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Push to hear 3SHAY 3 Truck Shay A hand rung bell and distinctive whistle are the hallmarks of our 4th Shay - the heaviest yet! Perfect for the Bachmann 55 Ton 3 Truck Shay.
Push to hear 1361 Pennsy K4 #1361 Mechanical bell. Whistle unique to #1361 Pennsy K4 4-6-2 Pacific #1361. Good choice for Aristocraft 4-6-2 Pacific or Accucraft K4.
Press to hear 440 American
4-4-0
Classic turn of the century American steam. Perfect for the Bachmann or Hartland 4-4-0
Push to hear classic steam ACS1 American Classic Steam Medium chuff; airy whistle. Any standard or narrow gauge, small to medium size steam locomotive.
American Classic Steam #2 ACS2 American Classic Steam Heavy chuff, Solid whistle. Any medium to heavy steam locomotive.
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy BIGBOY Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy Dual Chuff. New Compressor. USA Trains, Accucraft or any other Big Boy
c16_thum.jpg C16 Consolidation Colorado narrow gauge C16 prototypical sound. Use in Aristocraft or Accucraft C16, C19 or similar locomotives.
c21.jpg C21 Consolidation C21 Consolidation prototypical sound. Use in Accucraft C21 or similar locomotives.
cabfwd_thum.jpg CABF Southern Pacific 4-8-8-2 Cab Forward Oil burning engine, horn and dual cross compound non-stack venting air compressors make a truly unique sound. Designed for the Accucraft Cab Forward Locomotive.
Click for Climax sound page CLMX Climax Climax prototypical chuff and whistle Any Climax or other geared engine.
Southern Pacific #4449 DAY Daylight SP #4449. Heavy chuff. Daylight style moaning whistle and air horn Good for Aristocraft 4-6-2 Pacific, Lionel 4-6-4 Hudson, LGB 2-8-2 Mikado, Accucraft GS-4 etc.
Click to hear specific steam engines DOCK 0-6-0 Dockside Switcher Typical chuff and whistle for a light switcher. New injector sound!
Click to hear specific steam engines DRGW Denver & Rio Grande Western Road typical chuff and whistle for D&RGW narrow gauge Recorded from Cumbres and Toltec. Ideal for LGB Mogul, Bachmann 10-wheeler etc.
EBT 2-8-2 Steam Engine EBT East Broad Top Road typical chuff for narrow gauge 2-8-2 Mikado. Very melodic whistle. Recorded at East Broad Top. Similar to WP&YR #73 and Cumbres & Toltec Mikados.
Push to hear the Frisco 1522 FRIS Frisco #1522 Specific sound for Frisco #1522 Recorded from museum and excursion use of the famous Frisco #1522.
Click for GTW/CN sound page GTW GTW #6406 Prototypical sound for the Grand Trunk Western and Canadian National lines. The Weaver U4B is ideal for this sound. This is also suitbale for the Polar Express.
Click for Heisler sound page GYPSY Gypsy Prototypical sound for a small logging locomotive with an independent steam donkey. Created for the MoLoCo gypsy
Click for Heisler sound page HEIS Heisler Prototypical sound for Heisler steam locomotive. Accucraft, Bachmann or any Heisler or other geared locomotive
Click for Hudson sound page HDSON 4-6-4 Hudson Prototypical sound for NYC Hudson steam locomotive. The 4-6-4 J1e Hudson from USA.
Click to hear K36 K480 Baldwin K36 2-8-2 Mikado #480 Prototypical sound for K36 such as on Durango & Silverton any K36, K37, 2-8-0 Outside Frame Consolidation or other Colorado-style narrow gauge 2-8-2 Mikado
Click to hear K463 K27 Mikado #463 Exact prototypical sound for Rio Grande #463. Accucraft narrow gauge K27 2-8-2 Mikado in any road name.
Push to hear K473 K28 Mikado #473 Exact prototypical sound for Rio Grande #473. LGB Aster or Accucraft narrow gauge K28 2-8-2 Mikado in any road name.
mallet_thum.jpg MALL 2-8-8-2 Mallet Special articulated engine, horn and air compressor make a truly distinctive sound. Designed for the Aristocraft 2-8-8-2 Mallet Locomotive.
2-6-0 Mogul MOGUL 2-6-0 Mogul Classic late 19th / early 20th century American steam sounds Bachmann's Spectrum collection 2-6-0
Push to hear NORTH Northern Steam Locomotive Prototypical heavy chuff for 4-8-4 Northern class locomotive. Lonely, distant whistle. Any standard gauge heavy steam locomotive such as a Mikado or Pacific.
Push to select PORT Porter Prototypical chuff and whistle for Porter locomotive LGB Porter or Aristo 0-4-0 switcher, Rogers 2-4-0, or any other similar small steam locomotive.
Push for Shay PSHAY 38 Ton Shay Prototypical sound for the 38 Ton Phoenix Industries Shay. Designed for the Bachmann 38 ton Shay. See also WEST and SHAY sounds.
Click to see PRR Pennsylvania Railroad Road typical chuff and shrill whistle of Pennsy. Hand rung bell. Perfect for Accucraft K4, Aristo Pacific, LGB Mikado or similar standard gauge steam in PRR livery.
Rio Grande Southern RGS Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 Road typical chuff and unique RGS whistle. RGS and other Colorado narrow gauge steam locomotives. Bachmann 4-6-0, LGB 2-6-0 and Berlyn T-19.
Push for Bachmann Shay SHAY 36 ton Shay Prototypical sound for logging and mining narrow gauge Shays. For any Shay. See also WEST and PSHAY.
Click to hear heavy steam SPAC Southern Pacific SP #1218 prototypical sound. Good for Aristocraft Pacific 4-6-2, LGB 2-8-2 or any other standard gauge medium to heavy steam locomotive.
Forney Locomotive SRRL Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Forney Prototypical sound for Forney. Unique spitting whistle. Recorded from Edaville Forney. Perfect for LGB SR&RL Forney or any other Forney
Push to hear UINT Uintah Double chuff creates proper in and out of phase sound for narrow gauge Mallet. LGB Uintah #50 or #51 or Sumpter Valley Mallet
Click for V&T sound page V&T Virginia & Truckee Road typical sound for V&T wood burner. No dynamo. Dry chuff, smooth whistle. Recorded from V&T Inyo #22. Any light to medium steam locomotive.
Push to hear WEST Westside Lumber Shay Prototypical sound for Westside Shay. Thumpy chuff. Notable 3-cylinder rhythm. Perfect for any Shay, especially the Accucraft WSL #15 Shay.

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