Hear Madame Queen's Real Whistle!

The whistle on AT&SF Steam Locomotive 5000 (Madame Queen) has not been heard since the early 1950's when the locomotive was retired in 1954.

Recently found video of the whistle test has been found and included at the end of this video. You will hear the whistle blow for the first time since the retirement of the locomotive.

The whistle was tested by connecting it to a 90 psi live steam source. You will hear the whistle blow a long-short-long sequence in the test.

If it is this loud under 90 psi, imagine how loud it would be under Madame Queen's normal boiler pressure of 300 psi!