Nostalgia & History > SP E7 Air Horn Question

What kind of air horn would be on the roof of an SP E7 in about 1967?

Nathan M5 or Nathan P5.

Regards, Jim Evans

This is a few years before your question but here's an SP E7 along Taylor Yard in 1960.

Robert Morris
Dunsmuir, CA
Robert Morris Photography

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The horns on the E-unit in Photobob's photo are Leslie Tyfon A-200-156's.  These were the horns the E7's came with, and were gradually replaced by multichime Nathan airhorns.  Here's the 6004 in 1965 sporting an M5:

http://rr-fallenflags.org/sp/sp6004m03.jpg

The 1964 photos of 6001 and 6003 in these old threads also show M5's on the roof:

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,3071831,3071833#3071833
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,5028011

According to Strapac's Southern Pacific Diesel Locomotive Compendium v.1, the 6001 and 6017 were retired in 1966, 6002 in January 1967, and 6004 in May 1967.  That only left two cab unit E7's on the roster for the duration of 1967 (6000 and 6003), and I have to wonder how many miles they actually rolled up in 1967 as opposed to just sitting in storage.  In any case, the last two SP E7's finally left the roster in 1968. 



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/23/20 21:26 by Evan_Werkema.

FWIW, in Bob's photo the 'Motor Inn' with five windows in the upper LH corner (between the Fiat and the '59 Buick) is extant in the current Google Stret view at 1927 San Fernando Rd Glendale, California -

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1010295,-118.236197,3a,75y,101.04h,80.79t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s2-4XH4mp8MtD0vSe-amczQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

The Devil finds work for idle hands.

BTW, my father introduced me to Bob's vantage point on that pedestrian overcrossing. Railfan bait!
...Lorenzo



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/21/20 16:45 by 567Chant.