Mark Twain's Whistle

[@railsrust]

Just an FYI, the whistle definitely IS a Lunkenheimer 3 chime whistle. They made dome top whistles of this style. You know, with the ornamental nut on the top. The only other alternative would be a Powell, but it sounds nothing like a Powell, and the openings for the whistle are different. Powells have square semiarched openings, whereas Lunkenheimers had fully arched mouths. The sound is a dead ringer for a 5" Lunkenheimer 3 chime. As far as I understand, it's also the same musical chord of a Southern 3 Chime whistle.

[@victoresquivias7299]

Great video of the Mark Twain

[@WaltsNephew]

Thank you very much! Keep the queen of the river in mind for an upcoming compilation

[@ThrashDawg]

Very fascinating. I wouldn't know the difference between this and a train if I heard it in the distance.

[@WaltsNephew]

Me being me, I know this is more tuneful and meant for resonating through a valley to announce the impending arrival of a grand paddle steamer haha

[@justinratcliffe947]

Riverboats have quite a fascinating history

[@WaltsNephew]

Indeed! Very rich history, but not as rich as locomotives haha

[@justinratcliffe947]

@@WaltsNephew Damn right

[@justinratcliffe947]

@@WaltsNephew Btw have you heard about Canadian Pacific and Kansas City merging?

[@WaltsNephew]

@@justinratcliffe947 I did; read about it when I was checking up on market news

[@justinratcliffe947]

@@WaltsNephew America has seen countless Railroad mergers since 1970

[@tinkershell1856]

This video made my day! ❤ I love the Mark Twain ❤

[@JohnM240]

What about Samuel Clemens

[@tinkershell1856]

@@JohnM240 same 😉

[@WaltsNephew]

Mark Twain all the way (for watercraft, that is haha)

[@CaliforniaCoastRailActions]

At 0:04, it sounds like Southern 4501’s 3 chime!

[@WaltsNephew]

Quite close!

[@TrainBandit]

Is the boat a functioning steam boat or is on a track under the water being dragged

[@thunda7928]

It's a functional steamboat. It propels itself with its paddlewheel, but is guided by an I-beam track under the water, so it isn't steered from the pilothouse.

[@TrainBandit]

@@thunda7928 ok so I was half correct lol.

[@WaltsNephew]

Indeed, a genuine steamer riding along a track. So, in a way, Mark Twain is both a paddlewheel steamer and a floating monorail hahaha

[@TrainBandit]

@@WaltsNephewlol. It’s a cool idea for a theme park.

[@calimom3lestudios931]

Hmmm... The whistle isn't sounding as good as it did a couple years ago. I smell something broken. Time to contact Rizzoli Locomotive Works!

[@WaltsNephew]

Interesting concept! I wonder if they could do just that

[@Trainlover1995]

I think the actual problem is that they aren’t blowing the whistle as hard anymore because the neighbors complained about the noise. You used to be able to hear the Mark Twain from the other side of Harbor Blvd, and on my most recent visit, I couldn’t even hear her from Tomorrowland.

[@junarrailwaygroup2891]

The whistle is like a steam train

[@WaltsNephew]

Close, but I think with the tone it's better suited for river traffic