How close are you to the RR track?

[spankybird]

Our tracks have heavy trafic, between the two of them, I can see and hear a trian about every 10 to 15 minutes. Sometimes I can here 3 at one time, one on the NS and 2 on the CSX.

[ben10ben]

I'm about a mile from a spur that connects to a former L&N mainline currently owned by CSX and leased by local road R.J. Corman. This spur serves an industrial park located right across and down the road(U.S. 421, which many of you who live in the southeastern U.S.A have probably traveled on at one point or another) from my subdivision. This track may see 3-4 trains a day, or 2-3 a week, depending on the business back in there. I can usually faintly hear the horn at night or when outside.

[Anonymous]

The CP line that goes through the middle of Langenburg is about 3-4 blocks from where I live, which may sound close to some of you, but considering the size of my town, I'm as far away as you can get from it, being at the very outer edge of town. I can hear the trains from my house and don't have to go far to be able to see the trains down the street. Because of the condition of the track, CP has a 10mph speed limit for this section of the line (although the crews do seem to often go a bit faster). When I first hear a train from my house, I could leasurely drive to the tracks and still have to wait a while for for the train to get there.

[Big_Boy_4005]

I live about 3 miles from the old C&NW Chicago to Twin Cities main, the Route of the 400's. 400 miles in 400 minutes passenger service in it's day. The UP has been working to restore this line for real revenue service. They will be working with NS to bring Triple Crown roadrailers here starting in July. It has been way too quiet way too long.[swg]

[willpick]

[:D] I live 2 blocks(about 3/10 mile) from the Florida East Coast Railway track. Due to the fact that there are 6 grade crossings within a 1 mile radius, I get to hear the trains a LOT[:D]

[FJ and G]

Spankybird,

The name of my street is Wyecrosse Court. I'm in the middle of the famous Manassas Junction about 2 miles from the tracks north and 2 miles south; where I can hear trains coming and going from the north, south and east.

I love the sounds; the only thing better would be a trackside house

[spankybird]

So just how close do you live to the tracks.

I am about ½ mile from the CSX and NS main lines going thru Cleveland. I can hear the whistle blow without any problems. This also means I can go watch them at any time.


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Gee, I guess the map doesn't want to stay there.