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If train noise is truly bothersome to one person, it will be bothersome to many others in that same vicinity.  So just get together and push for a quiet zone.  You are in the driver’s seat.  As long as the FRA is granting quiet zones, you might as well take one.  Everyone’s taxes are going up anyways.  Might as well get something for the money.   <o:p></o:p> There is no way that the little guy could prevail against the FRA to compromise their safety institution if it were not for the power of a public health issue represented by train horns.  Go get your quiet zone.  Here in Wayzata, MN, the residents asked for one and got it.  And they only have three crossings and I suppose maybe eight trains per day at the most.   <o:p></o:p> Here is a detailed discussion of a quiet zone installation and its effects:   <o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.montclairnjusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1587:montclairs-quiet-zone-answers-to-frequently-asked-questions&catid=201:newsarticles&Itemid=777">http://www.montclairnjusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1587:montclairs-quiet-zone-answers-to-frequently-asked-questions&catid=201:newsarticles&Itemid=777</a>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> It poses and answers every question I can think of except the one I am seeking the answer to.  That is the question of whether or not a quiet zone crossing is more dangerous than a horn crossing, all other things being equal.  They almost address that question, but they go off the rails about midway through it.  They ask this:   <o:p></o:p> “Won’t having a quiet zone make it more dangerous for people who walk on the tracks?”  <o:p></o:p> That question almost sounds like they are trying to deflect my question before it gets asked.  There is nothing in this piece that indicates an increase in danger from converting to the quiet zone.  It is presented as the perfect solution with no downside whatsoever.
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