Train Sounds

GPL-3.0

About

Train Sounds is a playful rail yard display. Switch between trains and tap the parts to hear horns, wheels, bells, and doors.

Credits & Attributions

Train Sounds hotspot routing and electric hum brightener

sound effect · Peninsular Reveries

Train Sounds shared hotspot playback bus and the quiet harmonic layer tucked under the electric commuter hum route

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GPL-3.0

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The recorded electric hum remains the primary sound. The synth layer only adds a faint harmonic edge so the cue reads more reliably on small speakers.

steam-train-whistle.wav

sound effect · gadzooks

Train Sounds Steam Flyer whistle hotspot

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Trimmed to a 1.42 second mono 60 kbps OGG whistle with light band-limiting and short fades.

EMD Steel Bell

sound effect · chungus43A

Train Sounds Steam Flyer bell hotspot

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Trimmed from the bell strike into a compact 0.82 second mono OGG and filtered to keep the ring clear.

single steam train chuff

sound effect · birdOfTheNorth

Train Sounds Steam Flyer drive-rod hotspot

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Trimmed into a 0.66 second mono OGG chuff with tight fades and mid-band focus.

Diesel Locomotive Horn - 2300 Class.wav

sound effect · JotrainG

Train Sounds Diesel Hauler horn hotspot

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Trimmed to a 0.84 second mono OGG horn burst with modest band-limiting and fade shaping.

Diesel engine idling

sound effect · chungus43A

Train Sounds Diesel Hauler engine-hum and wheel hotspots

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Trimmed into a 0.92 second mono OGG idle looplet and reused at a faster playback rate for the diesel wheel texture.

Air (or steam) pressure release

sound effect · brunoboselli

Train Sounds diesel, electric, and high-speed brake hotspots

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Trimmed into a 0.96 second mono OGG hiss and reused with slight playback-rate offsets across the brake cues.

Moscow Metro 81-717 two chime horn

sound effect · chungus43A

Train Sounds Electric Commuter horn hotspot

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Trimmed from the recorded preview into a 0.52 second mono OGG horn hit with short fades.

200/300Hz 81-717 BPSN hum sound

sound effect · chungus43A

Train Sounds Electric Commuter power-hum hotspot and the electric wheel variant

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Trimmed to a 0.96 second mono OGG hum with stronger mid-band filtering; the base clip remains primary while a very low-gain harmonic layer supports only the electric power-hum route.

Old Toronto Subway Chime

sound effect · chungus43A

Train Sounds Steam Flyer, Electric Commuter, and High-Speed Arrow passenger-door hotspots

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Trimmed into a 0.68 second mono OGG chime and reused with small playback-rate changes across the passenger-door cues.

Train horn, Departs

sound effect · OroborosNZ

Train Sounds High-Speed Arrow horn hotspot

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Trimmed into a 0.82 second mono OGG horn cue with light band-limiting and quick fades.

TRNHspd_High Speed, Pass-By, Passenger Train, Mono Mix, Recording_02_JW Audio

sound effect · JW_Audio

Train Sounds High-Speed Arrow wheel and power-hum hotspots

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Trimmed into a 1.34 second mono OGG pass-by and reused at a slower rate for the high-speed power-hum cue.

R20-33-Train Cars Coupling.wav

sound effect · craigsmith

Train Sounds Steam Flyer coupler hotspot and Diesel Hauler cargo-latch hotspot

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Trimmed into a 0.64 second mono OGG clank and reused with a slightly slower playback rate for the cargo latch.