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How do you tell the diference between locomotives by listening to their bells, horns, ect?
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As far as engine sounds go, if you spend enough time with a particular 567 or 645 you get where you can recognise the individual engine. I'm a tug captain and I can tell the difference between the port and starboard engines just by each one of their sounds. There are a lot of things that will change the sound slighty on any installation. No two sound exactly the same. Slight differences in the exhaust, different amount of wear(tired ones will have a rattle to them), what accessories they have on them, how much carbon is in the exhaust and airboxes. Since my ears are tuned to EMD's from sitting on top of two of them for weeks at a time, 24/7, I can tell(if I'm close enough) if it is one I've heard before.
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