They are brand new cast brass whistles based upon the original steam train sounders. The compressed air available today doesn’t sound exactly like steam though, so the brass whistles were ...

Other sounds go beyond having only personal romance qualities and are valued and preserved by a society as SOUNDMARKs. The whistle of the steam train, for instance, has now come to symbolize the era ...

In Newark, an enduring urban legend tells of a ghostly steam engine that reportedly passes through the city’s train station ...

In some cases an interesting MORPHOLOGY occurs if the characteristic sound undergoes a metamorphosis, rather than simple extinction. The development of the hunting horn and post horn, for instance, ...

Dick Christianson, the founding editor of Classic Toy Trains and the consummate cheerleader for Lionel trains of the postwar era, was recently asked about his top locomotive. He’s owned several great ...

There will also be a steam train whistle salute, with five short whistles, one for every 10 years. The railway line opened under the Dart Valley Railway control in 1969, however, within a few ...

The journey of Indian Railways began with the steam engines that powered its first train in 1853, when the inaugural train ...

On Dec. 20 and 21, you can take a 90-minute jaunt around the British capital on an authentic steam train. The Santa Steam Express is an annual tradition where families hop aboard at London ...

Then the whistle from what sounds like a steam locomotive blows, and everyone in the restaurant looks up to see a train carting a box of food to someone’s table. Which table!? Maybe yours!

The European countryside really comes alive with color in the fall, and a train trip is the best way to see it. These are the ...

(On the way to Bellingham, sit on the left side of the train to get the best views of Puget Sound.) Once you arrive ... high-altitude shopping. The steam whistle and rhythmic clacking take riders ...

It took time for classical orchestras to discover the sounds of Brazilian ... notice the rattle as the train pulls put of the station and then the flute creating a whistle like effect.