You are riding in your car when you pass a big rig. You catch the driver’s eye and pump your arm in the universal symbol pleading, “Please blow your horn.” The driver complies, and the blast thrills you. Even joggers on main roads pump their arms, hoping to hear that spine-tingling train horn blast.
What exactly are these sound devices that have so captured the imaginations of the general public? Train air horns originated as audio warning devices on trains, of course. As engine technology developed and the diesel locomotive replaced the steam engine, the steam whistle became unworkable as a warning device. To fill that need, the air horn replaced the steam whistle. An air horn works by sending compressed air through a supply line into a power chamber. The power chamber channels the compressed air thro
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