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Re: Fog horns
Author: E
Date: 03-20-2013 - 07:57

fkrock Wrote:
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> Supposedly an engineering study showed that air
> horns were much cheaper to operate than a steam
> whistle on a locomotive so engineers were
> instructed to use the airhorn whenever possible. A
> steam whistle uses a lot of steam that must be
> generated from fuel.
>
And where do you think the air comes from?

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