Railroad “quiet zones” are here, finally
September 23rd, 2005 by Ted
It took a lot of work–much of it in volunteer time by the Point’s own Fred Arm–but the federally-mandated quiet zones may be here by early November.
See the Contra Costa Times story.
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Hi,
I can think of a lot more things I’d like to have silenced, other than train horns or whistles…
Such as:
*That infernal 11:00 Wednesday siren-screeching that is supposed to warn us all to hustle inside & take cover in case of local (refinery) disasters.
*Those godawful “recycle trucks” with their grinding & gnashing compactors & back-up beeper noise.
*Fire engines & police sirens every 5 minutes…
*Ghetto-blasting car-radios that make our living room floor jump.
You get the idea.
There are a lot more NOXIOUS & health-damaging noises in our daily & nightly milieu than the relatively harmless train sounds we all grew up with and harbor little if any animosity toward.