noble p Vcgfdtyp mnqd Fantastic!!! I guess I'm going to have to drive there and support them by purchasing a firearm .. Good for themlyxsa Gabby my I. Sleep CRT
Mark Nixon It does that to me too. We had a steam train that came through Chester, Vermont when I was a kid. "Steamtown" I guess it's down in Strasberg, Pa now, but not sure if that's the one depicted in this video. We used to swim under a trestle that they passed over just south of the depot. We'd tuck in to the railings on that trestle when the old girl would pass by. She'd shake your insides... being just a few feet from your face. Very scary and man did it make those guys from steamtown mad!
Giant metallic beasts of burden Singing under the slavers goad . Their clanking armour and steamy breath carrying their masters down the steel ribbon road .
Rio Grande 478 on the Durango and Silverton at slightly lower blast is one of the sweetest sounds. Pretty much any Rio Grande whistle when in tune is great. 487 here sounds incredible.
Ave Saepimentum! On praries wide and mountains steep, In bright sunshine or rain and sleet See the headlamps shine and hear the engines roar as the railcars click by, row on row. Give us this day our journey long, And our daily bread to keep us strong. Give us songs to sing and stories to tell, with peals of laughter, like ringing bells. Give us good sense and our passions, stay That we might live to see dawn and die another day. But if we should die on these tracks we ride, Know we met our end with courage and pride, And on praries wide and mountains steep, the sun may shine dimmer and the skies may weep, But the headlamps will still shine and the engines still roar, And carry our names down the tracks evermore. Weep ye not for the end of our tale, For in life, unto death, we chose the narrow rails. Cold! Hard! Steel!
There's nothing quite like the sound of a good old fashioned steam whistle echoing through the mountains. If there's a better example in the world than Cass, I agree it'd have to be Tweetsie. This just proves to me even more that I need to do more research on the actual specifications of the different whistles.
Used to live across the street from the IC in Chicago. Loved hearing the steam whistles as it passed. Used to stand by the tracks and pump my arm. They'd always give a blast on the whistle. Memories.
Great selection. Of course, taste in whistles is a very personal thing. Whilst I would have ranked them in a different order, I think as a collection I agree with your choices!
My favourites here were the #3 and #8. I rarely listen to six chime whistles but #3 really sounds so haunting and #8...it's the proof that five chime whistles are definitely my favorites!!!!
The "chimes" is the number if individual sound channels for the steam to travel though. The steam is channeled into the chimes when the whistle is blown. The number of "chimes" and the size of them can affect the sound of the whistle.
My number #1, home-built Southern Pacific 6 Chime. Heard one at the Thanksgiving weekend whistle blow in Youngstown, OH about 5 or 6 years ago and realized that is the whistle on the soundtrack for "Petticoat Junction", which makes sense. There would be stock sound of one of those in the movie studio archives. It certainly was not the actual whistle on Sierra #3, which sounds like it has a one note hooter. Closely followed by the standard Nickel Plate Berkshire Nathan six chime on #765. While not a really "pretty" whistle, there is absolutely no mistaking what locomotive is coming when you hear it, and it sounds like it means business.
Yea, I love these things. I just hate that they are not in official service anymore. (You will need to understand how a steam engine works to understand this next part) You know how a steam locomotive burns something to make heat to boil the water? I think steam engines should be brought back, but not be fossil fuel powered. But electric! The electricity would go through wire in the pipes inside the boiler. And that would still boil the water! And instead of carrying the fuel source in the tender, why not a solar panel or a battery? If anyone agree's with me that would be great. Because I love these POWERFUL and AWESOME machines!
Nicely prepared video you done love this oll girl iv worked on her many times as an Apprentice still good friends with the owners of this park windy she's good one
I believe it was at the time the recording was made. We play musical whistles a lot a the loop. Shay 9 has two whistles on her to play back and forth with.
I really like the sound of Australian whistles, I also like the mighty American whistles and the high-pitched sound of the British whistles. So in conclusion i like most.
my fav is #1 as well i have been up there many times as well since my grandparents and i live eighter 30 mins or an hour from it is one awesome attraction
I would have added Sierra Number 3. That locomotive has been in so many movies and TV shows, including Bonanza, Pettycoat Junction and Back to the Future 3.
