a picture of Southern Pacific Daylight no. 4445 (the engine responsible for the recording), in a unknown location and date.
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 heard in this recording is from a Hancock 3 chime steam whistle that was recorded from a Southern Pacific GS-4 locomotive, specifically #4445.
Most people thought it was from Texas & Pacific #610 since her whistle sounds nearly identical to the ones from this recording. but it was #4445's whistle because the sound effect is from courtesy of Southern Pacific Railroad.
Judging by how the pattern of the whistle goes, it's likely that #4445 was going through a railroad crossing.
Similar Variations
Sound Ideas, TRAIN, STEAM - STEADY RUNNING, FAST SPEED WITH WHISTLE
Sound Effect Description
(Recorded in cab of a engine at high speed) (Courtesy of Southern Pacific R. R.) Four whistles, spiral, continious run with occasional whistle.
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Used In
TV Shows
- The Further Adventures of SuperTed
- The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (First whistle only - used once for the train in the intro.)
- Secret Squirrel (Heard in “Stopped Training” and “Gold Rushed.”)
- Wacky Races
Web Originals
- B. Happy (Heard once in Episode 3)
YouTube Videos
- Fast Freight Productions
- Super Foxy Railway Prodcutions
- Sierra Railway Videos
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