I won't swear on a bible that they all did but, I have that tender WITH a whistle. Mine has not been switched
Edit; My greenberg book say's it had a whistle.
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Hello Ken!
I have that same train & my 8305 has a whistle as do all 8305s & mine is brand new in the box also. Take Care.
The 8305 sure did have a whistle.
I have the Milwaukee Special Set and right on the top of the box it says "Mighty Sound of Steam with whistle!"
krapug1...For those who own the Milw Spec Set, have you ever been able to take the Passenger cars apart, or at least remove the roofs?? I ask this as I have some extra window inserts with silouettes, and they would dress the coaches up.ThanksKen
The bad news is that the windows are the same piece as the roof and hard to get them removed the first time. Also, the silhouettes probably wont show through well taped to the inside, but that may be a desirable feature...?
The secret to getting these apart is to squeeze the windows in from the bottom or sides instead of trying to reach over the top... hold the car in front of you with the side windows facing to your left & right between your hands.Press in on the "notched" rear windows with both index fingers using a pushing up motion at the same time to "unlock" the raised tabs from the windows. Switch to the front windows and do the same. Repeat on back windows again... usually by this time you have opened up the roof enough to get a grip on the roof panel and raise it straight up & out of the car.
Don't mar the finish by using wedges or screwdrivers to pry the roof up - it just isn't necessary.
Rob
The Broadway & Capital Limited sets did not have a Whistle sound in their Sound of Steam Tenders. Take Care.
sir james I wrote:Robs instructions are correct. If you turn the car upsidedown and look close, you will see the notches, 2 windows per side have them.
There is also 1 more step if you are working on a Polar Express observation car, you must remove the screw from the platform overhang ceiling(up into roof casting).
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