OMG! We MUST take up a collection for these people, so they can move, or something!

[Euphod]

Click HERE for a very sad tale filled with hardship and woe. I hope you can make it through without crying for these poor, poor people who are tortured so badly!

 

[JohnnyC1]

Let me guess, their hobby is not train watching:wave: and he does not have a model rr in the garage! I guess that RR track appeared overnight and was not there when they looked at the house before purchasing it.

John

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[n8phu]

Wow, I guess those railroad tracks must have been disguised when they moved in. Those whistles are for SAFETY reasons. Guess those who complain would rather sacrifice someone Else's safety for their own benefit. I will bet these people wouldn't shed a tear for someone who didn't hear a train coming and gets killed by it because there was no horns. Must be a sad day when these people threw a crying fit and found out they aren't the most important people in the world. Thanks Reality TV. Your 15 minutes are up, get off the stage. NEXT wanna be reality show whiner please!

 

[maruffijd]

I think I'll invent something to reduce the sounds they hear. What do you guys and gals think of the name Earplugs. :hehe:

 

[paulzmay]

Bearing in mind how many people seem to die annually on the USA and Canada's crossings, I think perhaps the horns need to be louder... ;-) Obviously better crossings and fences would cut down the need too...

 

[Euphod]

You know, what entertains me about the article is the comments. How many people posted that the horn sounding was "UN-necessary"? Of course, they are all experts in the fields of rail transportation and safety. Now, I know the railroad could make all kinds of improvements to the line that could make the horns less necessary, but they assume way too much! Did you read the comment about the horn blowing for "30 minutes"? I doubt the engineer could stand that, maybe not even the air generator!

 

[schweitzerdude]

This thread hits close to home since I live across the road from BNSF's mainline (former GN) in northern Idaho, USA, about 1/4 from a level crossing. I enjoy train watching and one of my neighbors is a hardcore train buff. I know when he is out on the road (which runs parallel to the railway) with his camera because the eastbound trains often give an extra toot to him when they pass (the westbounds are always starting to sound anyway when they get to his house). There is a large variance in horn behavior, especially noticeable at night. Some sound too early, which affects me on the westbounds, others lean on it heavy, others at night give little toots that are barely noticeable, as a courtesy to local residents. One thing that is certain is that Amtrak has a softer horn than freights, most likely to accomodate sleeping passengers.

I heard an estimate of around $250,000 to upgrade the crossing to make it quiet - not going to happen - no incentive for BNSF to pay for it. Hornz is something that I and my neighbors have adjusted to, although on summer nights with the windows open I have been blasted out of bed on occasion

 

[CRO]

That was obviously a "No News" day. Gotta find something to put in the "News" paper.
Excuse me while I cut down those trees that 'whistle' in the wind.......

Bob (CRO)

 

[RRSignal]

There are a lot of these...ahem..."stupid"-types here in the Northeast. They buy a house next to an airport that's been there 80 years and act surprised then they hear planes. Usually, they'll bleat something about their "children not being able to play in peace" or something (you know you're going to get a load of illogical horse dookie when one starts invoking "the children"). Unfortunately, usually the one who whines loudest gets their way.

 

[maruffijd]

There are a lot of these...ahem..."stupid"-types here in the Northeast. They buy a house next to an airport that's been there 80 years and act surprised then they hear planes. Usually, they'll bleat something about their "children not being able to play in peace" or something (you know you're going to get a load of illogical horse dookie when one starts invoking "the children"). Unfortunately, usually the one who whines loudest gets their way.

Isn't there a saying about how the emptiest cans rattle the most?

 

[mikeaust]

The squeaking wheel gets the oil

 

[btvfd]

I am a truck driver in California and I respect the need to hear the horn on the locomotive because it let you know that it's coming!
I can't tell you how many time I have seen wrecks and near misses in areas that are quite zones simply because the engineer is not allowed to warn the public of his approach to a grade Xing, station or bridge.

So I say to them" the next time the gates don't work, don't expect to be alerted to the fact that a 1000 tons of rolling death are about to hit you in the face"!



The train horn says" GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY NOW"!

 

[teddytoot]

This reminds me of a problem that occurs here in the UK. Townies move out to the country, often near the village church and then complain of the cockerels crowing and other farmyard noises and the church bells on Sunday and want them stopped.

 

[CaptEngland]

We in England call these people `NIMBY's`
Not In My Back Yard.

By a crazy turn of events, this weekend is the Download Music Festival near to East Midlands Airport. A few years ago some `NIMBY's` started moaning the the music was too loud and that it should stop (one weekend a year is all it is on).

The facts that make this so funny are:

1. East Midlands Airport is right next door!
2. The M1 Motorway (it's a large busy freeway for our American friends) is also next door!
3. The music festival is on a motor-racing circuit, which is also loud when motor-racing is going on.

Just wait until little Bobby Jr. plays on the track and gets run over because the train driver (engineer) can not blow his horn due to moaning `NIMBY's`

Regards.
CaptEngland