Mine has to be the EMD reving up noise a MP-15 makes when it suddenly throttles up, moves back and stops. I stood over one doing this in Enola yard last week and it was pretty freakin cool.
“RUDDDDDDDUNNNDAARummmmmmmmmmmm” I wish sound decoders could make a sound that rich and true to life.
Sorry, but a diesel will never equal the sounds of a working steam locomotive. Even sitting still, they hiss and occasionally have the air pumps running in a sound very much like heavy breathing after a hard pull. And when they are working, the exhaust sound is sharper and louder the harder they work. They almost sound alive.
Before I support Tom, let me assure you, Stuckarmchairing, that there is NO sound like a diesel locomotive…name the model, they sound unique and powerful, a throaty rumble with rich tones.
But, like the irrepressible Tom, I have to say that my fondest feelings are for steam. I recently got a cab ride in a 90 ton Baldwin 2-8-2T, what I would characterize as a ‘cute’ little loco. The twin-lung pumps did their ‘click-click’ and ‘THOOMB-thumm, THOOM-thumm’ , and the roar from the firebox that was an oil atomizer-fired wonder when I had a good look through the port. Also, the sound of injectors is not to be missed.
There are two sounds that make me sit up and take notice: the crack of the chuff when it is under load, and the repetitive hiss and blow of the cylinders as they drive the crosshead back and forth. Mmm, mmm, mmm! [^]
Selector- LUCKY DOG!! Cab ride in a 2-8-2T would be great! I got to DRIVE an F unit coal train when I was about ten.(A kids dream).
I like the sound ANY train makes when it starts out and you hear the boom of the couplers taking up slack on down the train. The boom,boom,boom on down the line fading off into the distance.
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I like all sounds that come from any train, but my favorites would have to be;
a) a deep, multichime steam whistle
b) the three cylinder chuffing of a UP 9000 ( I listen to a 33 album of UP locos )
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I think the best sound is when I am playing golf and the rumble of a Norfolk Southern over the trestle and the bell dinging in the back ground.
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I just love steam, all the unique sounds they make is just great, steam can never be put behind diesel, EVER!!
That to me would be the sound of a 567b,c,or d…I have always thought the sound of a 567 meant it was ready to start working whereas the Alco seem to be inpatient and ready to get down to business…
As far as steam…I always thought a steamer starting upgrade with heavy tonnage sounded awesome.
“ALL ABOARD”!!!
This is my Favourite Sound
Steam at it’s best http://www.burgess57.freeserve.co.uk/1Z62.WMV
Scott, i used to have some albums called Stack music or something like that, they were great, there were steam locos from the CB&Q, UP, SF, SP, Rio Grande and some other roadnames but i sold them to a guy in Colorado, but i coppied them onto audio tape so all was not lost
The bunching or stretching of slack echoing off the mountains. I know the crew don’t like hearin’ it, but I do.
Oh, THANKS, Steve!!! Now I have to go change.
What was the loco, by the way? And were there any passengers? It pulled like the cars were empty… and stripped.[:O][:I][:D]
Any sound a train of any kind makes… but my favorite is two cars smacking together in the yard goes back to when I was a kid and visited my brother who lived near the Harbor Belt Yard in Hessville Ind. I’d lay in bed at nite and listen till I fell asleep Cox 47
Crandell, The loco is a 4-6-2 pacific number 6233, it’s a four cylinder machine developing around 3300 drawbar horsepower at full tilt. It was fully booked with no seats left, the train was around 550 tons
Name : DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND
Number : 6233 (In British Railways days 46233)
Class of Locomotive : Princess Coronation Class
Type : 4 Cylinder Pacific
Valve gear : Walschaerts
Tractive Effort : 40,000 lbs (at 85%) boiler pressure
Braking system : Air brakes (was vacuum but this was changed at the recent overhaul)
Built : 1938 at Crewe Works
Locomotive Weight : 161 tons 12 cwts
Length : 73 ft 10 inches
Height : 13ft 1 inch
Coal Capacity in the tender : 10 tons
Water Capacity : 5000 gallons in the tender and 2100 in the boiler
Boiler pressure : 250 lbs per sq. inch
The locomotive burns up to 1 ton of coal every 40 miles run, evaporates about 45 gallons of water per mile. As much as two tons of coal will be burning at once when the locomotive is working hard on a heavy train.
The locomotive’s maximum speed is 75 m.p.h. today although in service days this was a high as 100 miles per hour.
this is the owning groups web site http://www.prclt.co.uk/
Late Cabforwards struggling against a tough grade. With the pounding, heavy breathing, and strange air pump noises.
Thanks, Steve. The bark of the chimney chuff was really sweet.
The lonely distant train horn that drifted in through my open window while I was lying awake in bed at around 2:00am. Ah, the sounds of summer. I fell back asleep a short time later.
Two things:
1:765’s shotgun exhaust.
2:765’s whistel.
Nuff said.[:)]