I had to wait 6 YEARS to hear my steam whistle.

[@Baconm13]

Is that dynamo posterior powered?

[@Hyce777]

yes, yes it is.

[@Hyce777]

@@wesleystuff4882 Bacon is a dear friend, we spoke about it in private. :) thank you though

[@veerailau]

This is the first time ive seen someone use the thanks button

[@rgsrrofnc]

@@veerailau I wondered what that button did. I'd go broke thanking people...

[@Trainboyz1.]

@@Hyce777 the whistle sounded very nice. i didnt expect that it would sound like that, but its still sounds very good and it can get peoples attention easily, so it succeeded very well at its purpose.

[@kuhljager2429]

Hearing that whistle just makes me smile. Nice work making it. And a side effect - since its such a custom made whistle, 491 now truly has a unique voice, you will probably never be able to get a whistle that will sound the same

[@kamenriderfaiz5555]

491 became truly special and unique

[@Quackagate]

I say use your whisle for at least one of the "paper" engines that were never actually built. Or a possible upgrade that can be placed on any engine.

[@thebanananacam]

17:04 that is the laugh of a man who has waited too long to hear something so sweet.

[@jamesgroccia644]

19:05 In case y’all wanna relive the magical sound of the Santa Grande Screamer, a.k.a. the Huber 6-Chime.

[@JonsGarage89]

This is awesome. Im so happy for you man. How many people can say that not only are they an engineer, they're an engineer WITH THEIR OWN WHISTLE? Thats like god tier status. It sounds amazing. I hope to hear this in railroads online one day. Thatd be epic. Also yes to whistles 101 and yes to seeing the switching for 20 and whatever prep was involved.

[@evocationist0420]

Casey Jones levels of legendary, honestly

[@electrik_loss]

@@evocationist0420 I was just about to say lmao

[@stampycatfan01lol]

If I’m gonna be honest, I’d love to see this whistle as the new permanent whistle on 491 for some reason. It sounds beautiful!

[@daveedson8607]

I just ran across your channel today. I watched the video where you brought 491 up from cold, then saw this and could not resist. It didn't disappoint. I'm also an engineer, electrical/mechanical who has designed systems that used steam to automatically heat water for industrial purposes. I saw the pride you had after your first run with the whistle, it was justified. The sound is amazing. I could tell you were emotional, rightfully so. I know I took a great deal of pride in the systems that I had worked on.

[@Hyce777]

Cheers Dave - you know the same feeling as I do. No matter the system, or it's subject - when the time comes, it feels great to truly own it. Glad you enjoy the channel.

[@Keystone1906_Productions]

@@Hyce777that is such an Awesome whistle, It’s definitely louder than the SP 6 that 475 uses. I was wondering if that whistle would fit on a Strasburg engine. Keep up the great work. Hope to see you repair another whistle.

[@weylinwest9505]

Well, we all know what Hyce's new censored whistle is gonna be!

[@waterlevelproductions482]

LoL

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

Man, that sounds amazing!

[@LunaGenYT7905]

All we really need now is 5550 having it's turn with the Huber 6

[@beccajohnson-choma1762]

you mean atsf 3751

[@dagger1-140]

Sounds a bit like a Nathan 6 chime. A deep but commanding tone. Absolutely fantastic. I wish I had the resources to build a whistle like that, what a cool thing to say you own!

[@Pamudder]

As a former player of a stringed instrument I would be very interested in seeing the internal details of how a whistle works. (Some of my organ friends might be very interested too)

[@Hyce777]

:D well i will just have to do it.

[@royreynolds108]

Find or get a copy of the book THE ENGINE'S MOAN by Edward A Fagen. It is about American Steam Whistles. There was a series of articles in LIVE STEAM MAGAZINE some years ago about the design and making the whistles for a calliope. I can't remember the year or issues.

[@kaipu3197]

Pretty cool. I would love to see a whistle 101.

[@Finat0]

Any 101 vid is perfect imo

[@cameronriccio6050]

Oh, most definitely

[@engineerskalinera]

I agree

[@gregmanning8967]

In case you haven't seen it, he did one about 2 weeks ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHuXaKqlaK1rirM

[@A_person473]

I love how happy he sounds and looks when he hears him blow his own whistle, and I also love those beautiful sounds of a steam train, can't forget that 6-chime!

[@colinwallace5286]

The local tractor museum has a steam tractor with a train whistle on it (found one somewhere, thought it should get to roar again). It’s a ghostly sound on a still evening, because it just doesn’t belong. It’s awesome you guys get to help keep this alive.

