Did streamliners, like the EMD E7, have bells in addition to diesel horns? If so, where were they mounted? My new n-scale E7 loco has DCC sound, including a bell, and I’m wondering how prototypic it is.
Absolutely they had bells. Location could vary depending on individual railroad specifications, but common locations were behind the pilot or behind the lead truck (in front of the fuel tank), often on the fireman’s side.
Edit: here’s apicture of one that references the bell location, in this case above the center axle of the lead truck on the fireman’s side: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=305093&nseq=8 You can just barely see the open end of the bell behind the stirrup step.
–Randy
Yes,E units had bells…These bells was located on the frame behind the front truck.
In the U.S. bells have been required since…well, forever. At least back into the 19th century. I recall several letters etc. in U.K. mags and such talking about how British engines coming to tour America had to have a bell and a headlight added to meet US regulations.
As Brakie noted, sometimes on diesels the bell is mounted on the frame low down on the enigne, rather than on top, so it may not be easily visible on the model. I don’t know about N-scale engines, but the HO Life-Like/Proto E-units do have a black plastic bell behind the front truck.
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