Thanks for compliments on the whistle....i wish it was mine, but I actually had the whistle severely toned down, if anyone posts a sound bite of the very first trip you would think differently. But it was nice to have 190's original whistle on her with the USA lettering, maybe we can do it again in 2013 for her 70th. BTW the normal whistle on 190 is a 6 inch 3-chime Crosby from the Southern Railway.

Love the scenery.

Ok the whistle in the video on #190 was the whistle that was on it when it left Skagway to come to Tweetsie Railroad. The whistle was originally on one of the D&RGW locomotives that were in Alaska along with #190 during WWII. When the D&RGW locomotives were sent south to be scrapped the whistle was put on #190. #190's very original whistle was a 5" Single note baldwin hooter. Which would be like having the 1925 Shays whistle on #190.

@ncrailfan wow that's a big heavy duty truck !

I wish they had left the original whistle on for the double header. I would have liked to have herd both those shrill whistles together.

I Love that Steam Train Whistle!

At this time there is no plans to use it anytime soon, the whistle is kept in Charlotte and available anytime we might want it. Dollywood does not have #70 or #192's original whistles.

Im sorry but that was a one time thing. We will be using #190's normal whistle for Ghost Train.

Yes.

@TheGondorian it was a railfan train, pulling a special passenger car.

It can pull more, but the USA train was a one time, special event.

Is that a Star Brass 5 chime or a copy? Sounds like one. They were standard on older (pre-Super Power) UP steamers, and r he standard mainland China system's whistles of the latter steam decades were copies. I like 'em; they quill very expressively with cord operation.

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Painting her black would have been to expensive probably, and then they would have had to paint her green all over again.

Nice video, though Im glad they done use that whistle as I think I prefer the other, deeper whistle better. I wish I could have came though after I found out that they were just putting "USA" on the tender and not actually painting 190 like it was in Alaska I decided it wasn't worth the money.

dude, look at the size of the drivers, they are 48 inch drivers, and there is no way in hell a loco with 48 inch drivers can go 70+,for one and two im sure there wasnt any high speed narrow gauge in america.

No, they changed it back sunday.

how did they get another engine into the park ? is there a route leading out of the park

722 might be going to spencer

@lopingnoahsteam They hauled it in on a truck.

I like the other whistle 190 has.

What is being scrapped?

except that engine was never designed to travel over 40MPH

i'm truly sorry about your future but it's the money time and the labor truly sorry.

dont use* not "done use"