1-18-16 siren hunt

[bobcat418]

A few days ago, I took a small trip down to Atlanta, GA and along the way, I got to take some pictures of some sirens on my journey. Enjoy

The first siren that I saw was Cobb county siren #19 which is the last remaining Thunderbolt in Cobb county. It is located behind Custom Signs Today on Powers Ferry, RD and is doing well aside from the broken rotator.

Here is a view of the siren head

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Here is a view of the blower and controls

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Here is a view of the entire installation

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The Mexican restaurant next-door on the other hand isn't doing so well...

The restaurant appears to have burned down recently

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After seeing the Thunderbolt, it was time to head down to Atlanta where I made another visit to The Fish Hawk and got a better picture of the mystery horn set on top of one of the buildings behind the store.

I will also post this on the mystery siren thread, however it looks to be something like a Whelen WS-1000

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Then I went by the Amtrak station and there was a train waiting to leave the station.

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After that, it was time to start heading back, but I was able to get some more pictures.
The next siren that I caught was a Whelen WPS-2804 behind a BP gas station in Cartersville, GA.

Here is a view of the siren head

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Here is a view of the siren controls

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Here is a view of the entire installation

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[bobcat418]

My next stop was at Cartersville, GA city hall where they have a Whelen WPS-2809.

Here is a view of the siren head

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Here is a view of the siren controls

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Here is a view of the entire installation

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After that, I passed the Carmike Cinema, which has another Whelen WPS-2809 in front of it.

Here is a view of the siren head

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Here is a view of the entire installation. Notice the weird curve in the pole

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A few miles down the road, I stopped at the Whelen Vortex located just past I-75 near Tellus science museum.

Here is a view of the siren head

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Here is a view of the siren controls

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Here is a view of the entire installation

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My last stop was at the Whelen Vortex off of Reynolds Bridge, Rd.

Here is a view of the siren head

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Here is a view of the siren controls

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[Valra Bellkeys]

Great pictures! Its a shame you couldn't get better pics of the mystery horn set, or even ask when it goes off and/or what it is for! Still, great pictures!