This whistle is the same whistle she used during the Pere Marquette service days, although it's likely not the whistle she first had after delivery. Whistles were often swapped during shoppings.
0:16 remember when we saw the polar Express in the first part of the movie this sounds like when we saw it when the radiator started steaming and then the train blow it's whistle
...And now it's ruined as of the end of the 2016 season. Also I managed to find out what the whistle is, it's a Lima 5 chime that was at the time of this video cracked in one or two places. Getting close to 700 man!
Bobby Sikorski the whistle from PM can be heard once in the movie, and it can also be heard in the “The Polar Express” song near beginning on the soundtrack.
PE being a little bit modified from Pere Marquette, for example the whistle which comes from Sierra Railway N°3 and the smoke box being a little more "classic" in the film
Anyone else think 611’s whistle goes better with 1225 than her normal one or the one in the PE movie? She’s a big engine, so I like the deeper, richer tone of 611’s whistle for her. I think it fits her better.
That indeed is a Nathan 5 chime,765's was just like it,Hopewell Productions video EXTRA 765 WEST is the best way to here it!!!Pacing Images also has a 765 video,79 to Muncie with that whistle!!!
Kleman09 key word,Had,she does currently carry a 6 chime, she was built with a 5 chime and carried it from 1979-82,it was replaced with a Nickel Plate Hudson whistle 1983-93.
Harold Fannin incorrect. The nkp berks were built with nathan 6 chimes. Her whistle always was the 6 chime. You might mistake the whistles you hear in past movies with her "guest" whistles. 765 has an auxilary whistle valve for a second whistle, which is no longer used.
🎵”It’s a magic carpet on a rail, never takes a rest,” “Flying through the mountains and the snow!” “Ride for free and join the fun, if you just say yes,” “‘Cause that’s the way things happen on the Polar Express!”🎵
Unpopular opinion, but im not a big fan of this whistle in general especially not on 1225. I honestly think the lima 5 chime on sierra #3’s would fit so much better obviously cause the PE but also cause its just such a cool sounding whistle. Even the CNR 5 chime 1225 used back in like 2008 fit so well. Those 2 were probably my favorites 1225 has used but even 611’s sounded decent on it. Dont know exactly what it is i dont like about its current 6 chime it just sounds too high pitched and cracked.
