a sketch of a Star Brass 5 chime whistle (the kind of whistle heard in the recording)
This is a rare sound effect that can be found on the Standard Sound Effects Library, which was made by Standard Radio Transcription Services Inc. The whistle that is heard in this sound effect is a Star Brass 5 Chime Whistle.
Sound Effect Description
continuous; Taken from locomotive cab perspective; speed from medium run to fast, three whistles for crossing with spread ahead of each for cueing.
Similar Variations
H-B TRAIN, WHISTLE - STEAM LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLE (Disney Sound Service's edited version)
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Used In
TV Shows
- The All-New Pink Panther Show (Heard once in “String Along in Pink”.)
- Australia's Funniest Home Videos
- The Banana Splits
- Garfield and Friends
- The Get-Along Gang (Heard in "Bingo's Pen Pal".)
- Heathcliff (1980 TV Series)
- Heathcliff (1984 TV Series) (Heard in "Who's Got The Chocolate", "Wishful Thinking" and "Cat Can Do.")
- The Houndcats
- Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (Heard once in "Dental Hyjinks" in a lower pitch.)
- Linus the Lionhearted
- MoonDreamers
- The Mr. Men Show
- The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
- Police Academy: The Animated Series
- Secret Squirrel (Heard once in "It Stopped Training.")
- Sesame Street
- The Tom & Jerry Kids Show
- Wacky Races (Heard once in "See Saw to Arkansas")
- What's New, Mr. Magoo? (Heard once in "Choo-Choo Magoo.")
TV Specials
Movies
- The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988)
- The Hurricane Express (1932) (Debut, used in the start of every chapter and for the train's whistle.)
- Scooby Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988)
- Yogi's Great Escape (1987)
Shorts
- DePatie-Freleng Cartoons
- Pink Panther Cartoons (Heard once in "String Along in Pink.")
- Popeye Cartoons (Heard twice in "Taxy Turvy")
- Kartunes (Heard once in "Gag and Baggage")
YouTube Videos
- Myles Moss
- Sierra Railway Videos
- Steamisking
- Super Foxy Railway Productions
- Werewolf Wheeler Inc.
Other Media
- Hanna-Barbera Records - Drop-Ins Volume One (1965)
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