Wabco E-2B-1 | |
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| Horn and photo courtesy Ed Kaspriske, Horns Inc. | |
As early as the late 1940's, Wabco had a series of three chime "E-2B" airhorns available. The horns consisted of various E and B-series "pneuphonic" horn bells attached to a common manifold, with the two outer bells angled 3 degrees outward relative to the center bell. The E-2B horns never achieved much market penetration, but a few did find their way onto locomotives.
The E-2B-1 was probably the biggest seller of the line. It featured a large E-2
bell in the center, flanked by a B-7-21 and a B-7-25 bell. The combination of tones wasn't any
particular musical chord, but was an handsome, deep sound nonetheless.
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 | Early E-2B-1's used short and long B-6 horn bells instead of the B-7's . The horn's sound was reportedly the same in either case. Photos provided by Ed Kaspriske, Horns Inc. |
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Factory tuning was: 170Hz, 210Hz, and 255Hz | |
It is unlikely that any E-2B-1's survive on active locomotives, but
thankfully several have been preserved in private collections.
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E-2B-1 sound samples:Courtesy Ed Kaspriske, Horns Inc.:Sample 1...261kB...12 seconds Sample 2...528kB...24 seconds Sample 3...168kB...7 seconds Sample 4...55kB...2 seconds | |