The whistle sound on the TV show is not the whistle on Sierra #3, at least not as operated today, which is more like a one-note hooter. See answer above for what whistle was on the TV show soundtrack.
I've been fortunate enough to hear #4 (Strasburg #90 Reading 6-chime) in person, as I have visited America's Oldest Short Line Railroad numerous times. I would, however, like to hear the other whistles on this list in person someday.
If you never got to hear it live, try and find a recording of the Steam version of the Nathan K5LA air horn (same notes) that Chessie had made for C&O 614 for the Chessie Safety Express. Truly magnificent. I would call that a great sounding whistle. Also, the Santa Fe six chime whistle on the Texas State engine sounds a lot like the NKP Berkshire whistle (a Nathan six-chime, I think) on NKP 765 (supposedly actually off NKP #700, the first NKP Berk). Some whistles sound a lot better echoing off in the distance, and that is one of those whistles. After years of wondering where it came from, I think I finally figured out where one of my favorite whistle sounds came from - the whistle used at the beginning of "Petticoat Junction", which is not the regular whistle used on Sierra #3. I believe that they used a recording of a home-made SP six-chime whistle. As for some of your other whistles, the Three Rivers Rambler three-chime sounds a great deal like the whistle on Ohio Central G5 Pacific 1293. Finally, it's really hard to beat just about any of the Cass whistles echoing off of the mountains.
#8 is most like the locomotive I normally work with. NZR W 192. Unfortunately it's due for it's ten year boiler inspection. So I'll have to wait and see what the new A 64 and F 13's whistles sound like.
I know someone said this already but, what's with all the dislikes I mean, Sure the Train isn't in action, but the point of this video are for the Whistles! People who disliked are just *Idiots* With no soul for Trains.
Carter Wall They don't all sound the same. Compare a the whistles on Black 5's, A4 Pacific's, 9f's, pannier tanks, Castle classes and they are very different.
+Carter Wall You obviously know nothing about the British whistles/hooters, there at least five different styles, it sound to me as if all the American ones are of the same style.
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This brought tears to my eyes. Like the sound of a wolf off in the distance, it sings of times gone by. Thank you.
noble p Vcgfdtyp mnqd Fantastic!!! I guess I'm going to have to drive there and support them by purchasing a firearm .. Good for themlyxsa
Gabby my I. Sleep CRT
Mark Nixon It does that to me too. We had a steam train that came through Chester, Vermont when I was a kid. "Steamtown" I guess it's down in Strasberg, Pa now, but not sure if that's the one depicted in this video. We used to swim under a trestle that they passed over just south of the depot. We'd tuck in to the railings on that trestle when the old girl would pass by. She'd shake your insides... being just a few feet from your face. Very scary and man did it make those guys from steamtown mad!
Makes me cry too! Why??? Totally chokes me up when I hear the whistle and clang. Good to know I am not alone with being moved to tears.
It's not just a train but a true spirit of a steam ENGINE. That beautiful whistle and the smoke coming out. The true spirit of history
🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃
Giant metallic beasts of burden
Singing under the slavers goad .
Their clanking armour and steamy breath carrying their masters down the steel ribbon road .
This needs praise
Bravo.
peterm3964 beautiful
Poetic
Very well said.
Industrial Music made from the soul. That echo lives in the heart of each of us. And she's coming back!!
Steam Locomotives.....the ONLY man-made machine with a soul.... :' ).......
Indeed!
You have no idea. :)
Jesse C Agreed!
Best thing I've heard all day!
Agreed!!
The steam whistle has to be one of the most beautiful sound in the world.
Oh man!!! Anytime I hear a 6 chime whistle I get chills.
I don't know whether Thomas the Train or The Polar Express got me into trains but I still don't know why I like trains so much.
Grandpa maybe?
I have loved trains and there whistles since I was 1 I'm 13 now and I'm getting back into it.
Yeah, me too. Don't know if it was Thomas the Train or The Polar Express that got me into trains first.
I also had an obsession for trains starting at age 1.
Same
I absolutely love Shay's #2 Logging 1 Chime, best steam whistle I've ever heard
Why did people dislike this video? What do they have against trains?
