Locomotive appliances . Fig. Whistle. Fig. Whistle Locomotive Style. warn or to whom it would convey signals. Fig. 1shows the ordinary bell whistle with steam valve andlever attached. As an improvement in tone, varioustypes of chime whistles were made at different railroad (208) LOCOMOTIVE APPLIANCES. 209 shops. They were, many times, a bunch of pipes ofsuch different lengths as to cause a harmony of manufacturers have improved on this type,making a chime whistle out of a single bell, as shownin Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5. This is done by dividing thebell into three or four s
Locomotive appliances . Fig. Whistle. Fig. Whistle Locomotive Style. warn or to whom it would convey signals. Fig. 1shows the ordinary bell whistle with steam valve andlever attached. As an improvement in tone, varioustypes of chime whistles were made at different railroad (208) LOCOMOTIVE APPLIANCES. 209 shops. They were, many times, a bunch of pipes ofsuch different lengths as to cause a harmony of manufacturers have improved on this type,making a chime whistle out of a single bell, as shownin Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5. This is done by dividing thebell into three or four sections whose depth varies,thus producing different but harmonious tones. Fig,2 shows what is termed the locomotive style becauseof its upright valve. The slide valve type is clearlyshown by Fig. 3, which illustrates this style of Crosbywhistle, used on a large number of locomotives and saidto be the original single bell chime whistle marketed. This whistle is fully adapted tosevere railway service. In the dis-tribution
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