Did you know that trains have their own language? I didn’t, either. After trains began sounding their horns in downtown San Diego again recently, I started investigating. Most of downtown lies within ...

Train horns are one of the most iconic sounds in modern culture, conjuring images of spaghetti westerns, cross-country ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - There's been a lot of community discussion about whether Ann Arbor should take steps to establish a "quiet zone" to reduce train horn noise in the city. But what do the horns actually ...

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 ...

City and federal officials met Friday to detail what San Diego must do to fix safety problems at railroad crossings, two days after the issues prompted the temporary suspension of a designated train ...

Due to signal testing along a railroad corridor that spans from Miami to West Palm Beach, Brightline train horns will sound overnight and in quiet zones through 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16. On Sunday the ...

Doctor Detour answers your transportation questions. Q: What’s the latest on South Florida train horns? Seems like Brightline passenger trains have added to the noise. How many people have been hit ...

The intensity of sound (such as a train horn) that you hear will vary at night, sometimes louder and sometimes softer. The explanation is the height of the “inversion” above the ground. On a clear, ...

A train horn in Burleson, Texas, malfunctioned on Christmas, causing persistent noise until repaired, with police humorously ...