Leon and Brandon Best Firends mad in 2003
they like desiel
Leon and Brandon Best Firends mad in 2003 ENVIROMENTALISTS they have no souls for the past of railroading history
no showing of the train in action
Leon and Brandon Best Firends mad in 2003
Theres no big engine whistles, like 1225- my fav
Someone probably pulled a train on their mom.
I have many personal favorite, wonderful whistles I say!
ps there's just more character in a steam whistle then diesel horn
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@@letsgobroncos81 I completely agree, Ashleigh. You make a very good point!
@Arthur Dent
Ahaha! I didnt even know I commented on this until I got the notification! XD
Agreed.
I agree
Oh my goodness.. They're all beauties! :)
Rio Grande 478 on the Durango and Silverton at slightly lower blast is one of the sweetest sounds. Pretty much any Rio Grande whistle when in tune is great. 487 here sounds incredible.
I don't live to far from tweetsie. When I go hunting if it's a quiet day you can hear her lonesome moan through the valleys
oh those poor animals...
great western 90 has my favorite whistle of all time. I've never fallen in love with a whistle until I rode behind 90. literally in love
Nothing like a RDG 6-chime.
Beautiful sounding whistles! Thanks for upload.
Ave Saepimentum!
On praries wide and mountains steep,
In bright sunshine or rain and sleet
See the headlamps shine and hear the engines roar
as the railcars click by, row on row.
Give us this day our journey long,
And our daily bread to keep us strong.
Give us songs to sing and stories to tell,
with peals of laughter, like ringing bells.
Give us good sense and our passions, stay
That we might live to see dawn and die another day.
But if we should die on these tracks we ride,
Know we met our end with courage and pride,
And on praries wide and mountains steep,
the sun may shine dimmer and the skies may weep,
But the headlamps will still shine and the engines still roar,
And carry our names down the tracks evermore.
Weep ye not for the end of our tale,
For in life, unto death, we chose the narrow rails.
Cold! Hard! Steel!
I got to blow the Orange Blossom Cannonball #2's whistle! Very beautiful! And of those 12, I liked #2 the best!
There's nothing quite like the sound of a good old fashioned steam whistle echoing through the mountains. If there's a better example in the world than Cass, I agree it'd have to be Tweetsie. This just proves to me even more that I need to do more research on the actual specifications of the different whistles.
+The Mechanical Artist Cass is such a great place, doesn't get much better.
Until it changes hands into private ownership, then I can only imagine it getting worse.
I have heard #190,s whistle
Love the DRGW 5 Chime! I fell in love with it the first time I heard it. Thanks for uploading this video! You have great taste in steam whistles!
Love the look of the loco at 5:05!
I like the whistle too
Used to live across the street from the IC in Chicago. Loved hearing the steam whistles as it passed. Used to stand by the tracks and pump my arm. They'd always give a blast on the whistle. Memories.
#8 sounded like The Goods Train from TUGS.
I love 3 chime crosby whistle. Espically at dollywood
Trainboy192 nothing beats the scream of a big old 3 chime
Yay im not alone
Personally the whistle on N&W 611 is my favorite. It's a deeper whistle. I just love it.
Love that Santa Fe 6 Chime
Out law country plays a snippet of an old steam whistle and it just sounds amazing so now I’m YouTubing steak whistles.
#3 brings me memories of the first train whistle i ever blew
Awesome! I'd love to sound a whistle like that too!
Logging 1 chime is the best!
Number 8 breaks my heart.
First steam whistle I ever heard, at age of 5, was the Reading 6 chime on 2124 during her Rambles. Still a favorite today!
nothing beats the charm of american whistles
Who’s been to greenfield village and heard the whistles
So glad #90 from Strasbourg is on this. Nice to see my Grandfather's favorite locomotive to drive and maintain is still loved by many.
The Durango CO engines have some mean sound!!! Ridden that long ass ride twice. Worth it every time.
When It started the first one sounded like Hiro from Thomas and friends l like him he is strong
I Agree
Nah it's the train from that roblox game, Grand River & Scenic Railroad.
for me , number 5 is the best
I agree 100%
Great selection. Of course, taste in whistles is a very personal thing. Whilst I would have ranked them in a different order, I think as a collection I agree with your choices!
