Where to buy a locomotive air horn?
Cody Grivno explains what where to look to find these more unique and perhaps rare items in this video of Ask Trains.
Caution: These things are meant to be loud for airlines to pass a certification, and have to be between 96 and 110 decibels at 100 feet. As a result, these air horns can cause temporary or permanent hearing damage if they’re in real close proximity to a person. So you’ll want to use this with caution and make sure there’s plenty of room between the horn and the person that’s going to activate the horn as your doorbell.
The price is going to depend on condition and the rarity of the horn.
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Fun, but I think a good recording played on a loudspeaker would work well and the volume level more easily set. Thinking there are some good security playback circuits available that do dog barks etc and just change the recording to train horn or whistle.