Residents within earshot of the train tracks on Bellingham’s south side could be hearing fewer locomotive horns after the ...

In most cases, the train’s horn will not sound. Photo provided Merriam residents living near three railroad crossings should notice a significant reduction in train noise after the BNSF Railway ...

and quiet zones also do not take away a conductor's responsibility to sound their train horns at crossings. Federal law requires trains to blow their horns between 15 to 20 seconds before coming ...

however train horns have become louder than previous years. “Trains have always announced their arrival at the level crossings but the older trains either had softer hooters, or the sound was ...