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Freight Train Crossing.wav

Overall rating (29 ratings)
Sailor55

January 13th, 2010

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Sound effects > Vehicles

A perfect “freight train passing” sequence. A complete approach and departure starting with crossing alarm, and a few train whistles growing in loudness. The train was about 80 cars long. Listen all the way to the end to hear the bell stop as the train passes into the distance. Listen carefully and you can also hear the traffic blocking arm rising up. I got lucky here. I was in just the right place at the right time. Recorded on a Zoom H2 in Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada.

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alarm
bell
crossing
freight
railroad
screech
screeching
train
whistle

Type

Wave (.wav)

Duration

2:27.701

File size

24.8 MB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bit depth

16 bit

Channels

Stereo

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stereostory

8 years ago

Quality. Thanks!

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PaulH1964

8 years ago

Many thanks

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twistedbrother

8 years, 7 months ago

Awesome. Thanks for uploading this. Great sound

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fitz1935doco

9 years, 2 months ago

Like mannhawks I was looking everywhere for railway crossing warning bells. This is perfect for the short grab I need for a sequence on a night sleeper crossing Europe in the 1950s.

Snake_Oil_Sa...

10 years, 11 months ago

Great sound!

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