[@kam833]

that sounds SO DAM GOOD DUDE! congrats! whenever we get 491's class in RRO this has to a customizeble option

[@PeanutGDog]

I love that you kept the audio from inside the cab when it was at the other angles outside the cab like ontop and when it’s looking at the wheels

[@thomaswilkinson3241]

This is the kind of whistling I always connect with the old Hollywood Movies my Grandpa, my brother and me used to watch on Saturday nights when we had sleepovers at our Grandparent's appartment. I love it. Feels so warm and dear to me. Thank you for repairing this wonderful piece.

[@wrkey]

Thanks for putting this video together. Not only did you make an awesome whistle, it was so refreshing to see how much you really enjoyed not only blowing the whistle but running the train. I am envious of the joy you have in the work you do. Keep it up!

[@Branwhin]

Toot TOOT! That sounds amazing. My husband's granddad started his career in the railroad as a fireman. I'm personally a history geek, so I love that people are maintaining these old beauties.

[@Voltaire5482]

it sounds great. i think it sounds like a mix of a horn and a whistle but its the most bad ass whistle ever

[@alericjohansen6775]

I don't know if anyone else has mentioned it, but I think its AWESOME that the railroad place you work for allowed you to put your own whistle on there. I mean, i don't know much about the operations of that kind of stuff, but to be able to say that you designed and built a whistle, and have it mounted on a real steam engine, is a feat by ITSELF, but then to have some company say, go ahead, put it on there, is just icing on the cake. The sheer joy you got from hearing it and using it, just....wow. That is REAL contagious laughter. I smiled along with you just because you were so happy to finally have it on there and working. Good job man.

[@Hyce777]

Cheers :)

[@alansloan7784]

@@Hyce777 Thank you Hyce, for sharing the story behind the whistle (including the tech info on building it). Most of all, a big thank you, for sharing the beautiful sounds of that 6 chime delight!

[@narrowgauger4229]

Hey Hyce, yet another brilliant vid. I completely understand what you mentioned about 'back to reality' - being away from the railway where you volunteer and not being able to go as often is not fun, I'm in the same boat at the moment due to uni. I love hearing your railway preservation stories, keep them coming!

[@s.mittle]

I really loved how happy you was when you got to blow that whistle for the first time but that laugh though 😂

[@MrNeterix]

You guys should become brakeman so you can get this cool lantern like me😎

[@Hyce777]

it is pretty neat :) hand traced by yours truly, lol

[@celrailfan4449]

Watching hyce smile and laugh maniacally like a little child with a new toy when he heard his whistle for the first time ever is so wholesome and beautiful

[@missyd0g2]

Back in the late 1990’s . I took Amtrak from Detroit to Denver, nice sleeper car. Rented a car and visited the Colorado Railroad Museum for a few days. Then Amtrak back home to Michigan. The Railroad Museum is fantastic and someday I would like to return. Your videos will have to do for now.

[@ratheonhudson3311]

I love the fact the whistle itself has a story itself. Every part of a loco has a piece of heart put into it, I feel. So I really love watching a steam loco rolling and feeling alive. Also, that low tone suits it well. Thanks for showing the view of the engine bay. I enjoy seeing it in working situations. I've always wanted to be an engineer

[@travelah79]

Congratulations my friend! Your joy brought tears to my eyes as well! What a beautiful sound.

[@ronaldshabaiash9591]

Your enthusiasm for these engines really comes through in your videos. Thank you for that. It must be EPIC to drive a train like that with your own touch(the whistle) added to its character.

[@patricksheary2219]

OMG what a beautiful sounding whistle. Congratulations Mark! Excellent story and perfection video. Thanks so much for sharing. BTW I just read in the Iron Horse News that you are now working at the CRM. Congrats on that too they are lucky to have you there as a staffer. 🎉

[@StrokerStevens]

Your whistle sounds great, I bet in person it sounds amazing! Congratulations!

[@TrainMedia00]

16:30 ---- 34:22 That whistle sounds beautiful and the sounds of the locomotive is working hard I'm putting this on my SFX playlist this is awesome

[@pootmahgoots8482]

It'd be neat to see the welds ground down and the whistle polished up with brass fittings and all that. That'd be worth it. Huber 6 chime is my favorite whistle. :)

[@H.O.Scalemodeler4501]

I’m broke but that whistle looks pretty cool.

[@wesleystuff4882]

Yes

[@PowerTrain611]

Username checks out.

