Sounds of Steam Locomotives, No. 1: Stack Music Sampler; or Steam, Steel and Action

In 1957 Vinton Wight recorded and collected the sounds various different Steam Locomotives. He explains that “Stack Music” is “that delightful sound caused by super heated steam, exhausted from the cylinder, through the stack of a locomotive.” Other sounds include the wheels clanking on the tracks, bells ringing and other engine sounds, all of which create an interesting rhythmic listen. As Wight says of train sounds: they can be “soft and soothing” or “loud and commanding”; a sort of “symphony”. Liner notes include information on each train and a biography of Wight.

Track Listing

101	2-8-2 No. 1534, Illinois Central	Vinton Wight	03:26
102	2-8-2 No. 5352, Burlington	Vinton Wight	02:55
103	4-8-4 No. 801, Union Pacific	Vinton Wight	01:16
104	4-12-2 No. 9007, Union Pacific	Vinton Wight	02:35
105	2-8-2 No. 2599, Chicago Northwestern	Vinton Wight	04:20
106	4-6-4 No. 4003, Burlington	Vinton Wight	03:15
107	4-6-0 No. 1353, Chicago Northwestern	Vinton Wight	02:05
108	4-8-4 No. 809 with 4-6-6-4 No. 3816, Union Pacific and 4-8-4 No. 5629, Burlington "0-5"	Vinton Wight	02:35
201	4-8-8-4 No. 4018, "Big Boy" Union Pacific	Vinton Wight	01:44
202	4-8-2 No. 2514, Illinois Central	Vinton Wight	01:35
203	0-6-0 No. 4471, Union Pacific "Switcher"	Vinton Wight	01:45
204	2-8-2 No. 480, Denver Rio Grande Western	Vinton Wight	04:00
205	4-6-6-4 No. 3839, Union Pacific	Vinton Wight	03:30
206	2-8-2 No. 495 with 2-8-2 No. 493, Denver Rio Grande	Vinton Wight	02:50
207	2-10-2 No. 809, Colorado Southern / 2-8-0 No. 648, "Switcher" and 4-8-4 No. 824 and No. 825, Union Pacific	Vinton Wight	02:49
208	2-8-0 No. 648, "Switcher"	Vinton Wight	02:53