[justjim]

Originally Posted by Klink1627

Does anyone have information on possible legal action taken against the rail road over the constant train horn blasts along the 301 corridor that keep people awake all hours of the day?

Legally you will be waisting your time and money trying to stop the trains from doing what they are required by law to do. That’s the bad news. Good news is over time you will get use to it. I grew up in a small town with a busy train track that literally divided our town of 4,900 in half. We lived four blocks away and we rarely paid attention to the trains except when we had to wait for 100 plus boxcars, coal cars and sometimes rail cars carrying brand new cars to pass through town. At one time I can remember a couple of passenger trains that rolled in from Chicago, but they were moved to a different track 20 miles east in the late 50’s. I understand Wildwood was quite a “train town” in the past but not near as much today. Noise can be a problem for some especially if you purchase a house near a busy train track, interstate, toll road or airport. Realtors don’t always disclose such noise unless you ask. During daylight hours living close to pickleball can be annoying too. Due diligence is a must when purchasing any property and occasionally even those with considerable experience will miss something. Fore.

[Brondrisek]

I live in Calumet Grove. Either I’m used to them or just can’t hear them. But there aren’t that many. Rare during the day and more frequent Saturday night.
I love the sound. Mournful yet, reminds me of traveling (back when we could).

[Sherrilee]

It’s for people’s safety— you would need to move. There are ambulances Sirens thru out the night on Morse....

[giorgio1948]

realized and researched b4 purchasing as you already know.

[Spalumbos62]

Wow...you guys are a tough crowd. I think he was just inquiring or looking for some possible research help. I doubt he really thought he could sue.

[ellenwelsh]

My late husband worked on the railroad and before I moved to The Villages we lived in a small town in Ohio. Whenever he was working on a train that came through our town he would sound the horn 10 shorts. It was dumbfounding for everybody there except for me and people who knew me.

[airstreamingypsy]

Does no one have a sense of humor anymore? clearly that was meant to be funny. Besides, I love laying in bed and hearing the train whistle off if the distance.... the post was tongue in cheek folks.

[DonnaNi4os]

I lived very close to a train station in NJ. No, there is nothing you can do to stop the warning horns. It’s a safety issue. The train was there before you were. Either adjust or move. Sorry I can’t be more encouraging other than to say that you will likely get used to it after a while.

[Tom M]

Okay, I'll throw in an actual possible solution. "Whistle-free zones" In my home town they have created whistle free zones. That required double-arm crossing bars that prevented someone from driving around them and even crossing arms to prevent pedestrians from crossing on the sidewalk. It was a bit of money for the equipment but the whistles stopped entirely.

Until you can get another solution, they won't be able to stop the whistles as they prevent needless accidents and deaths.

How to get the groundswell of support to do that? Don't know...

[billthecpa]

If I recall correctly, there is a sign at the RR crossing on Rt. 42...just east of 301....that says something like.....Danger: Train Horns Not Used. It is obvious that someone had the influence to silence the trains horns at that crossing. My guess is St. Mark Church which is nearby. There is no one else close by to whom it would really matter.

[J1ceasar]

Since the train has been here 100? years I fought the judge would side with you. plus the fact of safety , laws concerning trains , and the fact that you will get at least a $ 25,000 invoice from your lawyer , means MOVE if you don't like it.

[car1chr2]

Lived in Calumet. Got used to it.

[rrb48310]

I’m a retired locomotive engineer, posts here are correct, blowing the horn for road crossing in required by law (FRA like FAA). Very specific laws that require engineers how long to blow and where to start, that if not followed could result in punishment of time off without pay and fines. Then if hitting someone results in a fatality there is a “last chance” law that in short says, if the engineer didn’t do everything right he could be charged for manslaughter.

That being said I’ve operated through cities (at 79 mph) that had “whistle restrictions” where you only blew the horn in an emergency. The cities not the railroad put the whistle restrictions on and like someone posted, it’s expensive putting in the level of road crossing protection required. The community would have to foot the bill.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Rwirish

Easy fix. Call the powers to be and they will have the horns stopped.

Or the tracks moved

[cassjax2]

I’ve been in & out of John Wayne Airport several times but don’t remember about steep climbing.....
Probably because I hate takeoffs and landings because that’s where more things go wrong. 🤦🏻