In case anyone else buys one and wants to know, no, the Blue Comet does not come with a whistle on ts sound board. Research found when they first tried the sound of steam they did have a whistle on their earlier attempts with it but they would fail often so they discontinued the whistle portion of the sound board. Do what I did, buy another baggage car and add the guts from a whistle tender to it. Having the spare car keeps the value of the set intact. Sounds good too.