Diesel Locomotive Sound Systems
for
DC TRACK POWER,
COMMAND CONTROL SYSTEMS, DCC, OTHER CARRIERS & RADIO
and STATIONARY Use

Featuring:

  • Remote operation of the Horn and Bell where you want it and when you want it!
  • Real motor sounds, with a full 8 notches like the real thing.
  • Hear the real bell operate.
  • Play the real horn the way you want to.
  • Hear the brake release as your locomotive starts to pull out.
  • Listen for the compressor relief valve while you idle or are running down the tracks.
  • All sounds from actual recordings.
  • Speaker not included - we offer a wide variety to select from separately

The Diesel Sound System is available with different horns and prime mover sounds.  Please refer to the price schedule for present types available.  If you don't see yours, please contact us. It could be that we are either working on it or if the need is there we just might possibly do it for all requesting it! We are constantly in search of good, clean, usable recordings of various types of sounds. If you have some that you think we might possibly use for your particular sound or you have the real thing that we could come and make a studio recording, give us a call !


Present prime mover sounds available are:

  • Baldwin,
  • Trainmaster,
  • ALCO (both Road Engine and Switcher Engine),
  • Fairbanks Morse,
  • GE with a choice of various horns,
  • EMD.

The horn selection includes:

  • Leslie 3 chime,
  • Leslie 5 chime,
  • Leslie S3K,
  • Nathan K3,
  • Nathan P5,
  • Nathan K5L,
  • Wabco E2.

The horn type must be selected with the motor type upon order.

Did you know that when using the sound system as a stationary unit you can also use our TRAK-DT system to automatically switch speakers about the layout?  Drawings for this type of operation are available upon request and are also located in our Model Railroad Wiring Guide #15.  When operating the sound system as a stationary unit you must a separate power source. Item #689, a plug-in wall power supply, is ideal for this.  You can also wire a switch to turn off the prime mover and just operate the horn and bell with our items #524 and 618.

 
ALCO Road Engine
Prime Mover
Item # Horn Type
692 Leslie L3
693 Leslie L5
695 722
722 Nathan K5L
721 Leslie S3K
694 Nathan K3
696 1 Chime
723 Wabco E2

ALCO Switcher
Prime Mover
Item # Horn Type
727 Leslie L3
729 1 Chime
728 Nathan K3
730 Wabco E2
 
Baldwin
Prime Mover
Item # Horn Type
762 Leslie L3
766 1 Chime
764 Nathan K3
768 Wabco E2

 

 

EMD
Prime Mover
Item # Horn Type
697 Leslie L3
698 Leslie L5
700 Nathan P5
724 Leslie S3K
699 Nathan K3
725 Nathan K5L
701 1 Chime
726 Wabco E2

 

 

 

Fairbanks Morse
Prime Mover
Item # Horn Type
776 Leslie L3
780 1 Chime
778 Nathan K3
726 Wabco E2
 

 

GE Prime Mover
Item # Horn Type Typical road use
716 Leslie 3SK Conrail/other
717 Nathan K5L CSX/AMTRACK

 

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