Why do trains blast horns near Garland’s quiet zones signs? Curious Texas investigates

If you’ve been near Centerville and Garland roads and wondered why trains still blow their horns even though “Quiet Zone” ...
The Post-Crescent

Fox Crossing cannot silence train horns without spending money to establish railroad quiet zones

Reader question: Does Fox Crossing have an ordinance about when trains must blow their horns and how loud it is? I live 2 miles from the railroad crossing on West Prosect Avenue and 2 miles from the ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

SMART to silence train horns in Windsor next month after noise complaints

Windsor residents, get ready to enjoy your beauty sleep again. The town’s quiet zone for the newly extended SMART commuter railway is slated to go into effect Tuesday, Aug. 5, barring any ...

Yes, the Metra train tracks are supposed to be on fire when it's this cold

Though the sight is familiar to many Chicagoans, folks braving their first Midwest winter or those who’ve never seen the phenomenon may be surprised to see small fires burning along Metra railroad ...
KHOU 11

Houston man has been fighting for 30 years to have a train 'quiet zone' implemented in his neighborhood

HOUSTON — A Houston man said he and his neighbors have been waiting decades for a solution to a problem that has caused them to lose sleep. Jeffery Pickens and his Heights neighbors have been kept up ...