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Prolific poster (deceased) 6,447 posts rickwade Prolific poster (deceased) 6,447 posts
rickwade

OK - I can't remember who posted a picture on this website of a yard with a speaker, but I found my picture of an L&N yard with old #2500 sitting right next to a speaker.  The photo gives you a nice closeup of the speaker unit.

 

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Rick

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Mt. 22: 37- 40
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kcsphil1 Prolific poster 1,235 posts
kcsphil1

Cool find.

I'm guessing they are part of the crew calling apparatus?  WOnder who will fifgure out how to make afunctional one in HO first.

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Prof_Klyzlr Moderator 7,962 posts
Prof_Klyzlr

Do-able

Dear Phil,

Not particularly hard, just spend around 90 seconds in the Audio editor of your choice

Happy Modelling,
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Cadmaster Frequent poster 867 posts
Cadmaster

typical conversation

Crew - 174 to main tower over..

Tower- How are you doing today? 

Crew - Afertoon, just proud to be here! what are we doing..

Tower - tied down #2 at perry. bag of ice and crew packs. Where you able to print a wheeler? 

Crew - bag of ice, crew packs, tied down at perry. yeh, the paperwork came through.

Tower - ride downstairs. Safe trip.

Crew - Nate Out!

(Nate is a joke that I have with a particular trainmaster that works the main tower in the PM.

Neil.

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ctxmf74 Super User 15,984 posts
ctxmf74

I've seen those in SP yards too.

sometimes with a brake hose or MU cable hanging on them.

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Tom Patterson Frequent poster 628 posts
Tom Patterson

Yard Speakers

Rick,

The photo below shows one of the yard speakers at Hollister Yard on the CWE. These speakers were found at most of the major C&O yards back in the day. I originally thought I was going to have to figure out a way to scratch-build these, but then I found this great casting by Details West.

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Tom Patterson
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rickwade Prolific poster (deceased) 6,447 posts
rickwade

Thanks, Tom!  Now I remember

Thanks, Tom!  Now I remember where I saw the yard speakers - it was on you website in the picture you just posted to this thread.  When I get my yard going on my new layout (yet to be built) I'll have to see about getting some of these as they add a nice little detail.

Rick

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Mt. 22: 37- 40
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Stoker Regular poster 224 posts
Stoker

Drive in?

Are you sure that is not part of the world's first Drive- in Theater for Locomotives?

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