Schuyler Larrabee wrote: >Here in Massachusetts, there are numerous crossings where there is >a sign that says "No Train Horn" >and sure enough, the trains run through without a peep. I > >think that this is just monumentally >stupid (surprised?) but then, they didn't ask me . . . There are provisions in the Federal Regs for establishment of "quite zones". Details of the rule, and how you get a "quite zone" are at http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/1318 Personally, I don't agree with the idea myself. It's just another example of politics winning out over common sense. SCT The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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