Milwaukee Road 261 Whistle
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@BNSF9250 Agreed!
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@Dinosorable they better not mess with its whistle.
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@BNSF9250 They said they were bringing her back. Remember?
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@OldsVistaCruiser Steamers with both a whistle and a horn were surprisingly common in the '40s and '50s. Apparently the horns were more commonly used back in the day, but the surviving ones today use the whistle rather than the comparatively ugly single-note horns. The first steamer so equipped that comes to mind is SP 4449, though they rarely use it.
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Awesome whistle on 261!
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@OldsVistaCruiser If #425 had a K5LA, I wouldn't want to see her.
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i hope they save her.
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@OldsVistaCruiser - Oops - I was wrong. Lima outshopped a Berkshire for the NKP in '49. My apologies!
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@889TS - I have yet to see a steamer equipped with both a whistle and a horn - it's usually one or the other, but I think you have a great idea. I've seen video here on YT that shows Reading & Northern #425 nearly hitting a Jeep as the idiot crossed right in front of her. Too many non-railfans consider a steamer just a toy, not a huge machine weighing hundreds of tons that can kill them. If R&N 425 had a Nathan AirChime K5LA on her, it would have scared the bejeezus out of the Jeep driver!
Beautiful Whistle!
CSX6000 3 years ago 15
AWESOME!!
ralphiemayphan 3 years ago 8