Why American Trains Have Bells

While railfanning in America, you'll more than likely hear another sound than just the loud and booming horn. That'd be the ringing of a locomotive bell, something not commonly found outside the US, but why? Why is it that American trains have a bell, and what's the history behind them? Well I'm gonna explain all that to you! Music: Nintendo Wii U - Editing a Mii Donkey Kong Country - Simian Segue Animal Crossing New Leaf - 8 AM Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Switch) - Mario Toy Company 3 Tomodachi Life - Map (Day) Sudrian Afro - Toby the Tram Engine Theme (Series 1) Undertale - sans. Links: Twitter:   / amtrakguy365   Instagram:   / amtrakguy365   Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/people/1424538... RedBubble Shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Amtr... My Site: http://amtrakguy365.weebly.com/