3 Whistles of Milw 261

[MachRacer4]

Which one was the MILW 3 Chime?

[Dinosorable]

@MachRacer4 The last one was the 3 chime.

[BNSF5608]

I prefer the MILW shop built 3 chime. :)

[MachRacer4]

@BNSF5608 Which one is the MILW 3 Chime?

[ratrodford]

great video and effects - 

[david245611]

ugghh i didnt like the air horn. to me its inproper for a steam locomtive

[nyc3001]

Besides, I don't even know why the 261 has that ATSF 5-chime. As raspy and distorted as that MILW 3-chime sounds, I would prefer it over the 5-chime. Although I love the 261, I can honestly say the 5-chime ruins the "MILW feel" of the 261. Seriously, that 5-chime should be donated to the NMSL&RHS for 2926

[acdc9902]

@nyc3001 Thats a six chime

[nyc3001]

@acdc9902 My bad

[1xsooliner]

nice shooting !!!!

[shadowknight227]

i like the second whistle on her.

[Dinosorable]

@shadowknight227 Me too.

[Dinosorable]

@shadowknight227 Agreed!

[jedi725]

ah yes the air horn RARE on operating US locomotives only 2 operating steam locomotives today have an air horn the other one is sp 4449. but 261's air horn sounds better than 4449's

[nyc3001]

@jedi725 I have heard from a couple of SP guys that the 2467 has an air horn mounted underneath the cab on the fireman's side. Plus, both IAIS QJs, the RJCC QJ, and the JS at Boone have horns.

[gaycowboy31]

too bad they didnt have an old Milwauke Road caboose for that freight very impressive video

[TezJ16]

The whistle at 1:55 was my favorite

[nyc3001]

Where is the air horn valve in her cab?

[Dinosorable]

An airhorn is good on her but the whistles sound way cooler than the airhorn.

[The3751FAN]

#2 is the best

[Dinosorable]

@The3751FAN I agree with you.

[Dinosorable]

@The3751FAN I totally agree!

[Dinosorable]

@LNERMallard Whatever year this was filmed, it was back when steam engines use to pull freight trains.

[LNERMallard]

@Dinosorable This locomotive ran 1944-1954, so its between that time

[Dinosorable]

@LNERMallard I heard that 261 was built in 1944. And it still runs today. It's been on the rails for 15 years.

[LNERMallard]

@Dinosorable Yeah, i know, but first, it was retired in 1954. And I was being sarcastic in my last comment.

[Dinosorable]

@LNERMallard And on November 2009, they were gonna but 261 in the Green Bay museum. But they changed their mind, and needed help to rebuild her.

[joshmeister4449]

@Dinosorable this was filmed like 2 years ago, its called a photo run buy, and the guy edited the film to make it black and white

[Dinosorable]

@joshmeister4449 I don't think this was filmed 2 years ago. I think it was filmed way longer ago because steam engines don't pull freight anymore.

[joshmeister4449]

@Dinosorable nope, your still wrong are you fucking blind or just stupid, or both?

Shot during a 261 Photographers Special in May 2008 on the TCW in Minnesota.

"Special in May 2008"

or maybe you just cant read.......

[Dinosorable]

@joshmeister4449 I can read. I just forgot to read the description. So, don't call me blind or stupid. >:(

[Dinosorable]

@LNERMallard If you read the description, it says it was filmed in May 2008. Just sayin'.

[TVRM610]

I never liked #261's air horn.



[butti9249]

First whistle is not so good, but the others, yes!

[mikes47jeep]

#3 whistle is my absolute favorite

[Strasburg1991]

hey kschmidt26 is it ok if someday i record the whistles in audio that other steam locomotives had

[nsglc1985]

One of those sounds like Chessie 614

[RDG484]

The third whistle was the one it had when it came to PA some years back. I was so disappointed that they didn't ONCE use the air horn. I liked the second whistle the best, though.

About the air horn-it is NOT the original horn. Although it sounds the same note as the original it has a different quality to it. The horn it has in this video is the same as used by most Budd RDC's. The original horn sounded more like a French Horn while this one sounds more like a trombone.

