NP Steam Engine blowing the whistle

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Title

NP Steam Engine blowing the whistle

Subject

Steam Locomotives
Steam Locomotives--History
Steam Locomotives--United States

Description

Northern Pacific 2-6-2 #2453 is blowing her whistle at the Centralia, WA roundhouse. The recording happened on top of a tender of NP 2-8-2 #1776 which was about to depart. This is shortened version of the whole recording due to copyright.

NP W-3 2-8-2 1776 built-in 1913
NP T-1 2-6-2 2453 built in 1906

Creator

Recording by Elwin Purington
Shortened version of the recording done by Alec Butler from a digitized portion also done by Butler
NP 1776 built by ALCO
NP 2-6-2 built by ALCO

Source

Audio Tape album " Northern Pacific Steam"

Publisher

L&H Railsonics

Date

The recording was made in December 1957

Rights

Copyright by Elwin Purington and L&H Railsonics

Format

This a 42-second portion from an Audio Tape cassette.

Language

English

Type

Audio Recording

Identifier

AB_00020

Coverage

Engine Designs from "Modernism Period" until WW1
Recording made in "Postwar Era"

Citation

Recording by Elwin Purington Shortened version of the recording done by Alec Butler from a digitized portion also done by Butler NP 1776 built by ALCO NP 2-6-2 built by ALCO, “NP Steam Engine blowing the whistle,” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed May 15, 2024, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/382.