Mark Twain's Whistle

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Here now is a compilation of the greatest whistle to ever grace a river-bound paddle steamer: the whistle of the Queen of the River Mark Twain. Unfortunately, it is rather difficult to discover who is the maker of this chime whittles. However, we can estimate that this is probably a 4 or 5" diameter whistle, either a 3 or 4 chime, and is definitely not a Lunkenheimer. Hope you enjoy!

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27 апр 2023

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@railsrust 3 месяца назад

Just an FYI, the whistle definitely IS a Lunkenheimer 3 chime whistle. They made dome top whistles of this style. You know, with the ornamental nut on the top. The only other alternative would be a Powell, but it sounds nothing like a Powell, and the openings for the whistle are different. Powells have square semiarched openings, whereas Lunkenheimers had fully arched mouths. The sound is a dead ringer for a 5" Lunkenheimer 3 chime. As far as I understand, it's also the same musical chord of a Southern 3 Chime whistle.

@ThrashDawg Год назад

Very fascinating. I wouldn't know the difference between this and a train if I heard it in the distance.

@WaltsNephew Год назад

Me being me, I know this is more tuneful and meant for resonating through a valley to announce the impending arrival of a grand paddle steamer haha

@victoresquivias7299 Год назад

Great video of the Mark Twain

@WaltsNephew Год назад

Thank you very much! Keep the queen of the river in mind for an upcoming compilation

@justinratcliffe947 Год назад

Riverboats have quite a fascinating history

@WaltsNephew Год назад

Indeed! Very rich history, but not as rich as locomotives haha

@justinratcliffe947 Год назад

@@WaltsNephew Damn right

@justinratcliffe947 Год назад

@@WaltsNephew Btw have you heard about Canadian Pacific and Kansas City merging?

@WaltsNephew Год назад

@@justinratcliffe947 I did; read about it when I was checking up on market news

@justinratcliffe947 Год назад

@@WaltsNephew America has seen countless Railroad mergers since 1970

@tinkershell1856 Год назад

This video made my day! ❤ I love the Mark Twain ❤

@JohnM240 Год назад

What about Samuel Clemens

@tinkershell1856 Год назад

@@JohnM240 same 😉

@WaltsNephew Год назад

Mark Twain all the way (for watercraft, that is haha)

@CaliforniaCoastRailActions Год назад

At 0:04, it sounds like Southern 4501’s 3 chime!

@WaltsNephew Год назад

Quite close!

@junarrailwaygroup2891 Год назад

The whistle is like a steam train

@WaltsNephew Год назад

Close, but I think with the tone it's better suited for river traffic

@calimom3lestudios931 Год назад

Hmmm... The whistle isn't sounding as good as it did a couple years ago. I smell something broken. Time to contact Rizzoli Locomotive Works!

@WaltsNephew Год назад

Interesting concept! I wonder if they could do just that

@Trainlover1995 2 месяца назад

I think the actual problem is that they aren’t blowing the whistle as hard anymore because the neighbors complained about the noise. You used to be able to hear the Mark Twain from the other side of Harbor Blvd, and on my most recent visit, I couldn’t even hear her from Tomorrowland.

@TrainBandit Год назад

Is the boat a functioning steam boat or is on a track under the water being dragged

@thunda7928 Год назад

It's a functional steamboat. It propels itself with its paddlewheel, but is guided by an I-beam track under the water, so it isn't steered from the pilothouse.

@TrainBandit Год назад

@@thunda7928 ok so I was half correct lol.

@WaltsNephew Год назад

Indeed, a genuine steamer riding along a track. So, in a way, Mark Twain is both a paddlewheel steamer and a floating monorail hahaha

@TrainBandit Год назад

@@WaltsNephewlol. It’s a cool idea for a theme park.