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Originally Posted by Topspinmo
I'm about 4 miles from the tracks, I can here them quite clearly and I ONLY HAVE ONE EAR! As far as the train noise not that loud, but when they blow the whistle at 301 and cr 42 it's quite loud. But, I still young enough to hear even with one ear.
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As the crow flies, from Woodbury where I live is about 3 miles from the tracks, I hear the train horn very faintly sometimes in the evening if I am out on the patio. It's nothing really, less noise than a car driving by my home. According to this article, they have stopped sounding their horns at 42 and the tracks and a couple other intersections north ot that.
New Quiet Zones To Help With Train Noise Pollution
By Kathryn Farr
April 19, 2017 Public safety
The blaring of a train horn is soon to disappear from some Marion County railway crossings.
Marion County has partnered with CSX Transportation and the Florida Department of Transportation to establish three quiet zones at track intersections along U.S. Highway 301.
The quiet zones are located at County Road 42, 500 feet east of U.S. 301, Southeast 135th Street, 1700 feet east of U.S. 301 and Southeast 147th Street, 4500 feet east of U.S. 301.
These quiet zones are established in areas along railroad tracks where train horns are not routinely sounded. Trains are no longer required to sound their horns at these intersections, unless deemed necessary for safety reasons, according to the Marion County Office of the County Engineer.