I live next to a train track which at night can have a very moody atmosphere, listening to them whizzing by. These are both passenger and freight trains. All the sounds were recorded over the span of half an hour.
Recording of a train journey somewere between katowice and wroclaw, poland. It's a binaural recording done in the middle of a train, standing next to a window.
Recording of alicante train station central hall on a saturday morning 5/4/15 - not busy. Recorded with a zoom h5 at around 10am in the morning. Recorded wav format.
The creaking of metal boxcars and rails as a freight train passes through a crossing at a modest rate of speed. The crossing alarm bells ping constantly throughout.
Ambient sound inside a train carriage waiting to leave richmond, london to go to stratford london. You can hear sound of other tube/train arriving on next platform, sound of two train drivers talking in driver's cab and low level sound of other passengers. There is also a nice ambient hum of inside of carriage.
Recorded in january 2011 on the super hakucho train from hakodate to aomori (through the seikan undersea tunnel), japan. Recorded with a zoom h2 in 2-channel surround mode, without a windshield. File has not been modified.
Field recording made at boston's north station commuter rail terminal, summer 2005. Sounds include footsteps, indistinct conversation and background chatter, and periodic departure announcements.
An s-bahn train arrives in berlin. Recorded with zoom h2. Edited with audacity. This sound is cc0 but i highly recommend that you include a link to this page when using it, to avoid misunderstandings. Http://farm9. Staticflickr. Com/8070/8213683889_517a10ef52_o. Pngon flac and ogg vorbis audio file formats. Contact me if you have interest in specific sounds for open source or commercial purpose.
