I love how he does the demo right in a busy city center!

You're a great teacher, Brian. Thank you for your lesson on whistles, something that I always had an interest in. I live in, Jacksonville, FL, and the city has a huge whistle at the city's water works that announces the time of day at 7am, 12pm, 1pm and 5pm each day. It was built in the 1880s and installed at the water works 1890 by Jacksonville's own, John Einig. It is named, "Big Jim" after the builder's brother-in-law. It's got a story that may be of interest to you if you google the whistle's name. One site has the sound that it makes. Thanks for sharing your whistles and your knowledge.

From the history I studied Casey Jones was well known for his whistle. The way he blew it that sounded like a whipperwill. The ones that I&C used that made him famous were the mailbox whistles. Most of the freighters from that day on that line ran the mailboxes. That was the Whistle that made him famous just the way it sounded and the way he blew it according to history people would know it was him. On the night of the accident, that's when his friend gave him the boiler chime whistle. Which was probably rare back in that day so he was excited to put it on and have it be his new signature. Up until now I never heard of the mailbox whistle, must be very rare. I think after the accident the boiler tube whistles gained popularity which is why some of them are probably easier to find then the mailbox whistle. And like he said the chime whistle was better sounding and gaining popularity also cheaper to make so I think they were quick to become a staple of that area.

I liked all the whistles, even the mailbox one.

Amazing amount of air being pushed through most of those, it seems.

Thanks, Brian. Great job! Love to hear these old train whistles.

I remember that the very early chime whistle 4:05 was used in the X-class Rack Locomotive of Nilgiri Mountain Train, till the late 90's

5:17 "He jumped to his feet, looked diagonally across the boiler, at the same time setting the air brakes in emergency stop. He had to reach up to do it, as the valve was located high on these engines. 'Jump Simm, jump!' He shouted, I jumped across the deck, grabbed the handrail, slid down as far as I could go, then turned loose. Casey never had a chance."

Being from the Uk, I'm more used to single note whistles and they still sound very nice

I love the Mailbox whistle!

great ! I have a cd recording of some N&W steam from the Abingdon branch,transferred from tape (late 1950s). The 'wail' of the VA 'creeper' 4-8-0, still runs a chill up my back..The bell is at winston lk

8:13 I always liked the Hancock air whistle

4:12 you can clearly see the pressure drop

I think the last of the steam whiles sound so sad. Its like they knew the age of steam was coming to an end they sounded a mournful sound

Brian: “Single note hooters don’t make a good sound” N&W: did you forget about me

Great job Brian!!!!

5:18 Casey jones whistle

9:17 Quittin’ time whistle

"The chime whistle sounds nicer" Chime whistle: RAAAAAAAAA

Nice job Brian.....

this guy doesn't give a fuck, blasting off whistles in the middle of the city! love it

Thank so much for the info !

Thats a unusuall mailbox whistle, looks longer than most. Bet it sounds great on steam

5:18 UP Big Boy Whistle

Man this is awesome

Brian is a cool dude.

5:17 Casey Jones whistle

5:18 ICRR 382 Whistle

Where can I buy small replica train whistles that I can hook one up on my Dodge Cummins pickup truck or maybe just build a small boiler from a tank and play with my whistle?

What PSI and CFM was the Crosby running?. Have a CPR 5 chime we want to make sound

i saw a "whistle evolution" so now i know where he got the audio!

Diese Dampfpfeifen müssten zur Zeit ein Vermögen kosten.

acutally i think that mailbox whistle was a good whistle

Brian, Great whistles sounds. Was there modification done to be able to blow them with compressed air ?

Cool.

Excellent! I have the whistle off of grampa's threshing machine. What's the best way to power them? Can a guy build a small boiler or stick to compressed air? I expect air and steam have different tone.

Brian, I have a solid brass steam whistle (similar to the 1870 North Western you displayed) that was given to me some 50 years ago. I was told at the time it came off a Rhode Island railroad steam locomotive and then stored in a basement for several years. the only markings on it is the number "44". Where can I go to identify and appraise it.

All the whistles were putting out 140+dB at the camera.

ayee, i'm in fort wayne indiana!

I have a Zelnicker 8" "Old Noisy" gong whistle. It has a 2" feed pipe. How much continuous pressure will I need?

Hi Brian I am trying to make old sardines factories whistles work how can I contact you ? V

Is the whistle at 5:18 a 5 chime boilertube?

0:40 me tryna play the flute

2:19 i call the breeser

Casey Jones whistle

Where in the steam line would a whistle be attached?

Kid plays with his spaghetti dad yelling at him 2:14

Bless this mans hair at 2:15

Hi Brian im looking for a 6 inch lunkenheimer 3 chime whistle for my 75hp case steam tracton engine

i want a recording of a three chime whislte like casey jones but with out the drums at the end i just want it to fade away

lol the whistle that is the biggest looks similar to james ( a thomas and friends character) whistle

Casey jones locomotive whistle? On which engine? The 382?

Hi Brian. Do you still collect or own whistles?

I know it's probably a silly question because 'pressure is pressure' so to speak; however, I wonder if there isn't some difference between the compressed air driven whistle sound to that caused by a locomotive's steam pressure?

Did he have any Nathan chimes?

mailbox whistle sounds like norfolk and western

how did people not go deaf with these

There goes casey jones

love the sound, but EarRape!

also at 5:20, whats the exact name of it?

Not much of an education if he doesn’t tell us which notes they are.

They all sound horrid