How heavily is a specific section of railroad track traveled?

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marvdmartian

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Ask the homeless people in the neighbourhood.

There, I fixed that for you! :sneaky:

Actually, it would depend entirely on the proximity to the tracks, and the number of nearby road crossings. The trains are likely required to sound their whistle/horn at each railroad/road crossing (they are here, where I live in Texas.....3 times for each crossing!).

When I lived in my rental house, I was at least a mile from the tracks, and it woke me up for the first couple weeks, every time a train went through (multiple times a night), due to their having to blow their horn at each crossing (multiple crossings within a short span of distance). After that, I learned to tune out the sound, and it didn't bother me any more. Friends of mine, who are literally a stone's throw from the tracks (further down, not as many crossings) say they'll hear the trains go through at night, but just roll over and zonk right back out again.