree it's going to sound different.
>
> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_whistle
>
> The steam pressure makes the whistle effectively longer/shorter which
> impacts the frequencies it puts out. You can read the list of things in
> that link above.
>
> I guess the best idea is to listen to an A/Y and an M. It's different.
>
> Yes there is a short/long bell hooter. It must have been real
> disappointing to hear the 1200 when it had the short bell on it. They
> eventually put the long bell on all the freight locomotives.
>
> David Baker
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 7:06 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Does lower boiler pressure equal a lower pitched whistle?
>> The S1/S1a had a boiler pressure of 220 psi. The M (200psi) seemingly
>> sounds different than an A or Y (both 300psi).
>>
>> For that matter, does the A/Y have a longer single note whistle than the
>> smaller engines like S1 and M?  I think there was a long bell and short
>> bell version of the hooter, right?
>>
>> Mike Rector
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Switchers didn't blow their whistles very often. No occasion! They did
>>> use their bells.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>>
>>> On Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 11:00:00 AM CDT, NW Mailing List via
>>> NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Photos suggest that N&W replaced the C&O whistles. I believe I've seen a
>>> few pix of the C&O 0-8-0s in N&W lettering with their original C&O
>>> whistles, but can't locate them at the moment..
>>>
>>> Dave Stephenson
>>> On Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 11:40:04 AM EDT, NW Mailing List <
>>> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Would the S1 locos have had a C&O whistle when purchased by N&W?
>>>
>>> Jim Brewer
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
>>> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> I went through my analysis of all Link's recordings (published and
>>> unpublished) and found no recording that could be identified specifically
>>> as an S1/S1a whistle. There were only two remote possibilities (Link Tape
>>> E, track 4 and Link Tape AV, track 1) and in both cases there was either a
>>> Class A or Y6 nearby. IMO it's fair to say that the 0-8-0's would sound the
>>> same as any other N&W freight locomotive. So I agree with John Garner's
>>> conclusion.
>>>
>>> Dave Stephenson
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 10:08:47 AM EDT, NW Mailing List <
>>> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Ken,
>>>
>>> There is audio of S1/S1a's on the Link recordings but no audio of a
>>> whistle that I'm aware of (pls correct me if I'm wrong).
>>>
>>> So the question remains. Any known S1/S1a whistle audio?
>>>
>>> John Garner
>>>
>>> ________________________
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> Link recordings.
>>>
>>> Best
>>> Ken Miller
>>>
>>> > On Mar 12, 2025, at 9:46 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at
>>> > nwhs.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Does anyone know if audio of an S1/S1a whistle exist?
>>> >
>>> > John Garner
>>> > Newport, VA
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