[Curtisbwp]

Wow! The trains have been roiling on 301 for over a hundred years and now you want to sue them. I do not hear any trains. I, unlike many others, always do my homework. Before buying i survey the entire area, i review topical maps etc. I knew where the trains are, i know where the prison is and i know what i do not like. So i bought in a noise free place.

[Don5154]

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?

You just moved here a few months ago and already complaining about the train horns near the home you picked out......you did not do your home work!

[bilcon]

What happened, you didn't have a Lionel Train set when you were young? Required by law to blow whistle at crossing so they can wake the drunks who fall asleep on the tracks.

[Joanne19335]

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?

I happen to like that far-away train whistle. BTW, the law states that when a train approaches a cross street, it is required to use the whistle. Two long blasts, followed by two short ones and another long one.

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by asianthree

If you buy a house without due diligence, then either you should have your children or guardian, help you make decisions, instead of blaming it on a sales rep for your inability to invest your money wisely.

Update on the train in my back yard in Chatham

[Eg_cruz]

Haha......really

[Velvet]

Not everybody is familiar with railway behavior, especially if they have never lived near the tracks before. It is possible to under estimate the noise from the whistle and how far it might carry if you have never heard one.

If the noise really bothers one so much, the best solution is to move to a quieter place.

[Dennys37Packard]

Now that’s funny......😀😀😀😀

[MaxCat]

I had to re-read and look through a few other replies to see if this was really a serious question. Sheeesh . . . train has been here a long time — well before TV — had plenty of time to do your due diligence before purchasing. Or there was the option to go ahead and buy and then be a perennial complainer — but sue the train operators? Seriously? Sheeez. Definition of curmudgeon.

[valuemkt]

Curious how many miles from the tracks you live

[SIRE1]

I believe I read here where someone who bought near the turnpike wanted The Villages to build a berm to block the noise. Sure hope they don't want us to build a berm from Ocala to Tampa to block the train noise !!!!!!

[BobnBev]

Originally Posted by kathyspear

We lived in Calumet Grove for a year before moving to our current house. (Moved to be closer to my sister, not because of the trains.) I actually liked hearing the trains at night. (Never noticed them during the day.) I found it soothing. Different strokes ...

kathy

I'm with you all the way, I love the soothing sound late at night/early morning.

[PennBF]

This reminds me of an experience we had when we lived in NY. Our home was very very high on a cliff and if you sat on the balcony you could only see the river but far below there was also a railroad track that ran along the river. One day I was on our balcony and heard a lot of noise down the cliff and got in the car and drove down to see what was going on. There was a very long freight train stopped and the engineer yelling at the person and the police just arriving. It seem the person owned a small dock on the river and was claiming that he owned the road to it which crossed the the train tracks, therefore he owned the track and wanted to be paid a fee to let the train to pass. In the meantime the engineer was yelling he had to be in Chicago at a certain time and this was making him miss his schedule. The cops finally took the dock owner away, probably to the funny farm and the train proceeded. Don't know how this correlates to the post other than we live in a crazy world.

[Lottoguy]

Let's trade homes. I live nextdoor to a 24/7 muffler shop.

[Garywt]

We were so happy to find trains near us when we bought. Love having trains nearby.