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<P>[quote user="railfan619"]OK now I'm sure that i went and opened a can of worms on this but. Also I would not care about trains blowing their horns at 4:30 in the morning in fact I would love it cause then. I wouldn't need an alarm clock. But on the other hand people that work 2nd shift that are tryin to sleep might get a little ticked. But If i had any chance to go ride in a cab of an engine just to get an enginers presctive (spelling might be off on that word). But any who and all of you are right. Blowing a train horn at every grade crossing is a safety thing cause you really never know when someone will happily decide to go around gates that are down and get mauled by a train that's movin at 40 MPH or faster. And of course once someone does get killed at a grade crossing then the family of the victim sues the railroad for not blowing enough times to warn the traffic that the train was coming at full speed down the tracks. So like I said If I did open a can of worms on this subject I really did not mean to. And you are right If someone is standing on or near the tracks at anytime and a train is coming down the tracks the engineer would and should have any and every right to blow the horn as many times he wants to until that person moves. off of the tracks. And you guys are right the louder the better so it makes that person blankty blank themsleves cause the train kept blowin his horn as he came up to the crossing and beyond cause there is another crossing 50 from the first one then that's what he'll do. So that's all for now so that's it I'll be talkin to you all later.[/quote]</P> <P> </P> <P>Holy Foamer, Railfan! All I can say is WOW! (anachronym for weely odd words) (and sentence structure-anachronym not implied)</P> <P>But I love your passion and you did get your point across. Does railfan619 have a legitimate point here that it is under the engineers discretion to use the horn as needed? Even in a restricted area? Are there grey areas as suggested like people track-side that may or may not pose a safety hazard in a no-blow-zone?</P> <P>Another question- what about vehicles with Nathan or other air horns mounted in their vehicles- I've heard of this, is it legal? What are the ramifications of having something like that in your vehicle and using it?</P>
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