Re: [CBQ] U25B Air Horns

["jpslhedgpeth via Groups.Io" <jpslhedgpeth=aol.com@groups.io>]

Leo..I don't have a copyright on that saying, but you've got to get it correct.

Here's the real deal from an old issue of RAILROAD MAGAZINE..and IIRC it was part of story titled  "Traveling OP.

Now pay close attention:   "WHAT WE ENDURE WITH HARDSHIP...WE REMEMBER WITH DELIGHT"  

Anybody who did "real railroading..on the ground, will instantly "take heed"...

Just think of the truth of that old saying...If it wasn't for the bad stuff and the always impending danger every time you left town..Us old guys wouldn't have any of these stories to entertain the "kids"  

Pete

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From: Leo Phillipp via Groups.Io <qutlx1=aol.com@groups.io>
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Sent: Mon, Dec 3, 2018 8:24 pm
Subject: Re: [CBQ] U25B Air Horns

Just little real railroading note on this subject. Air horns did indeed freeze up and get clocked with snow. It didn't happen often but I made more than one trip across the C&I blowing the horn from the second unit when the lead unit horn became inoperative. And no extra pay or arbitrary timeslip !?

A entire separate discussion would be clogged sanders. They happened more often than clogged horns. While not an everyday occurrence they were frequent enough in winter. Helped a few times unclogging sanders with a coat hanger, hammer  and fussee. 

Nothing like kneeling or laying in the snow shoving a wire up the sand pipe.

Ah yes, the good old days ! Sometimes, well actually often they weren't so good.

What is it that Pete often says, "what we endured with pain we remember with fondness"?

Leo Phillipp

On Dec 3, 2018, at 7:11 PM, scott myers <myers.scottv@gmail.com> wrote:

I have used Custom Finishing part # 197 "Shrouded Horn". I believe it was brass, but don't have any that aren't installed so can't be sure of that.

Scott Myers

On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 9:39 AM John Trulson <norskeviking@msn.com> wrote:

 Details West part #347 is the shrouded style the Q used it's a pewter casting.  I also have one in brass, but don't remember who made it.

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From: Bryan Howell via Groups.Io

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Sent: Monday, December 03, 2018 6:36 AM

Subject: Re: [CBQ] U25B Air Horns

They were equipped with the Q standard S-2M horns, albeit in a type of shroud. That shroud was GE's attempt at keeping the horns from freezing or getting clogged with snow in winter. I surmise it wasn't very successful as it never caught on.

Bryan J. Howell

Superior, WI

On Monday, December 3, 2018, 1:09:11 AM CST, Brad Kobielusz via Groups.Io <bkobielusz=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

Hi all

  What was the standard air horn for the U26B,s?, actually the 28,s also I can’t find the info anywhere.

Thanks Brad

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