[@northernhillbilly2882]

@@PowerTrain611 bruh

[@PowerTrain611]

@@northernhillbilly2882 Hey, if you saw the prices of some of those models, you'd understand.

[@79mini]

Awesome whistle so glad you saw it through to completion. Id totally have this as my ring tone on my phone just for an excuse to hear it all the time lol

[@MegaLokopo]

Whether it is irl or in game, keep making train content and we will keep watching.

[@jeffreymcconnell6794]

That is an absolutely GORGEOUS whistle!!! Shows what a musician can do! Thanks so much for sharing this with us. Hope to hear it in person some day. Love your channel.

[@General_Taylor]

19:10 That is the sound of one happy Hyce. Now I REALLY want to go to the CRM and see the trio o little big guys.

[@southernkansasrailfan1964]

You guys should do more special freight runs! I'd love to see it!

[@MPT_Productions]

Sounds absolutely awesome. Hoping we get to hear that on 491 more in the future!

[@Dan_Gyros]

Super cool! I had goosebumps just listening to it! Couldn't even imagine how good it sounds in person!

[@Driver944S]

We need that engine and whistle just as they are in RROL. What a sweet sounding whistle!! Congratulations on a job well done sir!

[@PowerTrain611]

"if the neighbors will let us" Having been the the museum, I got a huge kick out of this.

[@braydenvanallen6297]

This whistle sounds so good!

[@Berserk_Loon]

The whistle sounds awesome! I love to see more turntable use and switching.

[@Alphaace14]

Like many of the other people on here hearing that first whistle blow was enough to bring a smile to my face. Much like it did yours! Though it sounds amazing, like many whistles it needs to be felt though too. Which unfortunately is a current limitation of audio upon the internet... (Incoming 4014 fan boy alert) But that whistle is felt more than heard. Honestly makes me want to try making something like this because it looks so good... But It would never see steam I'm sure. Congrats on getting to make your own whistle anyways! Even if it took you 6 years to do!

[@johnbradley5236]

I don't even like trains or anything like it but this whistle sounds so timeless . like old movies and John Wayne movies

[@noneya69]

I'm not a fan of any whistles but I'm in love with this one. 😲☺️

[@MrJeep75]

What?

[@ernestanderson3726]

Congratulations. Great work and great sounding whistle. You must be proud of hearing that fantastic work of art.

[@gesreidpaving2594]

That 6 chime sounds awesome! I love that sound! That is what a steam locomotive should sound like.

[@DrewMarold]

It sounds AWESOME, totally worth the wait.

[@snowvrgt8667]

the amount of times I have watched the freight train section are in the hundreds. I absolutely love the sound of it!

[@emgeddes733]

This is an amazing whistle Hyce, I absolutely love it. It sounds very similar to a South Australian Railways Rx Class Locomotive's whistle :)

[@ControlPointDonelson]

This thing sounds INCREDIBLE love the whistle

[@royreynolds108]

I got a big whistle once; it was 8 1/2 inches by 44 inches long with a 2-inch pipe. I gave it to the Georgia Agricultural Museum at Tifton for the steam-powered sawmill or cotton gin. I have never heard this whistle blow. It came from a sash and door mill.

[@MrFloppyHare]

That's a great sounding whistle!

[@dakotahsmith5480]

Just realized back in 2019 I visited this museum. It was mid-late October though and it was a brief visit as I had to still make the drive to Pueblo for a week long class. My only time seeing narrow gauge equipment in person

[@blackjackactual7673]

Sounds Great Mark. Congrats on the Six Chime whistle. I love the deep sound and would love to hear that out here. Would be awesome to hear that on one of Mt. Rainier SRR.

[@brendanzio]

that whistle sounds absolutely amazing! cant want to maybe hear it in RO someday ;)

[@brookspotts9312]

Dude yes! Glad you finally got your 6 chime back and running. The pitch is chefs kiss**.

[@raganusmc]

That Whistle sounds so damn good I wish I was there in person to hear it!!! And what a awesome story to go with it!

[@manuelkong10]

I Like that you thought all steam whistles were alike but then found out they aren't....it's kind of a life lesson, don't think you know it all. I kind of had the same lesson when I lived in Japan....taught me a lot about how other people live and how you don't Have to live One way

[@jeffholmes2861]

Awesome Vids Hyce. Keep em coming. You've got one of the most amazing Train Whistles EVER.

