6: Sheffield Steel. The speaker is located at the rear of the
scene.
I went online and downloaded a large number of free auto sound
files. These included horns (of all kinds) honking, tires squeal-
ing and Model T engines starting, etc. I put these together into a
single sound file with appropriate silent sections. I also included a
dog that has a cat "treed" on the fence rail. At a certain point you
hear the dog barking, the cat hissing and growling, the dog running
away yowling with his tail between his legs, and tires squealing as
an imaginary car tries to avoid them both.
Two Tortoise switch machines prevent the underpass from
actually continuing beneath the tracks. A black piece of sty-
rene blocks the end of the underpass, and the speaker is
installed on the piece of styrene.
East throat:
As a fan of passenger trains, I have listened
many times to the distinct sound that the long cars make
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