The train beasts rise again! Close up and distant recordings of freight trains passing through the beautiful spaces of North Idaho. Distant train horns echoing in the night and huge pulsing engines pulling heavy cargo along the rusty tracks make up this collection of trains to compliment the original North County Trains sound library released in 2011.
Five years ago I spent the entire year running around the county recording trains. The result of my efforts was North Country Trains which I released in late 2011. I learned a lot about the best places to record and the best times of the year. Along with nearly being arrested I spent countless hours sitting and waiting in locations ranging from wide open fields to dense forests to the local train depot. For this collection I used that experience and knowledge to record even more of the massive diesel beasts as they rumbled through the area without waiting forever to capture the moment.
I learned that with all the trains (70+) that pass through here everyday, there is a certain pattern to the criss crossing madness. I would listen and wait for the times when I heard lots of trains from the south which meant trains from the North were waiting patiently before crossing the lake. Just one set of tracks cross the lake and a bottleneck is almost daily. Other trains come from the West on a separate rail system and they have to wait also. When they get the go ahead the North South trains are waiting. These “stop and go” train situations create the perfect opportunity to get slack take-up metal impacts along with slow starts and passes.
One of the aspects of train sounds that I love the most around here is the way that the horn echoes and bounces between the valleys and the mountain ranges. On a quiet day or evening it’s a stunning sound and can go on for what seems like forever. Another is the way the wheels scrape and squeal against the rails when a train is on a curved set of tracks. It can be abrasive and yet at times it’s strangely musical.
Equipment Used:
Sound Devices 702 | Sennheiser MKH-8040ST | Sanken CSS-5 | Sony PCM-D100 | Sony PCM-D50
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Files:
Train, Freight: Pass By: Engines: Slow With Railcars Creaking, Straining PCM D-50
Train, Freight: Pass By: Fast Speed, Rail Clatter At Interchange, Horn After Pass MKH8040ST XY
Train, Freight: Pass By: Medium Speed, Medium Distant, No Horn, Railcars Clatter MKH8040ST XY
Train, Freight: Pass By: Medium Speed, Rail Cars Clatter At Crossing PCM D-50
Train, Freight: Pass By: Slow Speed, Wheel Squeals, Distant, From Cliff MKH8040ST XY
Train, Freight: Slow In, Stop, Away At Station, Railcar Slack Impacts MKH8040ST XY
Train, Freight: Slow Pass By, Rusty Metal Railcars, Slow Down MKH8040ST XY
Train, Freight: Slow Pass By, Two Quick Horn Blasts At Station, Railcar Clatter MKH8040ST XY
Train: Freight: Horn, Echo, Distant Crossing Bell PCM D-100
Train: Freight: Pass By: 2nd Train Pass At The End Of The First CSS-5
Train: Freight: Pass By: Fast Speed With Horn Distant 01 MKH8040ST XY
Train: Freight: Pass By: Fast Speed With Horn Distant 02 MKH8040ST XY
Train: Freight: Pass By: Medium Slow Rail Cars MKH8040ST ORTF
Train: Freight: Pass By: Medium Slow Rail Cars PCM D-100
Train: Freight: Pass By: Medium With Horn Approach, Crossing Bell 01 MKH8040ST XY
Train: Freight: Pass By: Medium With Horn Approach, Crossing Bell 02 MKH8040ST XY
Train: Freight: Pass By: Medium With Horn Approach, Crossing Bell 03 MKH8040ST XY
Train: Freight: Pass By: Slow Distant Cliff Rail Squeals PCM D-50
Train: Freight: Pass By: Slow Distant Cliff Slack Train Depart Squeals PCM D-50
Train: Freight: Pass By: Slow Distant Horn Close Rail Cars MKH8040ST ORTF
Train: Freight: Pass By: Slow Speed Chugging Engine Distant Forest CSS-5
Train: Freight: Pass By: Station Medium Slow Bell Ding Rail Cars 01 PCM D-100
Train: Freight: Pass By: Station Medium Slow Bell Ding Rail Cars 02 PCM D-100
Train: Freight: Pass By: Station Slow Speed CU No Horn Rail Cars PCM D-100
Train: Freight: Pass By: With Horn Approach, Close Rail Cars CSS-5
Train: Freight: Rail Cars Depart, Metal Movement Squeal Load MKH8040ST ORTF
Train: Freight: Rail Cars Depart, Metal Slack Impact Squeal MKH8040ST ORTF
Train: Freight: Rail Cars Slack Impact, Engine Pass By PCM D-100
Train: Freight: Rail Cars Slack Impacts, Engine Pass By MKH8040ST ORTF
Train Slack Action in 2013
Train Slack Action in 2013 With ORTF Audio
This is probably the loudest, largest and longest metal impact/rattle sound you will ever experience. If you ever get the chance… and they are quite rare, to be near one it will shake you up! Being near one of these slack actions with empty rail cars can only be described as OMG! That sounded crazy cool! This one I recorded with my Canon camera on March 14 2013 while I was far above the tracks in Sagle Idaho. Enjoy! -Frank
It’s been a year since I did any extensive train recording and today I ventured out into the wilds of North Idaho with my MKH8040ST ORTF rig to see what I could get. During a quick morning trip to town I noticed two trains parked across the lake waiting for track repairs to be completed. I had enough time to drive home and grab the microphones and set up on a cliff overlooking the lake. The two trains were right below the cliff just itching to depart. There was a lot of bird activity in this location. Geese, Eagles, Ravens, Turkeys, you name it they were all making a lot of noise. I think it’s mating season (the two trains thought so also… I think) and the activity was through the roof! I waited over an hour for the tracks to clear and eagerly awaited the first train departure.
For the last 3 weeks I have never left the ranch without my MKH-8040ST recording rig and today I was thankful that I brought them on a simple errand run into town. Just my luck that there was a tain traffic jam in the City of Sandpoint Idaho. Three trains were attempting to pass through on the same set of tracks at the same time and there was some maintenance going on as well. I heard the train horn as I was at the bank this morning and it was the long set of honks i’ve learned over time that they do when on this rail line that runs East to West.
While recording the floodwaters here today I happened to see a train heading for town so I stopped at the Sandpoint train station and waited. A minute later the train pulls up and stops right in front of me! I did not expect this to happen as they usually just pass through town slowly on their journey. I had the microphone on a boom pole and was barely hanging on to it as it was very windy. I did not have a chance to take any photos or video as I was caught by surprise at the train actually stopping and I did not want to let go of the boom pole. Here is the 24-Bit 96k sound recorded with a Sennheiser MKH-8040ST set to XY/120 Degrees.
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