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Train Horns and Whistles - Too Quiet?
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One issue that is a bit off topic came up (Kinda) was bypass of crossings. I take this to mean either digging the entire railroad down into the ground and paving over the tunnel or raising the railroad on a bridge and passing over the town. Who is going to pay for that? <br /> <br />Regarding Local Laws, Let the engineer blow that horn. Heck, the mayor and city council lives down town or near enough to hear that law being broken. I am a former driver and Federal Rules also applied to me. UNLESS a Local Law is more restrictive. For example, a Air Horn is legal coming into town but NOT legal in a "Quiet zone" such as a hospital etc. for these situations we had a city horn (Same as import cars "Beep") but those were never used, good dose of language out the window at top of lungs usually got the lout who did endanger him or herself out of the way. <br /> <br />They did a similar "test" ok.. exhibition of a collision on a crossing between a large car and a train. The train needed about a mile to stop and every foot of that mile was a ground off part from the vehicle. One would assume there will be body parts and hamburger strewn on every tie for that mile. <br /> <br />Government will continue on it's colossal misguided paths where it wills, we average joes can only stay out of the way and live as best as we can. <br /> <br />And one last note to those who are impatient and run crossings if you get killed I would hope that your family gets to clean the mess off the track. No one else should be made to pay for or fix your act of stupidity. <br /> <br />"Look Listen and LIVE"
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