
A picture of Nevada Northern #40 (The engine responsible for the recording.), idling on part of the railroad's line, while pulling a short passenger train.

A picture of the exact Powell 3 chime steam whistle mounted on #40, as seen in a 1990's VHS titled, "Thunder on the Rails".
This sound effect can be found on the Hanna-Barbera Lost Treasures Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas. It was originally an MGM effect that debuted in 1948 with Half-Pint Pygmy. The title of this sound effect should not be confused with Sound Ideas, WHISTLE, STEAM - FACTORY WHISTLE, LARGE FACTORY. Even though this sound effect (Along with the shortened variant) is listed as a factory whistle, the whistle that is heard in this sound effect is a Powell 3 chime steam whistle that was recorded from Nevada Northern Railroad 4-6-0 type steam locomotive #40.
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Used In
TV Shows
- The Addams Family (1992 Series) (Heard once in "Happyester Fester" and "A Thing is Born".)
- The Banana Splits
- Camp Lazlo (Heard once in "Penny for Your Dung".)
- CatDog (Heard twice in "You're Fired".)
- Chowder
- Courage The Cowardly Dog
- Drawn Together (Heard once in "A Tale of Two Cows".)
- Droopy's Master Detective
- DuckTales (2017 TV Series) (Heard in "Whatever Happened to Donald Duck?" and Louie's Eleven!".)
- Everybody Hates Chris (Heard once in "Everybody Hates Eggs".)
- Fanboy and Chum Chum (Heard once in "Chicken Pox" in a higher pitch.)
- The Flintstones
- The Flintstone Comedy Show
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
- Grim & Evil
- Grojband
- Harvey Girls Forever!
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (Heard once in "Arbor Day".)
- Kenny the Shark
- The Loud House
- The Mr. Men Show (Heard twice in "Jobs".)
- My Life as a Teenage Robot
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
- Muppet Babies (2018 TV Series)
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (Heard once in "Lord Cowboy Darrell".)
- The Pink Panther (1993 TV Series) (Heard once in "Pink in The Middle".)
- Police Academy: The Animated Series
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
- Puppy Dog Pals
- Random! Cartoons (Edited version heard in "Bradwurst".)
- Rocko's Modern Life
- Sitting Ducks
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
- The Simpsons
- Skatoony (Heard in the UK dub.)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Heard once in "Imitation Krabs", "Your Shoe's Untied", "Big Pink Loser", "The Sponge Who Could Fly", "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler", "New Digs", "Bunny Hunt" and "Boss for a Day".)
- Thumb Wrestling Federation
- Teen Titans Go!
- Tom and Jerry Tales (Heard once near the end of "Jackhammered Cat".)
- VeggieTales (Heard once in "Sumo Of The Opera".)
- Wacky Races (1968 TV Series)
- The Wacky World of Tex Avery
- What a Cartoon! (Heard once in "Out and About" and "Sledgehammer O'Possum in: Out and About".)
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? (Heard once in "Big Appetite in Little Tokyo".)
- Wipeout Canada
- The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
- The Zula Patrol
Movies
- 102 Dalmatians (2000)
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
- The Flintstones (1994)
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
- The Flintstones on the Rocks (2001)
- The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown (2015)
- Furry Vengeance (2010)
- The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
- The Peanuts Movie (2015)
- Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997)
- Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000) (Heard once in a high pitch.)
- Scooby-Doo (2002)
- Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico (2003)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988)
- Yogi's Great Escape (1987)
Shorts
- MGM Cartoons (Heard in "Half-Pint Pygmy".)
- Tom and Jerry (Heard in a higher pitch.)
Bumpers
- Cartoon Network Station ID (Heard once in "Red and The Wolf".)
Commercials
- McDonald's Happy Meal - Tonka (2003)
Trailers
Web Originals
- B. Happy (Heard once in Episode 3, higher-pitched.)
Fangames
- Around the Clock at Bikini Bottom (Heard in a high pitch.)
YouTube Videos
- Aiden Andrews
- Beanie Babies Families Galore (2021)
- The Best Pals Hand Show
- Best Pals Hand Toons (Heard once in "How To Work at McDonald's".)
- Garry's Mod Videos
- Gregory DiBruno
- Pencilmation
- Webkinz
- Lord Byakko
- TheInvertedShadow
- Trainlover476 Videos
Image Gallery
Audio Samples
(The sound in a higher pitch, as heard in the Tom and Jerry short "Solid Serenade" and the Fanboy and Chum Chum episode "Chicken Pox".)