Top 15 Steam Locomotive Whistles

[@trainofdestructiont.o.d9443]

2:01 heavenly whistle

[@urmanthenascarfan5847]

You got that right!

[@WesternRailway1592]

bro this one's the best. 8:50

[@427Cabriolet]

Shit got me levitating

[@edgoen7310]

​@@WesternRailway1592why did I got polar express flash back

[@RedRiverRailfan]

That scene at 8:50 gives me chills! D&RGW 5-chimes have a special place in my heart!

[@Dylan9758-w1y]

Sounds like the polar express

[@ktempest9340]

@@Dylan9758-w1yBc it is my guy 😂

[@cb_styx3392]

​@@ktempest9340it isn't. The tone isn't right.

[@ABR48YT]

@@cb_styx3392Well in the movie it was more than likely changed but I’m pretty sure that’s the closest thing if not that is the whistle

[@LMR78]

@@ABR48YTthe polar express used a Lima 5 chime whistle.

[@Cragified]

I've always found the 3 chimes to be the best in rolling hills and plains. Nice range and not to shrill. The Hooters and how they echoed through the mountains back in the day must have been something.

[@taylorious1693]

Come to Santa Cruz for the Big Trees. Those still hit ;)

[@ndeep45]

Wow. I know it was my dream to get behind the throttle as a kid and to pull the whistle and hear the great shrill as we left or hit the crossing. Thanks so much

[@Bluster_Kong]

Some day both of us will reach that dream

[@scouttroopergaming]

“I have wanted to do that my whole life.”-Heroboy

[@alphatrolltv15]

Mine also was, and it's rebirthing

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

2:00 my fav. But they all sound great!

[@antonyabrodoodle1542]

Rio Grand 5-chimes are magical whistles. You can almost feel the rich history in its lonely cry.

[@austintherobloxguy4948]

8:50 Sounds like the Polar Express whistle

[@shadowfreddy3117]

Lol, fun fact: D&SNGRR actually has a railroad crossing that is on a highway in its usual route.

[@Edward19542]

@@shadowfreddy3117 huh. I wanna go there sometime

[@markewins9662]

I am from the United Kingdom. I always thought our steam trains had a great whistle. Today, realised that the USA, Absolutely leave us for standing! My favourite has to be the D& RGW 5 chime seen/heard early on the video, at around 1:30. Love it. Thank you.

[@legomannnnn8224]

Yeah, the one at 1:30 is my favorite also. I’m using it in a stop motion video called Runaway Train 2.

[@North_Cascade_Railfan]

That one and 9:13 are my two favorites in this video

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

Glad you enjoyed

[@ladylibrum7145]

The scene starting at 5:32 is like a living painting!

[@Bardsbrothersrailroad]

Rode behind Cass Scenic No. 4. Always wondered what whistle that was. Sounds absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

That Santa Fe 6 chime whistle on Southern Pine Lumber Company 28 has always been a favorite even back when she was still numbered 300 hopefully when she returns to service she'll be once again wearing that beautiful sounding whistle

[@up844productions8]

i doubt it not with the engine it came from returning to service she most likely will be wearing that N&W hooter the rest of her career

[@lakenhines2237]

8:53 OMG that sounds like the polar express arriving man! Sick! Imagine that!

[@Crushercorp]

Man love those multi-tone ones, give me goossebumps. Thank you for the compilation! edit: man, never dreamed of being a train conductor being young, but now I start wishing I was.

[@92729kshk]

😊😊😊

[@arvidthemusictv]

Thank you for changing everything for me

[@koltyg]

and me as well 🙏

[@trainlover123trainsrock]

Yo, just came from your twitch chat reacts video!

[@1309westernmaryland]

@@trainlover123trainsrocksame

[@alandvaemergencyresponses2883]

8:50 got me ascending to the gods my god..

[@ChargerusPrime]

4014's whistle sure sounds good on 844. Yes, that is 4014's original whistle.

[@Videos_N_Stuff]

Really? Zaaaaaamn!!!!!!!

[@North_Cascade_Railfan]

8:53 - 9:35 the best sound that exists, I can’t quite place my finger on it but it gives off an Erie but almost sad sound. Love it!

[@adamallison6859]

The case scenic railroad is the best one of them all, and I’m not just saying that because I’m from West Virginia, the depth and tone is amazing

[@TheInfidel23]

While not my favorite, anything cass has to offer is easy top five. Those high notes and the terrain make such a haunting combo.

[@NS8099RF]

0:00 THAT READING 6 CHIME THO

[@MaddoxsTrains]

I respect the no. 1 choice so well. Its very hard to find a whistle more powerful and majestic than a CoG 6 Chime!

[@basictransportenthusiast4386]

Just the whistle in the intro is giving me shivers in my spine

[@VSR_1000]

0:55 & 1:17 I always loved those great western 4-4-0 whistels

[@WatchesTrainsAndRockets]

Maybe you could put together one featuring the bells. They are so much overlooked but there are some really good ones out there.

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

That's a decent idea.

