#5 Had the best sounding whistle !! 3 chime Austin whistle !! I used to volunteer many times for them.. I remember when we rebuilt the #5 back in the early 80's.. And the #15 for the Chehalis and Colors railroad back in 1986. Miss all those Days !!! When it was a Railroad !! Not now... Owned by a company out of state.. Got rid of all us volunteers that made that Railroad.. We use to do so many others things.. Oh well ... Time goes on...
Especially getting to hear #17 use #5's neat whistle that it got in excursion service! MRSR, Roots Of Motive Power, V&T, Dollywood and Cass collect a lot of whistles including homemade whistles.
While number 17 is a tank locomotive, it is also a rod style locomotive as well. It was a type used by the lumber companies for low demand operations typically on the edge of the woods. Where more demanding operations geared locomotives such as a Shay, Climax, and Heisler were using the woods where gear type locomotives found a calling. You didn't show Mount Rainier's collection of geared locomotives. Many of these locomotives were formally owned by the Weyerhaeuser Corporation and are still operable today. The current museum seems not to use them like they once did. The three truck Shay they have was the first locomotive and by the museum and was actually run quite a bit in the beginning.
Very sad that the pandemic forced the permanent closure of a great tourist attraction. I’m in Washington state right now and when I went to Mount Rainier I passed through Elbe. The tracks and crossings are just sitting there collecting dust. Very sad story.
Nice job! How was it there? I've been wanting to make that trip for a while now! Any idea what kind of whistle that was? It looks like a Lonergan but doesn't quite seem to sound like one.
The whistle is #5's Ashton 6 inch 3 chime. She originally had a 5 chime at Carlton and Coast but in the very late 40's someone gave her that 3 chime from a retired steamer back east. Sounds a lot like Boston and Maine's locomotives.
#5 Had the best sounding whistle !! 3 chime Austin whistle !! I used to volunteer many times for them.. I remember when we rebuilt the #5 back in the early 80's.. And the #15 for the Chehalis and Colors railroad back in 1986. Miss all those Days !!! When it was a Railroad !! Not now... Owned by a company out of state.. Got rid of all us volunteers that made that Railroad.. We use to do so many others things.. Oh well ... Time goes on...
If I’m ever out in Washington, you’ll find me here. Thanks for sharing!
What an OUTSTANDING film production .................... Thanks
Especially getting to hear #17 use #5's neat whistle that it got in excursion service! MRSR, Roots Of Motive Power, V&T, Dollywood and Cass collect a lot of whistles including homemade whistles.
I absolutely love his horn signal!!
#17 is using #5's whistle!
I saw only one view of Mt ranier.nice old steam engine brings back memories of steam trains when I was a boy in the 1950's.
That sounds like the 5's whistle which sounds amazingly like the one from the GN 5008. which I once owned and was stolen in 1962.
I hate thieves.
Excellent video well done....Steve in the UK.
Great trip in the Northwest.Nice videos as always.
It is amazing.
Do you know when they bring the Milwaukee road passenger cars to the mount rainier scenic railroad?
Nice footage you have
Locomotive #17 is The First Steam Locomotive I ever Road Behind.
Lovely Video !
Great video!
5:25 that ought to be another whistle we get for our #3 steam locomotive at Hocking Valley
great movie !
Greetings from Polish.
While number 17 is a tank locomotive, it is also a rod style locomotive as well. It was a type used by the lumber companies for low demand operations typically on the edge of the woods. Where more demanding operations geared locomotives such as a Shay, Climax, and Heisler were using the woods where gear type locomotives found a calling. You didn't show Mount Rainier's collection of geared locomotives. Many of these locomotives were formally owned by the Weyerhaeuser Corporation and are still operable today. The current museum seems not to use them like they once did. The three truck Shay they have was the first locomotive and by the museum and was actually run quite a bit in the beginning.
#70 and #5 are tender rod engines.
That's a nice 3 chime whistle on #17!
I believe that is the Ashton whistle off the 5.
Cool!
Chris9017 It is! would sound nice on our #3 steam locomotive!
Erich Diebold Yes it would indeed!
Erich Diebold And I think a D&RGW 6 Inch 3 Chime would sound awesome on 89 someday too.
I've road there Three Times before.
But they took the #5's whistle
Is thislocomotive still operational
Tank engine on steroids?
Very sad that the pandemic forced the permanent closure of a great tourist attraction. I’m in Washington state right now and when I went to Mount Rainier I passed through Elbe. The tracks and crossings are just sitting there collecting dust. Very sad story.
Hey. Can I please use some of your footage in my films? I will credit you for it.😃
Looks like the same engine as the chelatchi prairie railroad
Nice job! How was it there? I've been wanting to make that trip for a while now! Any idea what kind of whistle that was? It looks like a Lonergan but doesn't quite seem to sound like one.
Erich Diebold Cool! Thanks for all the help! Very interesting!
Sometimes the tone of the whistle will vary based on the climate or sometimes the pressure from the boiler based on what kind of locomotive it is
The whistle is #5's Ashton 6 inch 3 chime. She originally had a 5 chime at Carlton and Coast but in the very late 40's someone gave her that 3 chime from a retired steamer back east. Sounds a lot like Boston and Maine's locomotives.
the railroad is closed now :(
What's the purpose of the bell on locomotives???
What did she built?
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