The blast from the passed locomotive
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> Would a blast of #7’s whistle suffice? Asking for a friend 
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No. Because that may confuse the Brakemen and Conductor on the train, who could misinterpret it as a call for brakes, etc. Remember, the WW&F uses only hand brakes (currently) and whistle signals (no radios.)
Locomotive 9 is outfitted with an original cab signal bell. We typically do not use it for intra-train communication, but this time it came in handy.
Ed Lecuyer
Trainmaster, WW&F Railway Museum
Help the WW&F Build Locomotive #11: [build11.wwfry.org]
. No. Because that may confuse the Brakemen and Conductor on the train, who could misinterpret it as a call for brakes, etc. Remember, the WW&F uses only hand brakes (currently) and whistle signals (no radios.)
Locomotive 9 is outfitted with an original cab signal bell. We typically do not use it for intra-train communication, but this time it came in handy.
Ed Lecuyer
Trainmaster, WW&F Railway Museum
Help the WW&F Build Locomotive #11: [build11.wwfry.org]
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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