#6 Spirit train whistle - Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks
Love that you have Georgetown loop train! Colorado native here. My parents took me up to do that ride for my 13th birthday
Holy cow these whistles are INCREDIBLE!!!!!!
Fantastic. Brings back many memories.
I also really love the german REKO whistle from the east german steamtrains like the BR 52
My favourites here were the #3 and #8. I rarely listen to six chime whistles but #3 really sounds so haunting and #8...it's the proof that five chime whistles are definitely my favorites!!!!
The "chimes" is the number if individual sound channels for the steam to travel though. The steam is channeled into the chimes when the whistle is blown. The number of "chimes" and the size of them can affect the sound of the whistle.
My number #1, home-built Southern Pacific 6 Chime. Heard one at the Thanksgiving weekend whistle blow in Youngstown, OH about 5 or 6 years ago and realized that is the whistle on the soundtrack for "Petticoat Junction", which makes sense. There would be stock sound of one of those in the movie studio archives. It certainly was not the actual whistle on Sierra #3, which sounds like it has a one note hooter. Closely followed by the standard Nickel Plate Berkshire Nathan six chime on #765. While not a really "pretty" whistle, there is absolutely no mistaking what locomotive is coming when you hear it, and it sounds like it means business.
Strasburg #90 is diffidently my favorite whistle of all time! It also happens to be my favorite engine lol! Love that thing!
Nice collection of whistle sounds, thanks for posting.
Yea, I love these things. I just hate that they are not in official service anymore. (You will need to understand how a steam engine works to understand this next part) You know how a steam locomotive burns something to make heat to boil the water? I think steam engines should be brought back, but not be fossil fuel powered. But electric! The electricity would go through wire in the pipes inside the boiler. And that would still boil the water! And instead of carrying the fuel source in the tender, why not a solar panel or a battery? If anyone agree's with me that would be great. Because I love these POWERFUL and AWESOME machines!
Coldlegos //JTIE agree
Love the three rivers rambler number 1.Thank you for your video
Wow, it's amazing how many of these I've heard in person, just heard (and rode behind) C&TS 488 last month...
Nicely prepared video you done love this oll girl iv worked on her many times as an Apprentice still good friends with the owners of this park windy she's good one
The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore, not like they did back in 1954
#3 was the most aggressive whistle I have ever heard on a shay.
That's why it's my favourite, especially when its echo resounds in the air...
Amazing Whistles. I'm a big fan of the CNJ 3 chime however these were stunning.
The angels of the railway Ever since the 1950's
I believe it was at the time the recording was made. We play musical whistles a lot a the loop. Shay 9 has two whistles on her to play back and forth with.
i love chime whistles so much ugh
My favorite whistle is 203’s Crosby 3 chime!
For me #s 4 and 3 bring the heart of railroading
I miss seeing number twelve run at the Loop
2:30
I really like the sound of Australian whistles, I also like the mighty American whistles and the high-pitched sound of the British whistles. So in conclusion i like most.
my fav is #1 as well i have been up there many times as well since my grandparents and i live eighter 30 mins or an hour from it is one awesome attraction
I would have added Sierra Number 3. That locomotive has been in so many movies and TV shows, including Bonanza, Pettycoat Junction and Back to the Future 3.
The whistle sound on the TV show is not the whistle on Sierra #3, at least not as operated today, which is more like a one-note hooter. See answer above for what whistle was on the TV show soundtrack.
My favorite whistle is the n&w 611. Omg it's so cool.
Mr. Moseby Yes sir,that is a great whistle.
Hancock 3 chime long-bell, similar to the whistles on UP #844 and SP #4449.
That ATSF 6 Chime is just plain amazing.
If I'm not mistaken. Each railroad had there own type of whistle.
I've been fortunate enough to hear #4 (Strasburg #90 Reading 6-chime) in person, as I have visited America's Oldest Short Line Railroad numerous times. I would, however, like to hear the other whistles on this list in person someday.
i am the big fan for tweetsie. tweetsie is my favoriete trains, i come from the netherlands.
