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Soundtraxx is what I mainly use, and I haven't tried their diesel sound yet, but they make a good Alco package, with all the prime movers and horns. I had to use tcs for the camelback, because Soundtraxx doesn't have a CNJ specific whistle.

You should be ok with Soundtraxx for your diesels, as for a D&H camelback, not sure what it had for a whistle, but you can always use a builder's whistle like alco, Baldwin, etc if in doubt. I like to listen to recordings of the real engine and match the sounds up, if you can find them. YouTube is a good place to look, or maybe you can find some DVD films of the camelback. I used the 1980's recording of 1361 for my K4s. I already knew to use the PRR 3-chime whistle, but the video helped me with the air compressor and the chuff.

When I start converting my diesels, I plan on using Jersey Central Diesels by William Brennan as a guide, because he lists all the diesels, what prime movers they had, what horns they had, and if they had dynamic brakes and radios, which comes in handy if you need to disable some sounds. I'm sure there's a comparable book out there for D&H diesels.

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