A picture of Poway Midland Railway #3, passing through a crossing.
a close-up of the Lunkenheimer 3 inch 3 chime whistle from Poway Midland #3, this is the kind of whistle heard in the recording.
This is a Disney sound effect. is not included on Cartoon Trax Volume 1 or Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library. it was used extensively for Casey Junior in Dumbo.
Originally Lisboa Filme/Tobis Portuguesa sound effects, it debuted in A Canção de Lisboa (1933). The whistle, as heard in Dumbo, was sourced off from a Lunkenheimer 3 inch 3 chime whistle from Poway Midland Railway steam locomotive #3. (this is also the kind of whistle that used some of the DisneyLand Railroad locomotives).
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Used In
TV Shows
Movies
- A Canção de Lisboa (1933) (debut)
- The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
- Crossroads (1937)
- Dark Journey (1937)
- Dumbo (1941)
- From Russia with Love (1963)
- New Women (1935)
- Scenes of City Life (1935)
- The Secret Agent of Japan (1943)
- Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts (1935)
- Thunderbird 6 (1968)
- The Train (1964)
Theme Parks
- Casey Jr. Circus Train
- Casey Jr. Splash 'n' Soak Station
- Happiness is Here Parade (Used for Casey Junior.)
- Main Street Electrical Parade (Used for Casey Junior.)
Videos
- Disney's Sing Along Songs (Heard in "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah", "The Early Years", and the international version of "Colors of the Wind".)
Audiobooks
- Dumbo Read-Along (1977)
YouTube Videos
- EricScotsman72
- The MilanToon Channel (Used as Casey Jr.'s whistle.)
Image Gallery
Audio Samples
(Variant heard in the Casey Jr song)
(Variant extracted from the Dumbo movie OST)
(Variant extracted from the Dumbo Movie)