I can tell what that whistle is. It's a Powell 3 chime. Those Powells sound odd, although this video is old enough that it doesn't catch the beauty of it. They play one of those most interesting and original sounds you'll ever hear.
Very nice angle Maxx. I agree on the whistle being weird. What was the deal there? Was it the acoustics of the location or was the whistle altered in some way?
That was the engineer,s whistle. Back in the old days the locomotive had it,s whistle. Most engineer,s would put there whistle on when they started there shift. That way his family would know what train his was running. The sound of this one could not be missed. Engineer at the helm Bill Johnston.
I was using a 10 foot jib poll.
trainmaxx 6 months ago
I didn't notice the doghouse.
PetersTrainz101 6 months ago
@PetersTrainz101 Thats because I was in it.
trainmaxx 6 months ago
@trainmaxx Not only that, I saw low shots of the train in some videos.
PetersTrainz101 6 months ago
Powells always have this eerie deep tone to them.
ThomasSukhoi 1 year ago
I can tell what that whistle is. It's a Powell 3 chime. Those Powells sound odd, although this video is old enough that it doesn't catch the beauty of it. They play one of those most interesting and original sounds you'll ever hear.
railsrust 1 year ago
@railsrust By the sounds of it, it sounds more along the lines of a Virginian 3 chime.But of course I can be wrong.
Rockinrailroader765 1 year ago
I LOVE THIS STEAMER.
micahthatrocks 3 years ago
love that whistle!!!
ParanormalStateRocks 3 years ago
That is an interestin whistle.
DanielVolker 3 years ago
love the echooooooooo lol
4yall 3 years ago
Now that's character.
chappy39 3 years ago
God that whistle is nice sounding.
WMProductions83 4 years ago
Very nice angle Maxx. I agree on the whistle being weird. What was the deal there? Was it the acoustics of the location or was the whistle altered in some way?
warzonesports 4 years ago
That was the engineer,s whistle. Back in the old days the locomotive had it,s whistle. Most engineer,s would put there whistle on when they started there shift. That way his family would know what train his was running. The sound of this one could not be missed. Engineer at the helm Bill Johnston.
trainmaxx 4 years ago
cany loud sp train
nasher902k7 4 years ago
I LOVE IT!!
buntik1687 4 years ago
That is VERY Strange whistling. Never heard anything like it. Especially how he ends each whistle blast gives me the heeby geeves.
Strasburg475 4 years ago
Engineer doesn't know how to time when to start blowing whistle? Strange, too.
robertgift 4 years ago
That's got to be the weirdest whistle's I've ever heard.
And the weirdest whistle quilling I've ever heard!
JoMiFu 5 years ago
There is a song about 745 it's called ghost along the rails.
trainmaxx 5 years ago
the ghostly train
electro2312 5 years ago
that whistle sounds really weird.
mikes47jeep 5 years ago