A photo of Canadian Pacific Railway #1293 (The engine responsible for the recording.) in 2012, pulling a passenger train on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad line.
This is a sound effect that can be found on the Series 1000 Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas.
The whistle that is heard in this sound effect is a (currently unknown railroad name) 5 chime steam whistle recorded from Canadian Pacific Railway Pacific-type steam locomotive #1293. However, it is clear that it was recorded from a distance.
Clean Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Used In
Movies
- The Iron Giant (1999) (First whistle element only, slightly low volume; used once for the train's whistle.)
Video Games
Videos/DVDs
- The Golden Age of Steam Trains
Music
- Jean-jacques Milteau - Blues Harp Saga (2018)
YouTube Videos
Image Gallery
The Iron Giant (1999) Sound Ideas, TRAIN, STEAM - WHISTLE IN DISTANCE, BIRDS IN BACKGROUND (First whistle element only, slightly low volume)
Audio Samples
(The first whistle element, as taken from The Polar Express video game files.)
(The first whistle element, as heard in The Iron Giant.)
(The entire sound effect.)