[@jennifergauthier3014]

481 literally sounds like the polar express 8:51

[@gadg3tmusic]

holy crap youre so right!!

[@brianfalzon6739]

478 did wore it

[@southernsteamproductions7745]

I think its the same type of 5 chime.

[@UltraMagaFan2]

I love me the loud head jarring noise of a Nathan Air Chime K5LLA as much as the next person, but nothing beats the sound of a steam whistle. These things sound 1000 times better.

[@krank453]

7:55 sounds like mallard whistle

[@giddy1337]

@Arkansas Locomotive Works I like how you snuck in some small footage of the C&T Scenic railroad trains somewhere in this video. That’s neat. 👍🏻

[@imagreatbigman]

I can't possibly imagine the 4501's whistle not being first. The Central of Georgia is a nice sounding whistle, but the 4501 is so iconic it should've been first, but that's just my opinion. Also I think not putting the SP Daylights hancock whistle or the NKP 765s Nathan six chime on this list is very surprising. As well as 611s whistle or the N&W hooter. Other than that, this was an interesting video. But I think there was a few iconic whistles left out.....

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

Well to put a note on what you mentioned about the Daylight, I've never documented it before, nor N&W 611, nor a N&W hooter. I don't wanna steal someone else's footage and put it into my own video and call it my own. I've documented 765 before, just not very happy with how I did that.

[@HunterBaggett-r4l]

OMG 4501 I wrote in the cab of that locomotive when they did cab rides I even got a piece of cold given to me by the fireman. I keep it on my shelf as the souvenir.

[@Nezuko-sm8xx]

8:51 The real polar express whistle? I swear Lima 5 and D&RGW 5 must be twins or smth, they sound EXACTLY the same as the Polar Express!

[@ToritheGSMR1702-mz3rc]

2:02 the prr 3 chime sounds like a crosby

[@JesseC1007]

Just got into trouble with my wife .. I was saying out loud with my headphones on yeah! Baby get it and beautiful!

[@pauljones2762]

A I.C. 3 chime is pretty close to heaven,a privilege to pull the chord while mounted on our 2-8-0 at Monticello.

[@henrybrightonmusicuploads]

Great video. I love your choices!

[@7Sevon7]

11:25 is my fav whistle🔥not too high pitch nor too low👌

[@matthewsnyder2114]

0:58 Sounds like Duncan's whistle from Thomas and Friends

[@chrismartin3305]

Always partial to the lunkenheimer 6" 3 chime takes me back to Tweetsie Railroad as a kid on 190 hearing it echo through the smokies

[@Beesrcute]

I know dude, I’m surprised it’s still open! Even after the hurricane that flooded its parking lot, and the mountains in Nc.

[@chrismartin3305]

@@Beesrcute wow thats good to hear im surprised as well glad to hear they made it sending prayers to all affected by the hurricane

[@HunterBaggett-r4l]

I think the Baldwin hooter is the best because it’s the same whistle the general had and the general is actually in display. You can see the exact locomotive that made the chase through Ringgold Georgia all those years ago.

[@RailfanEngineer]

Theres something about lunkenheimer 3 chime whistles, maybe its the shrill echo they produce through the vast forests, or that perfect pitch they produce, i cant get enough of them

[@ailenizintruman3210]

Thanks for midnight therapy... greetings from istanbul

[@giddy1337]

I noticed that there’s a typo saying ‘O&RGW’ instead of ‘D&RGW’ in the chapter title at 1:30 Just pointing it out, btw.

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

It was automatically generated, I didn't even know this existed lol

[@evergreengaming2.053]

2:00 DUDE THAT GAME ME CHILLS!

[@rocket4320]

2102 should've absolutely been here if this was made in '22 LOL. Anyway! These whistles are absolutely LEGENDARY. Absolutely heavenly

[@Henriqueleal0609]

nicely put together.

[@jaspertherailfan2146]

Two most similar sounding whistles: RDG 6 chime(#15) and Flat-top 5 chime(#7)

[@alvit123]

3:09 Everyone knows You're not allowed to stand on the track in case if a train is coming !!!

[@mcp12300]

Reminder, never, ever, stand in the track, I understand these are heritage railroads running one train at a time but it's not a good habit to make when you watch Class 1 railroads as 80mph freight train can sneak up surprisingly fast.

[@rogerhuber3133]

They all sound great since they are installed on live steam engines! LOL My favorite is the Reading Passenger whistle on SRC #90.

[@ThomasFancher]

Steve Wickersham. Hawks Nest, West Virginia. Coming down a hill and crossing a river.

[@scasny]

When the first train was build in America the natives were surely terrified by it shear loudness, puffing and huffing like mad bison on fire shaking the ground while its past by.

[@ShyGuyShow]

Powerful is the only word to describe it

[@amtrakdude432]

i love the shay’s lunkenheimer 3 chime

[@DanielleMaxwell-q7j]

My favorite is 2102 and 425

[@pokemonjawatimurpro1]

The iconic Horn!!!

