S1/S1a Whistle Audio (NW Mailing List)

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Does lower boiler pressure equal a lower pitched whistle?
The S1/S1a had a boiler pressure of 220 psi. The M (200psi) seemingly
sounds different than an A or Y (both 300psi).

For that matter, does the A/Y have a longer single note whistle than the
smaller engines like S1 and M?  I think there was a long bell and short
bell version of the hooter, right?

Mike Rector

On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Switchers didn't blow their whistles very often. No occasion! They did use
> their bells.
>
> Jim Nichols
>
> On Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 11:00:00 AM CDT, NW Mailing List via
> NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Photos suggest that N&W replaced the C&O whistles. I believe I've seen a
> few pix of the C&O 0-8-0s in N&W lettering with their original C&O
> whistles, but can't locate them at the moment..
>
> Dave Stephenson
> On Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 11:40:04 AM EDT, NW Mailing List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Would the S1 locos have had a C&O whistle when purchased by N&W?
>
> Jim Brewer
>
> On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
> I went through my analysis of all Link's recordings (published and
> unpublished) and found no recording that could be identified specifically
> as an S1/S1a whistle. There were only two remote possibilities (Link Tape
> E, track 4 and Link Tape AV, track 1) and in both cases there was either a
> Class A or Y6 nearby. IMO it's fair to say that the 0-8-0's would sound the
> same as any other N&W freight locomotive. So I agree with John Garner's
> conclusion.
>
> Dave Stephenson
>
>
> On Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 10:08:47 AM EDT, NW Mailing List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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>
> Ken,
>
> There is audio of S1/S1a's on the Link recordings but no audio of a
> whistle that I'm aware of (pls correct me if I'm wrong).
>
> So the question remains. Any known S1/S1a whistle audio?
>
> John Garner
>
> ________________________
>
> John
>
> Link recordings.
>
> Best
> Ken Miller
>
> > On Mar 12, 2025, at 9:46 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at
> > nwhs.org> wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know if audio of an S1/S1a whistle exist?
> >
> > John Garner
> > Newport, VA
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