[EastCoastRail]

Budd RDC cars? "most" Budd RDC cars now a days are sporting K5H's cause the lot of them are from VIA and BCR

[RDG484]

Today? Yes, absolutely no arguement there. But where I was growing up all the ex-Reading and Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines' RDC's all had the Leslie S-25 as shown here. It became known as the "typical" RDC horn.

[nyshortline]

@EastCoastRail See "Cape May Seashore Lines arrives at Cape May station."

[mafarnz]

Actually the air horn is part of the steamers original equipment. Steam whistles are hard to hear at speeds over 60 MPH, so a lot of late era steam locomotives also had air horns.

[shininghappyperson7]

the second whistle was the best

[Dinosorable]

@shininghappyperson7 I agree with you. Plus, the 261 uses that whistle a lot.

[shininghappyperson7]

@Dinosorable oh.ive never seen her inperson to know

[Dinosorable]

@shininghappyperson7 That's because they were deciding rather or not to put her in the Green Bay museum or not. But they decided to put her back on track. So, they did.

[Dinosorable]

@shininghappyperson7 I agree!

[steamfitter123]

nice ,,, I wish I could work on one !!! to check out there boiler from the from the 1700's to 1800's .!!

[mikhailr13]

as much as i like the 2nd whistle the best, it scares the shit outa me

[schul4]

Awesome vid, I didn't know they had an airhorn on the 261

[cpac4400]

1:50-2:06 the whistle sound really nice!

[CMRR401]

second whistle, one word.........epic! :D oh yea

[harrodsburgNSfan]

yeah it's nice but you do know that's not her original whistle, right?

[Dinosorable]

@CMRR401 Totally! 6 chime whistles, like 261's whistle are epic!

[hollywood1340]

The air horn sounds great! Nice to see the original equipment used as it was meant to!

[kevindatrainmasta]

an airhorn doesn't really go well with a steam locomotive

[EvilFartHead69]

not at all

[ThatYankeeKid]

If the Milwaukee road was anything like the SP or the DL&W, they used the air horn much more than the steam whistle when the engine was in service.

Does anyone know what type of whistle the 3rd one was? It almost sounded Canadian of some sort.

[yourweathertodayHD]

the third whistle is currently on an compressed air valve to activate it I believe ....I know for the Grand Opening in '95 of Steamtown it was on the pull cord, as it would vary all weekend, like a typical pull cord whistle does

[RDG484]

The air horns from what I read were used mostly just for grade crossings where the whistle was still used for calling signals, i.e., 2 shorts to go, 3 shorts to back up, etc. As for the third whistle I think that was the stock whistle that the engine came with when it was new. As it was a "wartime" whistle with heavier metals and different alloys in it, that is probably it has such a distinctlive sound to it. BTW: The Reading had 3 streamlined Pacifics with air horns as well.

[harrodsburgNSfan]

The third one I believe is her original whistle. which, in my opinion, is the whistle that sounded the best!

[Starrywarz]

Its actually #2

[Starrywarz]

I mean the current one...

[The3751FAN]

@kevindatrainmasta i agree 100%

[MrDaylight844]

Thats really cool. I never knew 261 had that many whistles

[ronthecyborg]

I've never heard the airhorn before (mainly because they never use it)

they should use it to pull pranks on people. They hear the horn and them a steam engine comes out of nowhere.

[MrDaylight844]

Somehow, you would have to mask the smoke and piston sounds, then you could definately pull a few pranks

[Conductor261]

Fantastic! I was there too and was Chasing her the whole Weekend! It was sure Great seeing her with a matched set of Milwaukee Road Passenger Cars again! Now the photo frieght was great but would have Realy made it special is to have a caboose at the end and Steve Sandburg told me the story on why they DIDNT have a Caboose but I cant say it.

Great Videos Cant wait to see more!

Brandon

[Chatzi473]

y does it have an air horn?

[TrainMan404]

The Milwaukee Road, and some other railroads, employed a single-note air horn on their express locomotives. They are more piercing than a steam whistle, and when approaching at high speeds, they were often the warning of choice. On the line in the video, the old mainline to the west, the Milwaukee would have used the air horn readily.

[Engineer5344]

i like hearing the santa fe 5 chime and alco 3 chime more than the air horn

[ns2701]

Fantastic work Kevin. I always sort of enjoyed the airhorn on the 261.