A picture of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad #3759 (The engine responsible for the recording.), on static display at the "Locomotive Park" in Kingman, Arizona. (Circa 2012)
A picture of 3759's 5 chime steam whistle. (The whistle that can be heard in the recording.)
This sound effect can be found in the Steam Locomotive Rail Sounds collection, which was made by HiFi Records. The audio is from Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe "Northern" type steam locomotive #3759, when it pulled the "Farewell to Steam" excursion train on February 6th, 1955.
Sound Effect Description
Steam Locomotive Rail Sounds
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Used In
Movies
- Death Train (2003) (A small portion of the chugging element is used multiple times near the end of the film as the chugging sound of South African Railways #3664 before it crashes with the prison train.)
Audiobooks
- The Polar Express (1985) (1989, William Hurt edition)
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