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Re: Bell on US diesel locos



> From: "chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>
> Organization: Customer of Connect.com.au Pty. Ltd.
> Newsgroups: aus.rail
> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 19:31:39 +1100
> Subject: Bell on US diesel locos
> 
> I have noticed that alot of modern US diesels have a steam loco type
> brass bell fitted to the front. Is this tradition? Does anybody know if
> any of those US buit diesels in service in the Hunter Valley had bells
> fitted. Or have they been removed for security reasons.


I wouldn't call them "steam era" they have simply been used continuously
since railroads/ways started in the U.S.

BTW, no loco in the US has been built with a brass bell for a very long
time, they are some sort of cast steel now.

Mark