Re: Freight loco horns are much louder after they pass
Author: Mr. GEVO
Date: 09-24-2022 - 23:27
Holmes Wrote:
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> At a grade crossing in Riverside just last week
> with the windows up, air on I could not hear the
> horn until the middle of locomotive was in the
> crossing because someones bright idea to mount the
> horns further back, Why?
> It would be like my car horn mounted on the
> trunk!
Because on the GE GEVO series, the horns are placed in the middle of the locomotive with all but one or 2 of the individual chimes facing backward (they are 5 chime K5HL type horns).