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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>They do list the M3 as a choice that I can change it to, but it was defaulted to a single blat horn. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Phil Miller<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>NW Mailing List<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 4, 2025 4:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Virginian H-16-44 horn and bell?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>VGN used Nathan M3 airhorns on all Fairbanks Morse diesel motive power.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>I would have thought Rapido would have would have atleast stated that in the accompanying paperwork or atleast on the prototype information page on their website. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>I also thought they came pre-programmed with correct road specific noises..<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Martin<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> NW-Mailing-List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org</a>> on behalf of NW Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> 04 August 2025 21:09<br><b>To:</b> NW Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> NW Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Virginian H-16-44 horn and bell?</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I do not know but these locos are done really fine. I have 21 and will get a few more. They are that good no one should miss out on them<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mike Ritschdorff <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div id="x_ms-outlook-mobile-body-separator-line"><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="x_ms-outlook-mobile-signature"><p class=MsoNormal>Get <a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef">Outlook for iOS</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg"><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> NW-Mailing-List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org</a>> on behalf of NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 4, 2025 2:05:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NW Mailing List' <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> NW Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Virginian H-16-44 horn and bell?</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=xxmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Can anyone tell me what horn the Virginian H-16-44 locomotives used? I picked up a couple of the Rapido models and I want to select the right horn from the menu so it sounds right.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Also, did these use a brass or steel bell?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thanks</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xxmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Phil Miller</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>