The acoustics of the valleys that the Cass shops are near and in make most whistles sound much better than they might if heard in flatlander country. You really have to hear it in person to truly appreciate it.
I can still hear them, lying in bed late at night in my family home along the Hudson, circa 1950s. Unfortunately I can no longer picture them in my head. IIRC, different seasons caused them to sound different, more muffled on steamy hot summer nights and just amazing sounding on clear, cold fall nights. Great memories !
This was used by the K-5 Pacifics and L-4 Mohawks. The Mikados and earlier Mohawks used the 5 chime whistle, the Hudsons used a Nathan 6 chime, and the Niagaras used a Hancock long bell 3 chime.
@@bigharryyy03 Didn't some of the Niagara's also carry 6 chimes? Previous footage that thankfully was caught before they went "poof" shows them with whistles that in the least *sound* like 6 chimes, not a hancock 3 chime like 611 or the other engines have.
@@AdmiralColdhead 765 sounds different. The Hudsons sounded more like 1225, whom I believe has the same whistle. I guess different engines make the same whistle sound different.
southernpacific4346 The NYC Niagaras carried a Hancock 3 chime long bell whistle similar to that of the UP 844, SP 4449, N&W 611, and many others. They were the only locomotives on the New York Central to be equipped with that whistle. On an even more interesting note, they were also equipped with air horns that were used fairly often when the engine was at speed to reduce the amount of steam wasted. Not that the Niagaras had any steaming issues, which is far from the truth, but the NYC saw it fit so that's the way they had it.
Commodore Vanderbilt's wore these, this audio witness sounds very similar to this, exept the distortion of the original audio and the echo of this one czcams.com/video/_eIOtj7V060/video.html
The acoustics of the valleys that the Cass shops are near and in make most whistles sound much better than they might if heard in flatlander country. You really have to hear it in person to truly appreciate it.
I can still hear them, lying in bed late at night in my family home along the Hudson, circa 1950s. Unfortunately I can no longer picture them in my head. IIRC, different seasons caused them to sound different, more muffled on steamy hot summer nights and just amazing sounding on clear, cold fall nights. Great memories !
This was used by the K-5 Pacifics and L-4 Mohawks. The Mikados and earlier Mohawks used the 5 chime whistle, the Hudsons used a Nathan 6 chime, and the Niagaras used a Hancock long bell 3 chime.
So the Mercury Shrouded K-5s had this. Astonishing.
I thought this was the Niagara whistle. Does that mean they wore the same as UP 844 and N&W 611?
@@samuelbenge524 Yes, although they hardly ever used their whistles because they also had air horns that the engineers were encouraged to use instead
@@bigharryyy03 Didn't some of the Niagara's also carry 6 chimes? Previous footage that thankfully was caught before they went "poof" shows them with whistles that in the least *sound* like 6 chimes, not a hancock 3 chime like 611 or the other engines have.
@@zenith8101Do you have the video?
Guess i'll be the first one to say it
MOHAWK THAT NEVER QUIT FEELS
God I can’t believe that came out when I was in the 5th grade and now I’m a sophomore
The Mohawk That Wouldn't Quit
Yes, this whistle brings back TMTWQ vibes, love that 6 chime
*THE FEEEEEEEELS*
THAT WHISTLE IS THE BEST NYC WHISTLE.
I love to hear those whistles echo around the mountains of Cass. Thanks for posting this video!
Thanks for posting this! Even though the Hudsons themselves are gone, at least we get to hear the awesome whistle they had.
I believe Hudsons had Nathan 6 chimes. If you wanna hear those, just listen to NKP 765
@@AdmiralColdhead 765 sounds different. The Hudsons sounded more like 1225, whom I believe has the same whistle. I guess different engines make the same whistle sound different.
@@AdmiralColdhead there are some videos with the Hudsons blowing up the whistler
@@daniko4447 Again, these videos have not been authenticated. And they may be “blowing their whistle” but the audio is silent.
It sounds like one of the whistles you hear in the Walt Disney film: The Brave Engineer.
I love this whistle SO much!
That whistle almost sounds like the one on D&RGW K-37 class #497
Music from this whistle. I was born 50 years too late!
And this is why NYC was once king.
Mohawk #3124 4ever!
0:08 That’s the Whistle from the Mohawk That Never Quit
the whistle is being used on TRAINZ nyc mohwak , and also New York Central husdon at Terminal Railways on Roblox
I love this whistle
Should get a whistle like that for New Hope 17
0:08 Angry Eevee Whistle
No offense to anybody, but why does this whistle almost sound like a leaf blower.
But that echo was INSAIN!!!!!!
Sounds like a blown speaker coil to me. Have you checked it out ? Through my speakers it sounds like music to my ears, no leaf blower here !
@@flynnlizzy5469
I didn’t say I was complaining about it
The 4-8-2 returns
NIce video guys!
Nostalgia….
So *that's* where that comes from!
This was used in trainz
Yes
LOVE IT!!!
I've seen sound footage of the Commodore Vanderbilt that seems to have this whistle on it.
This was the whistle type from the vanderbilts, and Dreyfus hudsons
Same, this is probably the same type 5344 wore. NYC 6 chime cast iron
Does the cast iron bell make any difference in sound?
nice
Hudson whisle
0:09
It is a 5 chime
i agree with you
Awesome
Sound like Santa fe 3751
It sounds like Ariel's whistle
Did the Niagaras also carry this whistle?
southernpacific4346 The NYC Niagaras carried a Hancock 3 chime long bell whistle similar to that of the UP 844, SP 4449, N&W 611, and many others. They were the only locomotives on the New York Central to be equipped with that whistle. On an even more interesting note, they were also equipped with air horns that were used fairly often when the engine was at speed to reduce the amount of steam wasted. Not that the Niagaras had any steaming issues, which is far from the truth, but the NYC saw it fit so that's the way they had it.
David Sanchez no. Niagaras did have NYC 6 Chimes. I bet some didn’t, but all the videos I have seen and from what I have read they had NYC 6 Chimes
how old is this video?
wait nvm I found out why the quality looks like it was made with a potato
Commodore Vanderbilt's wore these, this audio witness sounds very similar to this, exept the distortion of the original audio and the echo of this one czcams.com/video/_eIOtj7V060/video.html
who came here because of terminal railways?
Nope I came from trainz
@@alexthesouthernpacificmt4879 same
Who Came Here From The Mohawk That Wouldn’t Quit Part 5 0:15
Trainz 2006 New York central Mohawk
how much for a cast
who is blowing that whistle?
NYC 3001
Not sure if 3001 hauled freight or not but if so it would have a nyc 5 chine
just like in the movies
NOOOOOOOOO
Oliver:That's my US whistle
Steam Engine:I'm sorry Oliver