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Anyone else collect Whistles/Horns/Bells?

Anonymous Wed 07 Oct 2015 00:31:39 No.886239 View Reply Report Delete

Quoted By: >>886240 >>886274 >>886313 >>886552 >>886554

Wondering if anyone on /n/ collects RR whistles/bells/horns. Nathan/Airchime, Leslie, Wabco? I have a small collection going including a OC P3, K5HL, and a few bells.

Just a tiny bit of autism here!

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Oct 2015 00:34:51 No.886240 Report Delete

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>>886239
>"collect"

As long as you aren't stealing them or buying them from people who stole them off of trains that's cool, I guess.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Oct 2015 00:37:14 No.886243 Report Delete

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>>886240
I get them from another forum of dedicated enthusiasts and a few trusted sellers on eBay.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Oct 2015 00:41:01 No.886246 Report Delete

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>>886243
>Read: fences and other thieves.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Oct 2015 00:48:52 No.886254 Report Delete

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>>886246
There are plenty of locomotives sitting in scrap yards. There is really no reason to go steal one off of active rolling when they can be bought from scrapers for very little.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Oct 2015 00:52:36 No.886255 Report Delete

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>>886254
OP here. The only reason I collect them is for the historical value. I am strongly against the 'horn blasters.'

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Oct 2015 00:59:58 No.886257 Report Delete

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>>886254
>There is really no reason to go steal one for free when they can be bought from scrapers.
What?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Oct 2015 02:36:08 No.886274 Report Delete

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>>886239
I've got a set of 3 train horns mounted under the hood of my '98 Jeep Wrangler if that counts as 'collecting' them. The compressor is mounted under the vehicle with a 9 gallon air tank behind the drivers seat. It charges up to 145 psi and scares the absolute shit out of people when they cut me off.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Oct 2015 05:59:38 No.886287 Report Delete

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>>886257
>There is really no reason to crawl around a yard during the night and risk getting caught or run over when they can be bought
Better?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 07 Oct 2015 08:20:53 No.886298 Report Delete

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>>886257
>not knowing about larry's truck & electric

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 07 Oct 2015 09:48:10 No.886313 Report Delete

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>>886239
i like trains and i have a couple friends that do this but tbh I think it is SOOOO fucking stupid

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 08 Oct 2015 00:13:15 No.886552 Report Delete

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>>886239
>Class III railroad Toledo, Lake Erie, and Western owns four ALCO S-2 and S-4s. TLEW 62, a S-2 purchased in 2012, ex. Delray Cement 62, TLEW 112, a S-2 that was part of the original TLEW roster, now reduced to a parts unit as of 2010, TLEW 5109, a S-4, and the only operating ALCO on the line currently. 5109 recently was repainted into its original Chesapeake and Ohio colors in September 2013. TLEW 5109's horn was stolen during the repainting process.
>TLEW 5109's horn was stolen during the repainting process.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Oct 2015 00:19:40 No.886554 Report Delete

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>>886239

I don't have any actual horns or whistles, but I do have something that was used to mimic the noise of a steam whistle for NBC radio programs probably back in the 30s and 40s.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Oct 2015 01:29:11 No.886583 Report Delete

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>>886274
You sir, are doing it right.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Oct 2015 01:54:59 No.886599 Report Delete

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>>886554
Interesting

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Oct 2015 01:58:24 No.886600 Report Delete

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>>886552
Assholes. make legitimate railfans look fraudulent.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Oct 2015 02:27:46 No.886613 Report Delete

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>>886600
Shit like that is also why the current owner of the last surviving Baldwin Sharknoses keeps them under lock and key and refuses to let people see them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Oct 2015 15:44:10 No.888819 Report Delete

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I have a bison flute inspired by the last airbender... does that count?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Oct 2015 17:00:16 No.888873 Report Delete

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Garbage

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Oct 2015 17:04:36 No.888881 Report Delete

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>>888873
Carnage

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 14 Oct 2015 21:32:05 No.888964 Report Delete

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>>886613
when the c&nw f units were stored at olewein just before up bought it, someone stole the big stainless nose emblems

there's a special place in hell for thieves

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Oct 2015 21:51:01 No.888966 Report Delete

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I can't collect them but I do like them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKYO8dWD22s

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 16 Oct 2015 14:47:17 No.889353 Report Delete

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I got 4 trumpets
They're loud

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