SKYWALKER, TRAIN - CONTROL LEVERS BEING ENGAGED

These are sound effects that were created by Skywalker Sound. They were likely created by Randy Thom, and they debuted in The Polar Express (2004).

Used In

The Amazing World of Gumball
Cyberchase (2nd and the first clicks from the third variant only heard in "A Crinkle in Time".)

9 (2009)
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
The Avengers (2012)
The Boxtrolls (2014)
Despicable Me (2010)
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
Despicable Me 4 (2024)
Dog Man (2025)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Iron Man (2008)
Jungle Cruise (2021)
The Little Prince (2015)
The Lone Ranger (2013) (Used on both the Constitution and the Jupiter steam locomotives, when their controls are being engaged/pulled back and forth.)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
Meet the Robinsons (2007)
Monster House (2006) (Used as the sounds of the two main control levers in the Excavator being engaged/pulled back and forth by Chowder.)
Monsters University (2013) (Heard once when the bus driver pulls the door lever for the bus Mike rides on to Monsters University at the beginning of the film.)
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
The Polar Express (2004) (Used for when the locomotive's controls are being engaged/pulled back and forth.)
Rango (2011)
Transformers (2007) (Heard once on the right channel when Ironhide starts to transform before he goes over Mikaela during the final battle.)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Treasure Planet (2002) (Debut)
Wendell & Wild (2022)

The Polar Express (2004) (TV Spots) (Heard once in a very low volume in a Russian spot.)