Knotts whistle on 315! ! !
| August 20, 2008 10:10AM |
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Usually I post something about knotts, but today its about the 315. Right now as of 8:30 315 is headed up to Cascade for a test run. Its pulling a few freight cars and a caboose. Im not actually in Durango but I have friends there(one of wich is on the train right now) to keep me and the rest of the shop crew at knotts updated. If you remember my post from a few months back we had rebuilt are D&RG single chime (hoot) whistle and put it back on RGS 41 for a while.
Well right now its atop 315s steam dome heading to Cascade! So if you wanted to hear what the hooter sounded like when we had it on 41 you can hear it on 315. We asked if they wanted to barrow it and they said yes so we sent it up there with a friend. So for all of you there to see 315 during railfest should get to see our single chime on 315. This makes it the first of our "equipment" to make it back home to Colorado.
If you guys are out there now Im sure you will notice the different sound. Post pictures if you can Because like i said Im not there and cant post any pics. Hey Chatzy473 Can you post any video?
My friend who took the whistle up there for us called me from his cell phone about 30mins ago to let me hear the whistle and its sounds great in the Colorado air!
This is the whistle when it was RGS 41. For now it hooting atop 315!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/20/2008 10:14AM by Jeff Taylor.
Well right now its atop 315s steam dome heading to Cascade! So if you wanted to hear what the hooter sounded like when we had it on 41 you can hear it on 315. We asked if they wanted to barrow it and they said yes so we sent it up there with a friend. So for all of you there to see 315 during railfest should get to see our single chime on 315. This makes it the first of our "equipment" to make it back home to Colorado.
If you guys are out there now Im sure you will notice the different sound. Post pictures if you can Because like i said Im not there and cant post any pics. Hey Chatzy473 Can you post any video?
My friend who took the whistle up there for us called me from his cell phone about 30mins ago to let me hear the whistle and its sounds great in the Colorado air!
This is the whistle when it was RGS 41. For now it hooting atop 315!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/20/2008 10:14AM by Jeff Taylor.
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Jeff Taylor | August 20, 2008 10:10AM |
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Steve G. | August 20, 2008 10:25AM |
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BillD | August 20, 2008 10:31AM |
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Ed "Oilcan" Kelley | August 20, 2008 06:59PM |
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Chatzi473 | August 20, 2008 09:04PM |
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Jeff Taylor | August 20, 2008 11:19PM |
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