peace quiet: Let's Expand the RR Quiet Zone
- 09/27/11 04:56 AM
Let's expand the RR quiet zone. There's a lot of controversy in the City Council about the proposal for creating a downtown "quiet zone" where passing trains would be prohibited from sounding their horns at crossings. Currently they must do so by federal law unless that is over ridden by local statutes. I live in Riverbend Commons near the intersection of Morrison Rd. and River Rd. Approx 1 mi. south of us are the CSX tracks and less than a mile north of us are the Norfolk-Western Tracks. Depending on the atmospheric conditions and the engineer at the time it almost feels (0 comments)