[@captainkrazee7726]

Hey #90 was on there nice

[@CSX2716Videos-mz3rz]

thats strange i never heard a prr 3 chime have a similar tune to a crosby? 2:32

[@marijanaivanjekskrbec3657]

Oh man i love trains u have made my day🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃

[@tylerrunion2291]

Cass Scenic makes me proud to be a mountaineer, Montani Semper Liberi

[@theark-la-missrailfan]

I have to agree with your number 1 pic 110%!

[@theark-la-missrailfan]

*pick

[@shadowfreddy3117]

1:36 WAIT A FREAKING SECOND, I DONT REMEMBER THAT AREA BEING PART OF THE ROUTE.

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

This is 32nd Street in Durango.

[@AndreDis0beyer]

8:51 this one sounds exactly like the polar express whistle

[@ChrisE72]

This is great!

[@RYZEN2077]

#5 sounds like smthn ive heard in my dreams

[@colinrainsbury730]

I do love a chime whistle

[@stephenmccloughan7541]

8:51 for me.

[@Harry_Potter5972]

At 8:51, where can I find this link?

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

I don't understand

[@Harry_Potter5972]

@@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks I don't know either.

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

@@Harry_Potter5972 so what are you trying to say

[@Harry_Potter5972]

Sorry I was 2 years late. I’m saying the whistle reminds me sounded like polar express. Almost identical.

[@IlanTheSouthwesternRailfan]

Can I get the footage link of the whistle audio at 14:20

[@ryandunham1047]

That kid at the end. ;) that’s cute.

[@seanofthegames1523]

I’d personally have to include 611 on here somewhere.

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

Never seen it operate.

[@RandomKerbalizedGuy]

Guys, we all know, as fellow train fans, what the D&RGW 5 chime is.

[@ChainsawNW1218]

ChainsawN&W1218, nothing like 👍 the sound of a steam whistle.

[@VirginianRailwayProductions]

Why does D&S 476’s lunkenheimer 3 chime sound exactly like the east broad top #14 whistle

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

I thought of that when I heard it.

[@clxudzYT]

5:55 - what is that track man? xD

[@supercoolguynoob2221]

The sleepers almost look invisible

[@WesternRailway1592]

8:50

[@Michale_storen]

if ur a train fan u would love steam horns there is nothing better to hear than steam engine noise mmmmm i love it and if u are a big train fan comment the biggeat train ill give a hint its starts like big

[@MumtazAndrew-hd2oy]

1:29 sounds like 611 bell.

[@noisetrust]

2:15

[@Edward19542]

I think I got a full episode of spiderman as an ad, WTF?!

[@AlexWeiss94]

What about you do one on your favorite European/British whistles?

[@jamesm6638]

do british engines even have whistles other than high pitched single-note shrieks?

[@AlexWeiss94]

@@jamesm6638 yes, the LMS hooter whistle is kinda low, and there’s the A4 whistle

[@e-mananimates2274]

@@jamesm6638 To be fair, there are people who like most of the British whistles.

[@rwhb1]

@@jamesm6638 Think you are getting confused with the French locos!

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

Sorry for such a late reply. I'd go with East German Hooters.

[@3985uprr]

15 for Strasburg 90?? Insulting!!!!!!!

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

That's just my opinion.

[@cb_styx3392]

It's not even a decent sounding whistle

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

@@cb_styx3392 Yeah honestly i put it in cuz i had no other options.

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

Wonder what Casey Jones Whipporwill sounded like back then?

[@COBBF]

Is it normal to cry?

[@g3n3sis50]

you and me both brother

[@Beesrcute]

yea it’s normal to cry… (dang is uhh, “Cobbf” depressed or smth?- why he asking that/6

[@acersalman8258]

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[@SamuelCollins-e7g]

8:48 polar express

[@rickbaldridge8698]

Shay 4 whistle is great

[@VachoanGaines]

9:03 Polar Express 😄😄😄😄😄

[@shirleycooke3595]

My mom's voice HONEY DINNERS READY

[@timburr4453]

4501. That's the one

[@HunterBaggett-r4l]

The DNRGW5 chime whistle kind of sounds like the polar express

[@littlepastelkitten]

113 looks like its dancing

[@xandyboi551]

#13 is best 1:31

[@TeemuSatamo]

Its reading 6 chime

[@GreenPlanet669]

11:19

[@ElFimpo]

Basically get the hell out of my way.

[@raphael_created_videos7892]

The skibidi express

[@marijanaivanjekskrbec3657]

The sad train

[@leisureshoot]

you should remove one of the too many western narrow chimes that all sound similar, and add an N&W hooter whistle.

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

That's insulting.

[@leisureshoot]

@@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks OK, OK, but it would add some variety

[@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks]

@@leisureshoot added as much as i could since I don't live on the east coast

[@leisureshoot]

@@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks don't take it so serious... there are a million whistles, and people are going to have favorites. I made my comment with a bit of tongue in cheek.

[@kingston5469]

I hope these engines trigger environmentalists.

[@near5148]

I hear alot trains where im at