The trains go silent downtown

[custosnox]

Arent most of the trains that go through the corridor robotic trains?
-- as in no one at the wheel?

I know some are, but I don't think it would reach the level of most.

[carltonplace]

I was running over the main street bridge this weekend...right over a train and it didn't make a peep. It finally happened and I never thought it would...the quiet zone is in place.

[godboko71]

Will miss the Trains Sounds, but I would guess they will only be quiet until someone gets hurt (not that I think someone will.)

Either way what is the point of this silent zone? Guess I have lived near the trains to long to notice or care when they blow there horn.

[nathanm]

Guess I have lived near the trains to long to notice or care when they blow there horn.

I used to live next to a track where trains would pass by 5 or 6 times a day. It took a couple of days to get used to it, but after that I pretty much tuned them out. I was a little surprised by how easy it was to tune out despite the train perceptibly shaking the house each time the train passed.

To me, the noise of the diesel electric engines climbing even a modest grade was far more noticeable than the horn. When they were traveling the other direction, they were much quieter since the engines were at idle, aside from the whining noise the dynamic brake makes.

[SXSW]

They are attempting to do this in Norman too.  If anyone here is familiar with Norman the BNSF corridor that runs through the city, and less than a half mile from OU, is one of the busiest freight corridors in the U.S. with sometimes two trains coming through every hour.  If there was a ever a place that would benefit the most from a quiet zone it's the central neighborhoods of Norman.

[patric]

The tragedy in Texas where a train plowed through a parade float, happened in a "quiet zone."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324556304578122851560829868.html

Cant help but think there might be some changes to how these are implemented in the near future.

[Townsend]

Is there a crossing issue?  Been hearing the trains for a while.

[carltonplace]

The quiet zone only runs from about Cheyenne Ave to Kenosha.

Are you hearing them inside of "the zone"

[Townsend]

The quiet zone only runs from about Cheyenne Ave to Kenosha.

Are you hearing them inside of "the zone"

I've been hearing them clearly downtown but I've not noticed them today.