I am curious as to what type of whistle the Erie Triplex had. Was it a 3 chime, 5 chime, what did it have? If you have any information on this it would be very helpful.
Thanks
Sid
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You ever find anything on this? It's too bad there's not more pictures (or a video) or a real life triplex in action.
@BillYo414 posted:You ever find anything on this? It's too bad there's not more pictures (or a video) or a real life triplex in action.
No I did not.
@Sid's Trains posted:No I did not.
Try contacting the members of the Erie railroad Historical Society.....to be sure somebody there might can help you if you’re not getting answers on here,....
Pat
@harmonyards posted:Try contacting the members of the Erie railroad Historical Society.....to be sure somebody there might can help you if you’re not getting answers on here,....
Pat
I might try that. I'm trying to figure out the sound because I'm working on a project that is going to be out of this world 😁😁👀👀
As a rule of thumb, freight locomotive at that time often (though not always) had single-chime whistles, while passenger trains had multiple chimes.
Since the triplex has scrapped in 1929, I doubt any film or audio recording of the engine exist. My guess, like smd4 is a single chime. From what I have read, the thing was prone to run out of steam because of the 6 cylinders. Must have sounded like it was running at 60MPH when it was running at a crawl of 20 MPH. I bet the firemen HATED to be called to fire this engine!
Would it have been high pitched or low pitched?
I would GUESS it was in the higher range, as deeper whistles use more steam, and this engine already had a problem with steam production. Remember, this was before superheaters, and it ran on saturated steam. The boiler was not up to the task of providing enough steam.
@Chuck Sartor posted:I would GUESS it was in the higher range, as deeper whistles use more steam, and this engine already had a problem with steam production. Remember, this was before superheaters, and it ran on saturated steam. The boiler was not up to the task of providing enough steam.
I'm trying to get a sense of what it would have sounded like. Does the MTH model portray it correctly? Or does something like a Class A, Allegheny, or a standard hooter sound more like what it would have had.
@Sid's Trains posted:I'm trying to get a sense of what it would have sounded like. Does the MTH model portray it correctly? Or does something like a Class A, Allegheny, or a standard hooter sound more like what it would have had.
Sid, even if you did happen to stumble across film footage of a Triplex in action, any sounds would most likely have been dubbed over,....may I make a suggestion, ...like I said, send an email to the Erie railroad guys, if they can’t help you, then as you’re probably aware by now doing your research work, that’s a Baldwin built locomotive, pick a Baldwin with a single chime like Steve suggested,.....Maybe Jack ( Hotwater) will see this and lend his expertise like Steve did,.....and then maybe with the two of them, and some of your own research, you can make the educated guess,....keep up the good work!...I watched your Camelback video yesterday....very nicely done!..
Pat
@harmonyards posted:Sid, even if you did happen to stumble across film footage of a Triplex in action, any sounds would most likely have been dubbed over,....may I make a suggestion, ...like I said, send an email to the Erie railroad guys, if they can’t help you, then as you’re probably aware by now doing your research work, that’s a Baldwin built locomotive, pick a Baldwin with a single chime like Steve suggested,.....Maybe Jack ( Hotwater) will see this and lend his expertise like Steve did,.....and then maybe with the two of them, and some of your own research, you can make the educated guess,....keep up the good work!...I watched your Camelback video yesterday....very nicely done!..
Pat
Ok Pat. I was just seeing if anyone knew anything.
@harmonyards posted:Sid, even if you did happen to stumble across film footage of a Triplex in action, any sounds would most likely have been dubbed over,....may I make a suggestion, ...like I said, send an email to the Erie railroad guys, if they can’t help you, then as you’re probably aware by now doing your research work, that’s a Baldwin built locomotive, pick a Baldwin with a single chime like Steve suggested,.....Maybe Jack ( Hotwater) will see this and lend his expertise like Steve did,.....and then maybe with the two of them, and some of your own research, you can make the educated guess,....keep up the good work!...I watched your Camelback video yesterday....very nicely done!..
Pat
Something to remember about those Erie triplex locomotives is, they were built in, what,,,,,,,,1918? And gone to scrap by 1932? Not much chance of accurate sound movie film available for such remote locomotives from that era, as they were pretty much used only as pusher helpers. As Steve stated, freight locomotives of that era tended to have high note, single tone "factory" whistles, probable similar to C&O or N&W "Hooter" whistles. Passenger whistles would have been much more melodious.
There’s some help Sid, ....soooo what’s in the pipeline from Sid’s locomotive Werks?...no hints yet?.....
Pat
@harmonyards posted:There’s some help Sid, ....soooo what’s in the pipeline from Sid’s locomotive Werks?...no hints yet?.....
Pat
Well this is kinda a collab. I'm not doing much of the work on the engine itself but I am in close contact with the person that will be doing the work. This is an old 5v engine which has blown the 5v and 2 3v boards. I'm done with it. I've done so much to it to have it blow all these times. So it's getting a treatment. Let's just say its possible that in the end it will put a vision line big boy to shame.
@Sid's Trains posted:Well this is kinda a collab. I'm not doing much of the work on the engine itself but I am in close contact with the person that will be doing the work. This is an old 5v engine which has blown the 5v and 2 3v boards. I'm done with it. I've done so much to it to have it blow all these times. So it's getting a treatment. Let's just say its possible that in the end it will put a vision line big boy to shame.
Very cool, keep up the great work!...looking forward to seeing it, ...
Pat
@harmonyards posted:Very cool, keep up the great work!...looking forward to seeing it, ...
Pat
Oh there will be a post on it at some point. This is what she looks like at the moment. She has been apart for a year now🤔? It's been a while so it's time for her to get back up and running.
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