[@melissaolson2517]

What a great video! Just watching you work the engine made me smile. You're just a big kid having a blast! ❤

[@mesaman3000]

ABSOLUTELY Whistle 101... and 102 and 103 etc... Congrats on the whistle and finally being able to hear it! I have a plan like this as well, just dont have a locomotive to put it on... YET!

[@Redhand1949]

Your knowledge of steam railroading machinery is just astounding! I almost think of you as a national treasure, like the samurai sword makers in modern Japan.

[@jeremylando40]

That whistle sounds absolutely beautiful!

[@danielteague9200]

This, my friend, is AWESOME!!!

[@SeanJAnimations]

2yr anniversary of the video that helped me find this channel. :)

[@jdgindustries2734]

Damn does that sound great! I recognize that smile on your face... The first time I got to take ARA 18's throttle... A little 90ton teapot was the highlight of my mainline career... Bringing 20,000tons down around Horseshoe Curve, and moving 18 from the ashpit to her assigned Enginehouse track... 😊

[@danielblahuta3330]

It is fantastic that you finally got your steam whistle. It sounds great!

[@tyler593]

that train has AUTHORITY

[@mtfgamma6257]

god...all this video of working on locomotives reminds me of all the maintenance work I did when not doing fireman stuff for 473 on the Durango and Silverton, Wish i could go back, best job I ever had. and yes, More 101 videos, I want more nostalgia.

[@AdamChancellor4449]

Bro that is a Amazing Whistle man good job on the Whistle

[@timma7]

We are here for trains, MORE TRAINS! ooh and uuh, train operations stuff too....

[@NixCrossing]

That’s awesome! Excellent work on that whistle! Reminds me of good ole #90 at Strasburg 🚂💨😍

[@DerpyPossum]

The images of you blowing your whistle while running that beast so effortlessly with such joy is everything i want to be and more 👍

[@joelvale3887]

Finally you became a whistle blower.

[@wofa187]

Dude! That whistle sounds amazing!

[@douggreenwood6379]

Hi, thought you would enjoy knowing that this video inspired me to finish my 6 chime. I worked 20 years maintaining and repairing the locomotives at cedar point amusement park, 2 Vulcans 2 Baldwins and 1 Davenport….I own a Huber steam traction engine that I plan to hang my whistle. Take care and stay safe…Doug Greenwood

[@SD40-2]

Sounds so fucking good Great whistle you made!

[@AtkataffTheAlpha]

Toot toot! @17:02 Hyce this is so awesome that you have a steam whistle!

[@joeythecat7482]

A mix of the "Get the hell out of my way" breed of whistle and the song bird whistle and it's beautiful

[@juletid99]

That black and white picture was really great. It looked just like a few of the ones, from the 1800's that I have seen.

[@veazzyveaz3744]

I've heard you guys at the railroad museum have the Delhi wig wag. By the way the whistle sounds amazing!

[@Breakvan.]

The title made me think “HUMANS CAN HAVE WHISTLES?” Railfans like me would *die* .

[@RioGrande486]

Talk about a W 6 chime! Awesome sound!

[@RobertJackson-vc9rk]

That steam whistle of yours sounds so awesome and amazing that I want one just like it to blow at football games every time my team makes a touchdown

[@Idaho-Cowboy]

Thanks for sharing the story. Whistle sounds awesome!

[@kirbyyork7669]

Reminds me of a Santa Fe whistle. Great job on the construction of that whistle.

[@RowanMackenzie]

17:04 That cackle, holy crap, that needs to go on the Hyce soundboard if anyone knows the audiophile magic to get it clean

[@ndeep45]

Well sir.. I'd be pretty stoked if I heard something I'd been after for 6 years and it languished about the rail shops on its own making the rounds. Yes sir.. pleased Is an understatement

[@maycontainhyjinks2347]

That was awesome! Congrats on getting the whistle working and installed!

[@Axi-Sol]

I’m exited to hear that whistle in game hopefully

[@RC-bm9so]

Hey Hyce. Finally decided to subscribe, would love to see more of these live steam train running from the channel!

[@fishlickmustaches8088]

Oh my god that whistle just makes me melt 🤤

[@questionblechoices]

This sounds great! Glad you did not give up on it.

[@tomtroszak]

I think that's the best sounding homemade whistle I've ever heard!😃 Congratulations, sir. Have you ever done a frequency analysis of this baby at full wail?🤔 I'll make you a 0.5 psi air version for your office if you can save me the bother of matching the note frequencies by hand. er... ear.😉

[@rossshimer3426]

I love your whistle it sounds amazing I love Santa Fe 6 chime whistle you did a good job