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Such crossings are pretty rare in NYC, and even rarer in passenger routes there. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Level_crossings_in_New_York_City h
by ceejayoz 11mo ago
Such crossings are pretty rare in NYC, and even rarer in passenger routes there.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Level_crossings_in_New_York_City https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Level_crossings_...
State/local governments can also declare a quiet zone. https://railroads.dot.gov/railroad-safety/divisions/crossing-safety-and-trespass-prevention/train-horn-rulequiet-zones https://railroads.dot.gov/railroad-safety/divisions/crossing...
- hamdingers 11mo agoQuiet zones require crossings to be up to a certain standard. If the people opposed to train noise were serious, they could pressure their local/regional gov to upgrade crossings and establish a quiet zone. This tends to be more successful than trying to prevent the train entirely.