To the CB&Q list:
I have a Challenger HO model of the 4 car Mark Twain Zephyr. It has the
40's locomotive "light tower". My question to this list is as follows:
1, Which Airhorn would be correct for Mark Twain Zepher?
2. There are two lights on the front of the model, has the upper-most
one in the tower is a flashing red, the lower one in the car body a
steady
white. How were used? Are they really a Mars, Gyralite, Strobe,
Stratolite,
or something else?.
3. There is a steady red light on the tailcar and a staedy white (for
backing up?).
Should this be a steady red or should it flash (Mars, Gyralite, Strobe
or a Stratolite)?
My plan is the use the Soundtraxx Diesel Decoder, but I wish to use
the most correct one for this model. The chooses are listed below.
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Soundtraxx DSD-150 1-1/2 Amp Diesel Digital Sound Decoders
823201 EMD 1st Generation with WABCO Airhorn
823202 EMD 1st Generation with Leslie S3 3-chime Airhorn
823203 EMD 1st Generation with Nathan 3-chime Airhorn
823204 EMD 1st Generation with WABCO E2 single chime Airhorn
823205 EMD 1st Generation wth Nathan M5 5-chime Airhorn
LIGHTING FEATURES:
Lighting effects support "Rule 17" or automatic direction control
Lights can be programmed to flash automatically when horn is blown
Adjustable flash rate
Four independent lighting outputs
LIGHTING EFFECTS:
Mars Light, Gyralite, Rotary Beacon, Single Strobe, Double Strobe,
Stratolite,
Dimmable Headlight, Ditch Lights and four more
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There is alot of things this decoder can do, but it seams that you only
get
one kind of Airhorn sound, and I do want to purchase the one that would
sound right for this passenger train.
I thank all the CB&Q experts in advance.
Mike J Talviste
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