Basically by adding some additional safety equipment to prevent cars from going around the gate arms, the trains no longer need to sound their horns. See details at...
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Basically by adding some additional safety equipment to prevent cars from going around the gate arms, the trains no longer need to sound their horns. See details at https://sites.google.com/site/plymouthquietzone/ .
The quality of life would increase significantly with the reduction in nighttime train horn noise. According to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) inventory, most trains pass through the City at night and they need to sound their horns at 110 decibels four times within 25 seconds of each of the seven crossings. If you do the math that is about 38 minutes of noise at a level that has been shown to negatively impact health.
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Basically by adding some additional safety equipment to prevent cars from going around the gate arms, the trains no longer need to sound their horns. See details at https://sites.google.com/site/plymouthquietzone/ .
The quality of life would increase significantly with the reduction in nighttime train horn noise. According to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) inventory, most trains pass through the City at night and they need to sound their horns at 110 decibels four times within 25 seconds of each of the seven crossings. If you do the math that is about 38 minutes of noise at a level that has been shown to negatively impact health.
