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The actual whistle mounted on the locomotive using it at the time the effect was recorded.
This sound effect can be found on The General Series 6000 Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas. An identical copy of this sound effect, Sound Ideas, WHISTLE, STEAM - WHISTLE BLOWING FROM A STEAM TRAIN 02, can be found on The Mix I Broadcast Music Library.
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Info
- First recorded: Early 1990s
- Creator: N/A
- Owner: Sound Ideas (1992-present)
- Origin: Steamtown National Hustoric Site, Scranton, PA
- Year debut: 1992
- First heard: The Addams Family (1992 Series)
- Area used: Worldwide
This whistle is a fouled CN 5 chime step top whistle, once owned by CN S-1-a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive no. 3254 in the 1980s. Eventually, it would get replaced by a better tuned whistle. The site where the sound effect was recorded is probably Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Used In
TV Shows
- The Addams Family (1992 Series)
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series (Heard once in "The Best Partner" and "A Welcome Hero".)
- Animaniacs
- Animaniacs (2020) (Heard in "Warner, She Wrote.")
- Arthur (Heard often in "Strangers on a Train".)
- Barney & Friends (Heard once in "Who's Who on the Choo Choo?" and heard often in "The Magic Caboose".)
- The Busy World of Richard Scarry
- Bear Behaving Badly (Heard once in "Out of Control" and "Nev the Bear Wizard".)
- Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (Heard once in "All Aboard!".)
- Dinosaur Train (Heard occasionally in a normal pitch in Season 1-present, and several times in a high pitch in Season 4-5 for the train whistle.)
- Disney's American Legends (Heard twice in "John Henry" and heard once before "The Brave Engineer" segment.)
- Fairy Tale Police Department (Heard in three episodes.)
- Fievel's American Tails (Heard in "The Gift".)
- Go, Diego, Go! (Heard once in "The Tapir's Trip Home".)
- Johnny Test
- Let's Go Luna! (Heard once in the intro.)
- Max & Ruby (Heard twice in "Go to Sleep Max" and once in "Conductor Max".)
- Mister Maker (Heard 4 times in one episode.)
- Odd Squad (Heard once in "Odd Moments in History: Hofferville, 1904".)
- Postman Pat
- Puppy Dog Pals (Heard once in "The Great Shirt Rescue".)
- ToddWorld (Heard once in "A Trunkful of Trouble".)
- Tricked Out Trains
Movies
- An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998)
- Christopher Robin (2018)
- Everyone's Hero (2006)
- The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
- Home on the Range (2004)
- Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
- Meet the Robinsons (2007) (2nd Whistle Heard in the Large Toy Train in various pitches)
- Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas (2004) (Heard a few times in "Mickey's Dog Gone Christmas".)
- Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) (Used for Norfolk and Western Railway Engine 475.)
- Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue (2010) (Heard in low pitch)
- Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016) (Used for Carlos.)
Home Video Series
- Mighty Machines (Heard once in "At the Train Yard".)
Home Videos
- Baby Moves (2004) (Videos) (Heard in a high pitch.)
- Barney - Barney's Sense-Sational Day (1997 video) (Heard once during the song "Listen".)
- Barney's All Aboard for Sharing (1996 video)
- Muppets on Wheels (1995)
- William Wegman's Alphabet Soup (1995)
Video Games
PC:
- I Spy
- I Spy School Days
- The Last Express
- Lego Soccer Mania
- Lionel Trains Presents: Trans Con!
- Monopoly CD-Rom
- Need for Speed: High Stakes (Used for the steam locomotive on the Kindiak Park route)
- Roller Coaster Tycoon
- Roller Coaster Tycoon 2
- Sid Meier's Railroads!
- Stuart Little: Big City Adventures
PlayStation:
PlayStation 2:
Xbox:
GameCube:
- Animal Crossing
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- Super Mario Sunshine (Used when the Wiggler boss blows steam from its nostrils out of anger.)
Wii:
- Kirby's Epic Yarn
- New Super Mario Bros Wii
- Super Mario Galaxy (The 2nd whistle is used in a high pitch whenever a Wiggler becomes enraged.)
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (The 2nd whistle is used in a normal pitch whenever Gobblegut blows smoke out of its nostrils and in a high pitch whenever a Wiggler becomes enraged.)
3DS:
Wii U:
- Mario Kart 8 (Used for the train in the N64 Rainbow Road track.)
- New Super Mario Bros. U
Nintendo Switch:
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Used for the train in the N64 Rainbow Road track.)
Unsorted:
Shorts
Music
- Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again (2000) (The 1st whistle is used during the spoken-word bridge.)
Promos
Trailers
- Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island (2021) (Trailers) (Used for the Dinosaur Train's whistle.)
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) (Trailers)
- Mandie and the Cherokee Treasure (2010) (Trailers)
- Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) (Trailers)
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) (Trailers)
- Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016) (Trailers)
Miscellaneous
- Brainpop Jr. Annie and Moby Video Series
- Crayola: Vehicle Mixer
- Choo-Choo (Read Aloud)
- Fisher-Price - E-Z Play Railway Motorized Steam Engine
- Toy Story 3: Daycare Dash
Theme Parks
- The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride
- Magic Kingdom Welcome Show (Heard until January 9, 2017.)
YouTube Videos
- IOSStudios
- MajorEngineStudios
- MrConductorFan1406
- SuperMarioLogan Videos (Heard once in "Bowser Junior Pierces His Nose".)
Anime
- Black Butler
- Chibi Maruko-chan
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011)
- Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
- Pani Poni Dash! (1st whistle)
- Pikachu's Vacation (Used in various pitches when Charizard blows fire out.)
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