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CN3254

The locomotive that used the whistle. (Canadian National S1b Mikado #3254.)

Canadian National 3254 Picture

A picture of Canadian National #3254 (The engine responsible for most of the recordings for the sound effects in the Series 6000 library.), undergoing a maintenance check, while pulling an excursion train sometime in September of 2011.

Gettysburg Railroad 3254 Picture

A picture of the locomotive, when it served it's time on the Gettysburg Railroad in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Circa 1986)

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, WHISTLE, STEAM - WHISTLE BLOWING FROM A STEAM TRAIN 02, can be found on The Mix I Broadcast Music Library. It is also the exact same recording of Sound Ideas, TRAIN, STEAM - WHISTLE, DISTANT, LONG BLAST 01, which is available on the same library, but recorded from up close.

Info[]

Info
  • First recorded: October 4, 1987
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Owner: Sound Ideas (1992-present)
  • Origin: Unknown
  • Year debut: 1988
  • First heard: Technological Threat (1988)
  • Area used: Worldwide

The whistle that heard is in this sound effect, along with the other variants from the Series 6000 library, is a fouled Canadian National 5 chime step-top steam whistle, which was recorded from Canadian National Railway S-1-b class 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive No. 3254 in the 1980s. Eventually, it would get replaced by a better tuned whistle, due to the old one being a bit too loud and squeaky.

The site/location where the sound effect was recorded was probably at the Steamtown USA in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

As of now, this sound effect is the most commonly used train whistle sound effect, as it has made a number of appearances across 100+ pieces of media.

Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect[]

Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect

Used In[]

Used In

TV Shows[]

TV Shows

Movies[]

Movies

Shorts[]

Shorts

Video Games[]

Video Games

3DS:

3DO:

GameCube:

Mobile:

  • Brave Train (Used as Legendary's Whitsle.)
  • Haunt the House: Terrortown
  • MONOPOLY GO!
  • My Little Pony (Mobile Game)
  • My Singing Monsters (Used for Epic Wubbox on Air Island.)
  • Paper Train
  • PlayKids (Can be heard in a higher pitch.)
  • Trollface Quest: Video Memes

N64:

Nintendo Switch:

Other:

  • Qube (Used as the train's whistle on Los Banditos.)
  • Super Blaster (Used as the train's whistle on Los Banditos.)
  • XD Dark Ride (Used as the train's whistle on Los Banditos.)

PC:

PlayStation:

PlayStation 2:

PlayStation 3:

PlayStation Vita:

Sega Saturn:

Unsorted:

  • Monopoly Millionairies Club

Wii:

Wii U:

Xbox:

Xbox 360:

Videos/DVDs[]

Videos/DVDs

Music[]

Music
  • Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again (2000) (1st whistle only; used during the spoken-word bridge.)
  • Jim Johnston - Gonna Punch Someone Tonight (2007)
  • Kastytis Kerbedis - Sustok, Traukiny
  • Tom Hanks - Hot Chocolate (Heard twice.)

Audiobooks[]

Audiobooks

Promos[]

Promos
  • ABC Family 25 Days of Christmas (2010)

Bumpers[]

Bumpers
  • USA Network Cartoon Express (1991)

Trailers[]

Trailers

Miscellaneous[]

Miscellaneous
  • Brainpop Jr. Annie and Moby Video Series
  • Crayola: Vehicle Mixer
  • Choo-Choo (Read Aloud)
  • Christmas Parade
  • FAO Schwarz Train Set Motorized with Sound 30pc
  • Fisher-Price - E-Z Play Railway Motorized Steam Engine
  • Toy Story 3: Daycare Dash
  • VTech 2007 Thomas & Friends Activity Table
  • VTech Roll & Surprise Animal Train

Theme Parks[]

Theme Parks
  • The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride
  • Magic Kingdom Welcome Show (Heard until January 9, 2017.)

Toys[]

Toys

YouTube Videos[]

YouTube Videos
  • Aiden Andrews
  • amtrak 2022 productions
  • Brooklynn The Cartoon Girl (Heard once in "My Little Pony: Mobile Game's "Missing Wings and Maze-y Things" Finally Worked!".)
  • CBProductions # (Used when Christopher Biello shouts "Woo woo!" in Visiting The Greenberg Great Train And Toy Show In Wilmington, Massachusetts (Trailer) and can be heard on some Development Streams, Random Roblox Games Streams and whichever stream it is heard in.)
  • DoujinPixation
  • Eddsworld
  • Fast Freight Productions
  • J.T the blue pannier tank productions (Heard in the video "Testing out my bachmann Durango and Silverton H.o set".)
  • JulianTrainKid 2022 Productions
  • Imperial Potato (Used once for Thomas the Tank Engine in "The T-Pose Apocalypse (20K Sub Special)".)
  • IOSStudios
  • krc Videos
  • MajorEngineStudios
  • MrConductorFan1406
  • SMG4 Videos (1st whistle only, heard once in a low volume in the background in "Mario's Train Trip", after Mario walks inside the caboose at the end of the train going to "Uniderpal Studios".)
  • SML Videos (Heard once in "Bowser Junior Pierces His Nose".)
  • SPdaylight4449 YES booba NO
  • Super Foxy Railway Productions

Anime[]

Anime

Image Gallery[]

Image Gallery

Sound Ideas, TRAIN, STEAM - WHISTLE, MANY BLASTS, CLOSE UP/Image Gallery

Audio Samples[]

Audio Samples

(regular version)

File:Pikachu's Vacation Whistle Many Blasts Close Up High Pitch 1.ogg (high pitch version as heard in Pikachu's Vacation:)

File:Pikachu's Vacation Whistle Many Blasts Close Up High Pitch 2.ogg (very high pitch version as heard in Pikachu's Vacation:)

(low pitch version used for Ferdinand and the Grey Tender Engine's whistles in Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue)

(high pitch version as heard in OATC seasons 4-7 & Oggy & the Cockroaches: The Movie:)

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