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General discussion about locomotives, rolling stock, and equipment

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 #448558  by Matt K Dettman
 
If he sounded that horn, then you can check it against this website:

atsf.railfan.net/airhorns

I'm not sure if that's a K5, but given the age of that unit, it might have an earlier airhorn on it (i.e. M-5, P-5, S-5 series).

 #448592  by MEC407
 
Hard to tell from a distance, but my best guess is that it's a P5. The P horns are long and slender. The K horns are a bit shorter and a bit fatter, and the M horns are also shorter, as well as being tubular rather than conical. It looks too small (and the configuration doesn't look right) for it to be a Leslie S5T or RS5T.

You might be able to get an "expert opinion" at:

http://www.hornwhistleboard.com/

 #448593  by CN_Hogger
 
It's a P5, or P135R24 if you want to get technical. I'm sure there's one made in HO scale.