The E5s were originally equipped with a Leslie A-200 and an A-200-H, with the H model being the higher pitched note. It sounded an A# while the A-200 sounded a D#. From photo analysis, it appears the A-200 was/is located over the fireman's side with the A-200-H on the engineer's side, making it the one replaced by the Leslie S-2M in later years. Per previous messages on this list from the late Ed DeRouin, the country horn was the S-2M and the city horn was the A-200. With all that said, in looking at photos of the 9908, the two horns are slightly different with the one over the engineer's side looking like the smaller A-200-H, so I would surmise it is equipped with an A-200 and an A-200-H like the as-delivered E5s. Perhaps we should bring a ladder to the 2021 St. Louis meet and perform an inspection! A-200-H: Bryan J. HowellSuperior, WI From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> on behalf of William Hirt <whirt@fastmail.com> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2019 5:04 PM To: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> Subject: [CBQ] Air horns on Silver Charger #9908 Many years back, I bought an re-motored and DCC non-sound decoder equipped HO scale Hallmark Silver Charger from Mike Spoor after he visited my layout. He told me I needed more than he did. It ran fairly well though it would occasionally stall in spots. It more than adequately pulled the 3 car train it is assigned. I just put a Tsunami 2 decoder in it along with a current keeper and it now runs as well as any of my modern plastic locomotives. Pretty amazing for a loco with a chain drive and only powered on the lead truck (as per the prototype). My question is what air horns was Silver Charger equipped with especially post-1960? I looked over the railroad loco diagram and the Bulletin on shovel noses, but I did not see any reference to the air horns. Anyone have any idea? I've currently have the unit set to use a Leslie A125/A200 combination. Bill Hirt _ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#58403): https://groups.io/g/CBQ/message/58403 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/61795012/703214 Group Owner: CBQ+owner@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/CBQ/leave/1544929/691670059/xyzzy [archives@nauer.org] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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