I forgot to mention, I wish that MTH would get a better sound file for the GS locomotives. I worked on the 3420 here in the Arm Pit (El Paso) and when the 4449 came thru headed to the Worlds Fair in New Orleans, I believe it was 1981?, on the way back we double headed with the 4449 from Alfalfa Yards down to the Union Depot, it was the first double headed steam on the SP since the end of steam operations for the entire system as this is what I was told by the 4449 crew. Anyway, they coupled the 3420 up to the front of the 4449 and Doyle hopped in the drivers seat and whistled off and then when he cracked the throttle open on the 3420 it started to move then the front flue sheet let go and the 4449 ended up pushing it all the way to the depot. Anyway, Doyle was really impressed with the sound of the whistle on the 3420 that he wanted to trade the one that was on the 4449 for the 3420's. He explained that the one on the 4449 was actually a steamboat whistle and the 3420's was more correct in sound than the steam boat but the City didn't want to make the trade. Now the 3420 sits silent in what is probably its final resting place and just rusting away. I sure wish they would have traded. 
Please feel to correct me if I'm in error. The daylights also had a much deeper bark when they started to move too.
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