Answer Man: Is there a law regarding a train disturbing the peace with its horn? - Dothan Eagle

Q: Is there a law regarding a train disturbing the peace with its horn?

A: According to “Guide to the Federal Railroad Administration Quiet Zone Rule” distributed by CSX Transportation, trains sound their horns to warn motorists and pedestrians that a train is approaching. It is a safety measure to prevent collisions.

Citizens wanting to establish a “quiet zone” (where upgraded warning devices and additional safety measures are installed at grade crossings on a section of rail line) can contact their local public agency to initiate the process. Only a public agency may request a quiet zone.

“A quiet zone is an FRA exemption to the rule requiring trains to sound their horns when approaching public highway-rail grade crossings,” according to the guide.

Locomotive engineers have the responsibility and discretion to sound the horn at specified times or when they perceive a safety hazard. The Federal Railroad Administration has specific requirements as to when, where, how long and how loud a train must sound its horn, the guide says.

The train horn rule was created following an increase in train collisions in the late 1980s at certain highway-rail grade crossings where nighttime whistle bans had been established.

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