A. Tweetsie has multiple trains.
B. I LOVE TRAINS FROM THE NETHERLANDS!
The first whistle on the list belongs to Valley Railroad #40. You can recognize the engine from the bell.
No I have never been to the Valley Railroad and these are all whistles I have recorded, where the whistles are being blown is stated in the video...
Really? The whistle and bell sound exactly the same as Valley #40. Of course, the last time I had heard #40 was on a VHS from the early 1990s.
AYYYY!! the Texas State Railroad is on here!! I've ridden on that line!!
no No 131 train from back to the future III
This was a list of my favorite whistles that I have heard in person. If i didn't record it it didn't make the list.
Ok peace chooooooooooooooooooooooo !
Let's not forget YOUR name's whistle! Gotta love that Daylight!
If you never got to hear it live, try and find a recording of the Steam version of the Nathan K5LA air horn (same notes) that Chessie had made for C&O 614 for the Chessie Safety Express. Truly magnificent. I would call that a great sounding whistle. Also, the Santa Fe six chime whistle on the Texas State engine sounds a lot like the NKP Berkshire whistle (a Nathan six-chime, I think) on NKP 765 (supposedly actually off NKP #700, the first NKP Berk). Some whistles sound a lot better echoing off in the distance, and that is one of those whistles. After years of wondering where it came from, I think I finally figured out where one of my favorite whistle sounds came from - the whistle used at the beginning of "Petticoat Junction", which is not the regular whistle used on Sierra #3. I believe that they used a recording of a home-made SP six-chime whistle. As for some of your other whistles, the Three Rivers Rambler three-chime sounds a great deal like the whistle on Ohio Central G5 Pacific 1293. Finally, it's really hard to beat just about any of the Cass whistles echoing off of the mountains.
is there anywhere to buy reproductions of these or originals?
#8 is most like the locomotive I normally work with. NZR W 192. Unfortunately it's due for it's ten year boiler inspection. So I'll have to wait and see what the new A 64 and F 13's whistles sound like.
Where can I find the clip for the whistle at 5:42?
90s whistle is so bueteful
I have seen Tweetsie #12 in real life and it is beautiful. The number 3 Baldwin westburg freight whistle is the best there in my opinion
I know someone said this already but, what's with all the dislikes I mean, Sure the Train isn't in action, but the point of this video are for the Whistles!
People who disliked are just *Idiots* With no soul for Trains.
Cass Shay #11 all the way! Ive been there at leaf 7 times and every time I go I always video #11 and its whistle!
Reading 6 chime ftw
Why does the D&RGW 3 Chime whistle sound oddly like a PRR 3 Chime?
Thanks for the info I wasn't sure about those two, made corrections in video.
I agree, #12 has the best whistle
Train whistles are a set of discordant notes or blasted in a minor key. That's why they're creepy.
Gotta love that Baldwin 3 Chime!
My favorite whistle is the Black Hills Central #110 and soon to be #108
That’s America I’m hearing!
Of course we couldn't forget about pretty little Tweetsie
yea!
Anyone else come her because of bachmann"s Chattanooga?
I know Tweetsie 12's whistle is a 3-chime, but who is the manufacturer? I would love to acquire a whistle that sounds anything remotely close to it.
Shay 2 sounds awesome 😎 Sorta like 1218
#7 and #6 are the same whistle on sister engines, just with slight differences in tune.
although D&RGW 488 is my favorite of the K36's.
My favorite are the Virginia & Truckee one chime, and Sierra Railway #3's five chime.
Pity there were no British loco's on this list... But oh well, nice to hear none the less.
All the british locomotive whistles sound the same. Really high pitch single tone whistles that frankly sound very annoying.
sorry American sound better, but I can understand British are so much faster
Carter Wall They don't all sound the same. Compare a the whistles on Black 5's, A4 Pacific's, 9f's, pannier tanks, Castle classes and they are very different.
+Carter Wall You obviously know nothing about the British whistles/hooters, there at least five different styles, it sound to me as if all the American ones are of the same style.
+ralph5407 lol
5:24 D&RGW #473's Reading 6 chime Whistle Trainz
I like 12 and 5 they sound 👌🏻
Whistles were given names to identify the sound they made, I'm not sure what they identify though. :-P