Air Horns

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know where I can get a working air horn from a diesel engine?

[thirdrail1]

Do a search on www.railserve.com Several sources were offering them for sale there.

[Anonymous]

when i worked at delta cargo (sea),we had a truckdriver that delivered deadfi***o us,that was train buff,put a set of horn's on his rig,that sounded just like a train diesel horn,if i recall i think he said cost of around$300.00,so if you can afford a real one,go to your local big rig store>>>>.AKA HUB

[Soo2610]

While you are shopping around, keep an eye out for the horns stolen off the locomotives at the Illinois Railroad Museum last fall. Never heard if they were ever recovered.

[Anonymous]

what size horns?

[Soo2610]

Not sure. Just remember seeing an article in the local paper about vandals getting in there and stealing a couple of air horns off some newly restored engines and spray painting graffiti all over the original paint jobs on some restored cta rapid transit cars. One of the engines may have been the C&NW engine they have been working on that was displayed at the open house at EMD in La Grange two years ago. That may have been a GP 38 but I may well be wrong on that. Maybe someone else has more accurate information.