Long blast, long blast, short blast, long blast — that’s the pattern the federal government says trains must use when sounding their horns when reaching a road crossing. Put those blasts at a minimum ...

Some Durango-area residents say the train whistle is louder this summer compared with previous years, but the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad says the historic sound is unchanged. Durango ...

Downtown Savannah wouldn't be the same without a familiar host of noises, such as the clopping of horses pulling carriages and the horns of boats passing by River Street. Downtown residents over the ...

MONTCLAIR — Beginning next Thursday, bleary-eyed Montclair residents will begin hearing nighttime sounds they haven't heard regularly in more than three decades: the toot of locomotive horns.

Question: I’m curious about why trains use a Morse code signal when approaching crossings. Answer: For anyone confused by that question, next time you’re waiting at a railroad crossing listen to the ...

Unnecessary train horns are about to become nuisances of the past thanks to the Federal Railroad Administration’s new Locomotive Horn Rule, which will establish CSX Railroad quiet zones starting April ...

Horn testing of Dakota Minnesota and Eastern locomotives will start Monday at the company’s roundhouse in west Davenport. The tests will be done sporadically between 7 a.m., and 9 p.m. through July 30 ...

Chicagoans have had to cope with winter early this year, putting on their puffy coats before Thanksgiving. Transit and road agencies are also pulling out their cold weather equipment early, spreading ...

Ron Ries, Staff Director, Highway-Rail Crossing and Trespasser Programs Division, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Railroad Safety, Mail Stop 25, West ...

OGDEN — A legendary locomotive made its return to Ogden this weekend. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 made a weekend stop that drew thousands of visitors of all ages to Union Station from its arrival ...