The toot in Huntington, WV was great with pleasant weather and a nice warm railroad lounge can to retreat to for warming or horn repairs. Jim Smith from KY...
I'm glad everything went well, Im sorry I couldn't make it. I had to work late, and I couldnt get off. I bet that NKP 6 Chime sounded good, and I hope you all...
Great to hear it was a success! I saw your photos. The one showing most of the whistles on a large manifold sounding off at once must be seen to be believed!...
No, Richard, I didn't see anyone from this group. Got only a quick glimpse of Conrad. It was mostly students or neighborhood locals. "Twas too dark, too...
Guys. I would be real interested in purchasing a CD or a video from the Pratt whistle event, or any whistle event like boot hill, etc. I have only heard a...
Just went and looked at the Pratt whistle blow photos. That looks like a good time. With the view of the electric generators, it makes me wonder what exactly...
Yes, it's an 'older' school, being founded in 1887. See http://www.pratt.edu/ for history, etc. It was mostly architecture/design/engineering. Has a liberal...
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Hey Mark send me a copy of the whistle blow, If you have that sony dvd recorder, it should have plenty good sound to use. Just let me know when you can get it...
I've got two Crosby Dead Weight Pressure Gage Testers, and I am going to put them on ebay, once I get some satisfactory photos taken. I am too picky,...
Stand the whistle up about three feet from a blank wall. Step a quarter a step to the side and make sure your camera is facing the whistle "full on". You'll...
The photos have been compressed and uploaded to their original folder. Rather than 95%, we are now using a safe 84% of the available file space. In the future,...
Since the steam whistle has all but disappeared from the scene during the past 50 years, I did a websearch on several search engines for "world's loudest...
I Invite you all to join my yahoo group also. If you are into steam whistles then you are automatically a railfan. Please join and participate in both groups...
I have added your group to our Links. ... steam whistles then you are automatically a railfan. Please join and participate in both groups steam_trains and...
The recent postings have gotten me to thinking about where our group was exactly one year ago today. I wrote a posting in message 281 on a proposal for a...
hello whistle fans-- I would like to locate anyone with steam-air whistles Interest In the Pacific north west or the seattle washington area. I can not...
We went to the Florida Flywheeler's annual swap meet last Saturday and I heard a few steam and air whistles. It was very nice to hear. There were very few...
Thanks for breaking the ice, Dave! It makes you wonder how people come up with these ridiculous prices for items we can easily build ourselves, with a little...
with all due respect, guys, (and I sincerely mean this, as only in my wildest dreams could I accomplish anything as incredible as designing and machining a new...
Frank, For those who have never heard Erie steam whistles, I know of two vintage railroad audio sources. One is currently available, and the other is not. Fred...
The authentic sounds of historic riverboat whistles can be found online at http://www.steamboats.org/eblow.htm If you like these, open their videos of famous...
Good craftsmanship translates to a thorough knowledge of the physics involved and the ability to apply it. We can provide the physics you need. A number of you...
Re: estimating cost of used whistle: As a general rule , I have used the diameter of the whistle x a cost factor to determine whistle worth for purchase ....
I know of 3 erie 5 chimes in existence. And they are in two private collections in Ohio. They are nothing to write home about sound wise,but beauty is in the...
Hey Ron, Thanks for the info. I actually emailed Jay several months ago when I first noticed he was selling archival steam recordings on ebay and asked him,...
Richard - thanks for the link. A great memory of my college days was our Thursday nite ritual: knock off studying at 10:30 pm, jump on the #1 subway down to...
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