Sierra Railway No 3 Whistle Rebuild Lima 5 Chime 

I have to admit, I cried once I heard her at the run by. You never forget such an iconic sound getting restored.

That whistle needed a good tune up it sounded like It was sick. you cured the whistle like a doctor curing a patient. You guys are awesome!

man when i heard that whistle i nearly jumped out of my seat and shouted YAHOOO thanks for bringing back a piece of my childhood

10:12 THATS how a whistle should sound like. Well done

And yet this locomotive is still an icon along with its whistle. It's a very beautiful steam locomotive.

good to hear #3 has her voice back she sounds like the way she did when Back to the Future came out.

The most famous whistle almost ever. The Polar Express, Back to the Future III. It would be nice if you could repair Milwaukee Road 261’s wheezy 3 chime.

WOW ! Talk about turning a piece of S*&T and turning it into a Diamond !

#3's Whistle probably hasn't sounded that good in decades!! Well done!!

As a fan of all things Lima, and the Hooterville Cannonball....AND BTTF...this video hit all of my "chimes"! Thanks for sharing your talent with us all. 👍

This sounds better than it did in Back to the Future 3! Great job!

The sound of that whistle gives me goosebumps! I just watched the PJ Christmas show when the cannonball was all lit up at night with everyone singing carols. Wonderful footage that brings a tear.

Glad to see the whistle is back to its originally glory. Still remember hearing it when I first saw BTTF 3 for the first time in 2010 and Its great to hear the whistle sounding 10 times better than what it sounded like the last few years. I'm hoping to head down to Railtown 1897 someday to ride behind that beautiful 10 wheeler and I'm hoping that it'll come sooner than later

Wow, amazing, how intricate it gets to create a certain wistle sound. What a great story

Beautiful tone!! So clean and crisp sound!!

Great work! Glad it is working as it should.

It's sounds beautiful.

Beautiful. Nice work.

Great job, Chris!

Man y’all did an amazing Job with that whistle

I've first HEARD number three as the Polar Express. Ever since I swore if I ever restored a steam loco she'd need a whistle like that. Something loud, proud, and filled with pride.

It's amazing I found this video so near the Christmas holiday as that is my most iconic movie staring the whistle from this locomotive.

Nice to see how well a whistle restoration is worth. Amazing way to preserve rail history through operation keeping the historic sounds of steam alive and original.

Thank you for sharing this very fascinating and emotion-rich story with us. I'll admit that I'm not familiar with most of the machining jargon mentioned in the video, but I enjoyed the content thoroughly nonetheless. I'm glad that the whistle has been restored.

Sounds fantastic!

Congratulations on such a fine job. Who doesn't smile and have great memories of the #3? She's a National Treasure for sure and she's never looked better than in her new black paint. One Grand Lady!

Wow!!!! , Many Thanks for such awesome memories & Many Thanks for your awesome work on #3 as I loved watching her in the original Casey Jones with Alan Hale back in the early 70's & later on into the mid 70's in Petticoat Junction & many years later in Back To The Future part 3 , I only wish that I could travel from the West Coast of Australia to where she lives now & see her for myself in real life as I have 2 of these in HO scale & now in both movie forms which I've mentioned above ; Awesome work guys!!! , you've done great.

Wow you fixed the Hooterville!! 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 great job!! Looked frustrating but worked out in the end!!

dam that whistle sounds so good now its fixed and working as it should and tbh i think that has to be my favorite whistle ive heard so far

I have to say it The Polar Express and Back To The Future made the whistle more iconic

Beautiful mate, I also like your brothers COE truck as well cheers dennis

So poor Sierra#3 lost her voice last year? Good thing you guys were there to fix the whistle or we may never have heard the whistle of "The Polar Express" the way it should've been

Were you aware you were sent a literal piece of history?! I’m just kidding. It must’ve been pretty incredible to have worked on the same whistle used on-screen in many historic films. Great video!

I love that whistle!

She was Central Pacific Number 131 in Back to the Future III.

10:11 I love it that the whistlr

Love to see 28’s cannonball whistle be fixed as well.

That whistle sounds like a million dollars!!!! Great Job Rizzoli!!!!!

It's about time they fixed up the 5 chime, that whistle has been out of tune since 2013

Awesome job Chris! Can't wait for this pandemic to blow over so I can go back to Jamestown and here the full voice again!

Love to see a video of 28’s cannonball whistle being restored exactly the same way as 3s whistle

3:20 Looks like an air leak has laser cut the casting. I only assume since I do not work on whistles. I see this a lot when doing repairs to industrial vacuum cleaners. Great video!

Floyd, How much pressure we Rubin’? I don’t know, Charlie. The needle’s up where there ain’t no numbers.

The list of 10 most famous locomotives in the world! 1. Sierra #3 2. Big boy 4014 3. Lner 4472 flying Scotsman 4. Lner 4468 mallard 5. Union Pacific 844 6. Jnr class c62 7. Nsw 3801 8. Southern Pacific 4449 9. Grand canyon railway 4960 10. Cpr 2860

Now that I've watched this, I'm pretty sure 261's 3 Chime has a similar problem. I've also told Steve (the manager of the 261 organization) about you guys because I really want that 3 Chime to sound strong and healthy just what it was when it came out of the factory in '44.

