4449's New Whistle!!!

You heard it here first, folks! This is the '49's new Hancock 3 chime whistle fitted just in time for Holiday Express. Listen to this beautiful whistle played by Master McCormack himself as the 4449 eases into Oaks Park Station on December 3, 2010.

And before people go saying that I'm wrong, I know for a fact that it's a Hancock 3 chime because I helped install it. :-)

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Autos & Vehicles

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• 4449
• new
• whistle
• december
• 2010
• hancock
• chime

[97trainman]

what happened to the old whistle?

[deloreanman14]

@97trainman - It was returned to its original owner who I believe has plans to sell it. Don't quote me on it though.

[BNSF9250]

this new whiste is utter shit. its old whistle was way better.

[Strasburg1991]

they need the whistle from 4458

[jakarate11]

@atsf3415dbr Awesome. One of these days, they need to put it on 4449 for at least one run. Then we could get an idea of what the daylight sounded like back in the day!!!!

[atsf3415dbr]

@jakarate11 Yup, it's an original. They must have taken it off when 4455 was scrapped.

[jakarate11]

@atsf3415dbr Is it an original 4400 class SP 6 Chime like the 4449 originally had? Hopefully they'll blow it one day on steam.

[lolz976]

what number daylight was it on before now, the 4457?

[Dinosorable]

@LNERMallard I like this one better too. It fits the engine better.

[Dinosorable]

@AmtrakSurfliner768 Me too. It fits the engine better.