Don Levasheff Wrote:
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> I recently overnighted in The Dalles and Pendleton
> Oregon. In those towns are "No Train Horn Blowing"
> restrictions at crossings. It appeared all
> crossings are regulated with warning devices. For
> me, however it seemed there was an increased
> element of danger with trains going through town
> at speed with just bells as a warning. With ribbon
> rail trains are much quieter. I'm wondering how
> railroad crews and management feel about such
> ordinances that local communities create and the
> agreements made with the railroad. I would suppose
> that the towns accept the responsibility for any
> mishaps. Any thoughts or information is
> appreciated.

As Hot Water points out in his reply, the horn can still be sounded when necessary within a "Quite Zone."

Speaking for myself, during my career - which lasted 42 years - every time I struck a vehicle or a person, I was sounding the horn. Conversely, I never struck anyone in a "Quiet Zone."