The ferry service on Cape Cod has a new very old sound. The Steamship Authority scoured the country for historic steam whistles to replace the more modern and abrasive sounding air horns. In ...

Who knew that an event that encourages people to let off steam would be celebrating its 10th anniversary on Saturday. Certainly not the organizers of that inaugural Whistles on the Water event. "We’re ...

Twenty-one years ago, the brewery on Custer Way in Tumwater that produced Olympia beer closed. As part of that farewell, the steam whistle, which had long been heard by the community at shift changes, ...

It’s 11:15 a.m., and a familiar sound echoes across the small town of Diboll. For the past one 100 years, residents have set ...

In Northern England, the hills used to be home to steam trains. The trains have long faded into history, but the sound of their whistle is making a brief return. Artist [Steve Messam] has created ...

With the city’s plans to update the facilities at the old fish hatchery at the north end of Riverside Park, the staff and volunteers of the La Crosse County Historical Society have been busy packing ...

The tradition will absolutely continue. Christmas in York will again begin with a 12:15 a.m. Factory Whistle Concert, according to Jeff Hines, chairman of the York Factory Whistle Concert Committee.

In Massachusetts, people living on Cape Cod are getting used to a new sound. Actually, it's an old sound - real steam whistles have been added onto the diesel-powered ferries running to Martha's ...