[RP TownTalk] Train Horns

[Dwight Holmes]

It's now been about 6 weeks since those signs went up on both sides of the
crossing on Queensbury.  I'm curious, has anyone observed an instance of a
train going by and NOT blowing its horn?  (I certainly have not)

On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Andre,
>
> It's my understanding (and I could well be wrong!) that the sign means
> that trains are no longer *required by law* to sound their horns.
>
> That said, if the train engineer wants to sound the horn, he or she is
> perfectly welcome to do so. The signs are to warn pedestrians and drivers
> that the horn may not sound. But that doesn't mean they will never
> sound....
>
> -Sarah
>
>
>
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> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 3:39 PM, andre <jounx at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I was just hoping to clear up some confusion I am having.  There is a new
>> sign that says something about the train not sounding a horn and to be
>> careful crossing.  That crossing is right there at Queensbury.  Every train
>> that goes by is sounding a horn.  I do not care either way, horn or no horn
>> but its not clear.  Are some trains sounding their horn while others are
>> not?  That would make it even more confusing.  Can whoever put up those
>> signs at the train crossing on queensbury explain what is going on?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
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