Amid debate from residents and developers, a city council approves steps for sound reduction.

The Caldwell City Council voted 5-1 on Wednesday to establish a quiet zone, silencing train horns downtown after months of ...

Riverside OKs a railroad ‘Quiet Zone’ project along busy train corridor ...

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The longtime and daily sound of loud train horns through central Caldwell will no longer be heard by city residents and ...

People living near railroad tracks in west suburban Hillside are making some noise about freight train horns that blow at all hours of the night. Rail officials say they have to do it by law, due to ...

The blare of train horns has been a constant in Bayport this week as Union Pacific crews work to replace railroad ties in town. The sudden increase in train-horn noise surprised residents as the city ...

Did you know that trains have their own language? I didn’t, either. After trains began sounding their horns in downtown San Diego again recently, I started investigating. Most of downtown lies within ...

Elburn residents could soon find some relief from the relentless noise of train horns as they approach the railroad crossings in the downtown area. Public Works Superintendent Phil Van Bogaert said ...

A multi-million-dollar initiative to create a “quiet zone” for downtown Eugene’s railroad crossings appears to be tangled up in a sea of red tape. A Union Pacific train passes through the High Street ...