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- Sunday, May 27, 2012
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SALISBURY — Shhh.
People who live near railroad tracks in Salisbury could get a better night’s sleep if the city qualifies as a Quiet Zone for trains.
Salisbury will apply for the new designation from the Federal Railroad Administration, which would allow train engineers to cross over city streets without sounding the horn.
Federal law requires an engineer to blow the horn three times when approaching an at-grade crossing. In a Quiet Zone, the engineer can choose to not sound the horn at all, City Engineer Dan Mikkelson said.
The change would mean fewer disruptions during meetings and church services near the tracks. But it also would mean fewer of those plaintive wails.
“Train whistles are one of the annoyances, but also one of the charms, of living near railroad tracks,” Mikkelson said.
Read more in Sunday’s Post.
Contact reporter Emily Ford at 704-797-4264.
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