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I recently relocated to a new state and purchased a home that was apparently right next to a railroad crossing. Due to moving from one state to another it wasn't entirely clear that the crossing was there, but regardless I accept blame for that. Anyway, I've been here for a few months now and I still haven't gotten used to the whistles. But based on what I'm reading I guess the guys running the trains by my house aren't entirely following code. First off the trains typically run between 12am and and 4am (so they're not "Dead tracks" as our realtor indicated). When the trains approach, I haven't noticed any pattern such as short, short long. Some tap the horn once or twice but most just tend to lay on the horn from the whistle post all the way over the crossing, and subsequently our property. It's kind of like someone blowing an air horn in our bedroom for 20-30 seconds at a time. It's actually loud enough that you'd have to yell in order to talk over it. This goes on for about 3-4 hours every night and although we're slowly getting used to not sleeping, it's not pleasant. Any advice for trying to make sure they actually abide by the whistle code? We contacted the city but they said if we complain, they'll just blow the whistles even more on purpose.
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