[Dilligas]

Get amazon echo and ask her to play ocean sounds. If windows are closed, you’ll only hear close by thunder/lightening

[ldturecek]

Makes me happy when I can leave window open so I can hear the train, but I also grew up near train tracks. We live in Summerhill.

[MidWestIA]

Used to live by the Mississippi river and I kind of liked hearing the train horn - don't notice if you are asleep. Sounds like my old home

[BostonRich]

We live in Calumet Grove and hear the train a lot. The crossing on 42 is a quiet zone but there are several more between there and 466 which are not. I'm not sure why they are blowing their horns along that stretch because I would not expect many cars out there at that time or trespassers or animals but who knows.

When we bought our house our real estate agent informed us about the train horns but we honestly don't mind them. You get used to it and you can add me to the list of lovers of that sentimental sound.

[macawlaw]

I grew up three houses away from the railroad tracks. Even after having been gone for 44 years, I still don’t “hear” trains if there is one nearby. They just don’t register unless I’m trying to cross a train track.

[MarvM]

Originally Posted by Lottoguy

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.....

All trains are required to signal their approach to public crossings with 2 long, 1 short and 1 long blast of their horns regardless of time. If this is what you heard, it was a train approaching a crossing. Weather conditions can greatly affect the distance sound travels.

[nancyre]

Ride the Auto Train - the horn goes ALLLL night. Must be blown every crossing

[Lea N]

Originally Posted by LuvNH

We hear it way off in the distance and it always reminds me of the old John Wayne type movies where the train is crossing the prairie. Kind of romantic, although I must admit I never thought I would live on the train tracks anywhere.

We once lived in the country and could hear a train way off in the distance. I liked the sound, but it was far away. When the sound started coyotes would chime in and start howling.

[JGibson]

Sleep with earplugs the wax ones are the best.