The intensity of sound will vary at night, sometimes louder and sometimes softer. It has to do with the height and strength of a temperature inversion just above the ground. On clear, calm nights, it ...

City and federal officials met Friday to detail what San Diego must do to fix safety problems at railroad crossings, two days after the issues prompted the temporary suspension of a designated train ...

WALTHAM (CBS) - The Federal Railroad Administration is inspecting more than 900 "quiet zones" around the country. The zones are sections of tracks where trains do not have to sound their horns at ...

A new change in LaPorte officially makes the city a quiet zone. Trains are prohibited from sounding their horns, except in emergency situations. City leaders say that this has been a long-awaited ...

Some Durango-area residents say the train whistle is louder this summer compared with previous years, but the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad says the historic sound is unchanged. Durango ...

Oswego trustees are looking at establishing a quiet zone around the train tracks along Washington Street through the downtown. The Village Board Monday will consider an engineering contract with ...

Rick Peroni tried earplugs and earmuffs, but he couldn’t drown out the sound of horns on Friday night as the SMART train repeatedly chugged by his San Rafael neighborhood during a test of the planned ...

SAN DIEGO — San Diegans may hear more loud train noises through downtown, as the area’s Quiet Zone designation was temporarily suspended by federal officials. Officials with the Federal Railroad ...

While attending truck shows across the United States, we have noticed an increase in train horns and the unmistakable sound of their ear-blasting decibels. This breathtaking trend of horn blasting has ...