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My new (to me) Thunderbolt siren!

Mon Jun 05, 2023 5:01 pm

Just yesterday, I drove all the way out to Illinois and purchased this Thunderbolt siren from a friend of mine who is also a siren enthusiast (WindyCitySirens on youtube)! This is unit T4053-DR from Dimondale, MI, however it has a mismatched chopper and has a 1950's 1000 chopper instead. I'm glad to say I finally own one of these awesome sirens!
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Re: My new (to me) Thunderbolt siren!

Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:59 am

Congratulations - that's a nice-looking siren! I'd love to get a Thunderbolt sometime, but I need to get my Model 5 running before I can get that far :D
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Re: My new (to me) Thunderbolt siren!

Tue Jun 06, 2023 1:25 am

First of all, did you get the blower, second, A VERY big congratulations for the acquisition.
Proud owner of a Lion King LK-100 hand crank siren. I also can also brag about riding behind a "Climax" locomotive...almost 10 years later.
Greetings from Morgantown West Virginia, home of the longest and oldest PRT system in the world!

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Re: My new (to me) Thunderbolt siren!

Wed Jun 14, 2023 7:23 pm

clarksburg_1000t wrote:
Tue Jun 06, 2023 1:25 am
First of all, did you get the blower, second, A VERY big congratulations for the acquisition.
Thank you! Unfortunately, I do not have a blower for it quite yet. I may get one in the future though.

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Re: My new (to me) Thunderbolt siren!

Thu Jun 15, 2023 12:56 am

I'm curious - are there any modern blower substitutes for the Thunderbolt that don't require 15 horsepower? I don't know enough about blowers to understand the relationship between power, pipe size, and air flow. I'd hope we've come some way since the siren was designed over 50 years ago.
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Re: My new (to me) Thunderbolt siren!

Sat Jun 17, 2023 3:17 am

HDN wrote:
Thu Jun 15, 2023 12:56 am
I'm curious - are there any modern blower substitutes for the Thunderbolt that don't require 15 horsepower? I don't know enough about blowers to understand the relationship between power, pipe size, and air flow. I'd hope we've come some way since the siren was designed over 50 years ago.
Leaf blower I guess as a temporary solution.
Proud owner of a Lion King LK-100 hand crank siren. I also can also brag about riding behind a "Climax" locomotive...almost 10 years later.
Greetings from Morgantown West Virginia, home of the longest and oldest PRT system in the world!

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