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 Posted - December 12 2012 : 11:59:03 AM
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found these loose in a box of odds and ends.
Here are the engines that i have, tiny collection compared to the rest of you.
Any chance the horns belong to one of the engines and if so where
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a pic would help   
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Posted - December 12 2012 : 12:56:59 PM
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| What brand is the black PRR switcher? looks nice! - Erich
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Posted - December 12 2012 : 1:04:50 PM
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Both are Athearn horns. The 3 chime goes on the GP38, and the single is for an Athearn F unit.
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Posted - December 12 2012 : 2:02:24 PM
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Nelson is right about the horn ID, but the F-unit horn might fit that Tyco PC engine you have, as Tyco and Athearn used near-identical dies. Worth a shot.
Your Santa Fe GP40 is by Bachmann and could use a horn similar to the 3-chime. The Pennsy Switcher looks to be Athearn to me, but uses unique single-chime horns you don't seem to have.
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Posted - December 12 2012 : 3:00:56 PM
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quote:Nelson is right about the horn ID, but the F-unit horn might fit that Tyco PC engine you have, as Tyco and Athearn used near-identical dies. Worth a shot.
Your Santa Fe GP40 is by Bachmann and could use a horn similar to the 3-chime. The Pennsy Switcher looks to be Athearn to me, but uses unique single-chime horns you don't seem to have.
Originally posted by spiderj76Â -Â December 12 2012Â :Â 2:02:24 PM
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thank you all for the replys, I continue to marvel at the wealth of knowledge on this forum. Like how many people can tell the difference in horns from a picture
Please keep in mind you are talking to a rank amateur who doesn't know an F from a P C
Can't tell by looking what the Penn is. But it had white plastic screws??? holding the weight, and the Hobby shop guy said that meant something as far as make..
So in terms i understand ( Green engine, gray C S X) where do i glue the double horn and where the single? Kepp in mind any one coming down into my basement would not look down at the horn and point out "that's not right"
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Posted - December 12 2012 : 3:11:34 PM
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There was a time (not too long ago) when I didn't know a blasted thing about this stuff either. It comes with time and the help of friends.
Anyway, by "PC" I was referring to the green Penn Central engine (with the "PC" logo on the nose). I've seen enough of those to know it was made by Tyco, and if you look at the bottom it should say so on the fuel tank. Same for that Santa Fe engine, it should say Bachmann on the bottom. That's usually the best place to find out who made a given model train, but not all makers do this. Athearn is the most notable name that doesn't "brand" their parts, but their design and assembly bear many signature trademarks of a sort that gives them away.
On the CSX engine, there is a small semi-circular hole on top of the cab, near the headlight. The horn should have a small tab to fit this. The dual horns face forward, the single faces rear.
The PC engine is a type referred to by it's real-life builder, the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors, as an "F-unit". There were many types in this series from F3 to F9, and others. At any rate, that engine needs TWO horns of that single type you have. One would face forward, the other faces the rear. I don't recall which side is which, but they are easy enough to change. If that horn will not fit (because it was made for someone else's model) you can trim the pins on the horn, or enlarge the holes on the loco shell, or hope to find the proper exact part in the future.
On both engines, it is not usually necessary to glue the horns in if they are the proper snug fit. But it doesn't hurt either 
Edited by - spiderj76 on December 12 2012 3:13:23 PM
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Posted - December 12 2012 : 4:32:25 PM
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quote:| Nelson is right about the horn ID, but the F-unit horn might fit that Tyco PC engine you have, as Tyco and Athearn used near-identical dies. Worth a shot. |
I think the pins on the Athearn horn are slightly too big to fit on a Tyco F-unit. You could always trim them off though as GIC said
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Posted - December 13 2012 : 05:39:36 AM
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| PRR switcher is an Athearn for sure.
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