Fun fact: the Sierra 3's whistle was used for the Polar Express in the 2004 film of its namesake. Only the first time the Express' whistle is heard comes from its inspiration, the 1225

Im Sure Hyce would be proud 😊

I wish I was you and someday I might see the number 3!

March 26th, 1891 Locomotive 3 rolls out of the shops of Rogers Locomotive Works in Patterson, New Jersey.

Love this train

“I’ve wanted to do that all my life”

Nice! 👍

Nice to see this engine back running and sounding good, congratulations to all those involved in this restoration! A massive well done indeed. However just a couple of points I'd like to make: Firstly, as nice as the whistle now sounds, I personally don't think it is quite right. To me it should be a bit deeper and throatier. It's slightly too high at the moment. Though I suppose this is what it would've sounded like when new? I think she sounded her absolute best in Back To The Future: Part III, and in general around that period. The noticeable rasp/crow in her whistle is what made her totally unique. I understand the whistle was starting to get run down at this time and that's what created the incredible whistle tone, but I would argue that sound is the one people both a) associate with No. 3, and b) want to hear. Secondly, this whistle is NOT the one used in The Polar Express. It is VERY similar I admit, but The Polar Express has a much richer and powerful sound if you listen very carefully. This makes sense as it's a much bigger engine. The whistle is more chimy and higher pitched, but not by much. Yes Robert Zemeckis made this film and added the "wanted to do that my whole life" line as a nod to his previous work, but he chose a whistle that was very similar to No.3, NOT identical. It is NOT the same, I don't care what anyone says. I have watched every single behind the scenes / making of / featurettes / etc for The Polar Express and not once does Robert Zemeckis mention using the same whistle as Back To The Future: Part III. If someone actually has a link to such footage then by all means show me, but until such time this is just a fanboy fantasy. The whistle used on The Polar Express can be found here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NfMcj4pd6AY.html As I say, incredibly similar but NOT the same one!

I Love this Locomotive

Sounds great still, heard it today…

Interesting note: the locomotive that was in the remake of 3:10 to Yuma has the same whistle and bell as number 3!

I believe she got her Lima 5 chime back in 1941, I don't know if this is true.

Chris, it's whistle is used in the polar express!

I for some reason liked the sounds of the failed ones

That earlier footage is basically what the Polar Express in the movie would sound like if it lost its voice. Thank goodness they fixed that whistle.

Sounds gorgeous. What font did you use for the “Sierra Railway No.3” text at 1:35? That’s nice.

wow like new ;-)- just saw it on tv- a-team and little house...

Rogers also made the state locomotive of Kentucky, L&N's Pacific class #152 :)

Build this whistle but put it on the Pere Marquette 1225

Did you know?....that number 3 has a 100 per cent, brand new welded boiler, that was installed at the Sacramento Shops, x-S.P. RR., now owned by the California State RR Museum, plus featured in the PBS TV Show, ULTIMATE RESTORATIONS. HI from Green Bay, GO PACKERS!!!!!

Back to the future locomotive

She lost her voice. Thank you for fixing her beautiful whistle.

10:38 this whistle is from Global Rails: Revolution

10:12 just imagine if her whistle had been freshly restored when she was shooting back to the future part 3, it would have been this crisp sharp sound instead of that obnoxious bellow.

I'm from Arizona!

This sure most of been tough for them to do. Also if up3368 is reading this I hope they don't me mind saying this but on a scale of 1 to 10 how hard was it to repair this whistle my guess is definitely a 10.

I heard the whistle one thing popped in my head this is the train from back to the Future 3

I've watched Petticoat Junction, and I've seen the new versions of some TV shows such as Hawaii Five O and Magnum, and in my mind if a new version of Petticoat Junction was made, I would imagine it that the Hooterville Cannonball has a 1920 Baldwin 4-6-0 steam locomotive #63, the engine I had in my mind would be perfect for it would be Huckleberry Railroad's 1920 Baldwin 4-6-0 #152

When her voice is scratchy it sounds like PM 1225’s old whistle

Rip the origin of the polar express whistle

Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga !

Wait a second, this was uploaded only a week ago???

Always do find myself wondering just what whistle is actually on the C&FW No.8. It doesn't sound much at all like any recording I've heard of #3's whistle anywhere else. Unless it was due to it's beginning ailments at the time?

Wish they put the diamond stack and box head light back on it makes the engine look nicer

Thx for you man i like and sub to you:)

5:52 whistle sounded like a Canadian Pacific G5 1200 class pacific.

Now that whistle was "a" singin'!!!!

IT should have had the whistle sound of the Cannonball installed , it is one great train .

intresting.

Can you post a video of your DM&IR 3 chime?

The Polar Express whistle!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS

She had 34 movies in her appearance

You know what they say, third time's the charm.

Sounds so much different

They should put this whistle on the pere marquette

That tree at the end got completely smoked out lol

SERIOUSLY, IT’S BEEN WORN OUT SINCE 1975!

*it was apparent*

10:35 for anyone who wants the whistle.

I guess her whistle finally went back to the future 🤣🤣🤣

watching this makes you think about the people who made steam whistles for a living

10:13 now thats a whistle there

And noboy said that was the Polar Express whistle

It would be nice if you could restore 765’s whistle from the 1980’s.