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Old 03-24-2024, 07:15 AM
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Default The sound of my people!

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Originally Posted by Lottoguy View Post
Okay we don't even live close to the railroad tracks near The Villages. I would say we live about two miles away. But, we could easily hear the train horn going off at 4:40 am for at least three or four minutes long.
What is going on?? The people who live even closer to those tracks must be going nuts over this.
Chime in if you heard that too.....
Ahhhh, the sound of my people. After 25 years as a railroader and 17 as an engineer I try to be very aware of where the nearest railroad crossing or yard is when buying a home. I even called the Town Hall Office near our NC hame to see how often the train runs through town.
The 3 to 4 minutes thing if accurate, makes me think it was a horn kit. No reason for a train to sound a horn that long unless it was a malfunction.