<div dir="ltr">Does lower boiler pressure equal a lower pitched whistle? <div>The S1/S1a had a boiler pressure of 220 psi. The M (200psi) seemingly sounds different than an A or Y (both 300psi).<div></div></div><div><br></div><div>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?</div><div><br><div><div>Mike Rector</div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM NW Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">Switchers didn't blow their whistles very often. No occasion! They did use their bells.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jim Nichols</div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 11:00:00 AM CDT, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org" target="_blank">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="m_7913975382501863850yiv2436820315"><div> 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..<br><br>Dave Stephenson<br> </div> <div style="margin:10px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42)"> <div> On Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 11:40:04 AM EDT, NW Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org" target="_blank">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote: </div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div><div id="m_7913975382501863850yiv2436820315"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">Would the S1 locos have had a C&O whistle when purchased by N&W?</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">Jim Brewer</div></div><br clear="none"><div><div id="m_7913975382501863850yiv2436820315yqtfd38828"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org" target="_blank">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div> 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.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Dave Stephenson<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"> </div> <div style="margin:10px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42)"> <div> On Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 10:08:47 AM EDT, NW Mailing List <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org" target="_blank">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote: </div> <div><br clear="none"></div> <div><br clear="none"></div> <div><div dir="ltr">Ken,<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">There is audio of S1/S1a's on the Link recordings but no audio of a <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">whistle that I'm aware of (pls correct me if I'm wrong).<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">So the question remains. Any known S1/S1a whistle audio?<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">John Garner<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">________________________<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">John<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Link recordings.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Best<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Ken Miller<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">> On Mar 12, 2025, at 9:46 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="http://nwhs.org" target="_blank">nwhs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">> Does anyone know if audio of an S1/S1a whistle exist?<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">> <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">> John Garner<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">> Newport, VA<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">________________________________________<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org" target="_blank">NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org</a><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">To change your subscription go to<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list" target="_blank">http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list</a><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/" target="_blank">http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/</a><br clear="none"></div></div> </div> </div>________________________________________<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org" target="_blank">NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org</a><br clear="none">To change your subscription go to<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list" target="_blank">http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list</a><br clear="none">Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/" target="_blank">http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/</a><br clear="none"></blockquote></div></div><div id="m_7913975382501863850yiv2436820315yqtfd76884"></div></div></div>________________________________________<br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org" target="_blank">NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org</a><br>To change your subscription go to<br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list" target="_blank">http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list</a><br>Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at<br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/" target="_blank">http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/</a><br></div> </div> </div></div>________________________________________<br><a href="mailto:NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org" target="_blank">NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org</a><br>To change your subscription go to<br><a href="http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list" target="_blank">http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list</a><br>Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at<br><a href="http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/" target="_blank">http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/</a><br></div>
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