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FRA Locomotive Horn Sounding and Quiet Zone Establishment

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FRA Train Horn and Quiet Zone Fact Sheet.pdf (31.56 KB)

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SUBJECT: Train Horn Noise
KEYWORDS: Quiet Zone, Train Horns, Horns,
ABSTRACT: Since their inception, railroads have sounded locomotive horns or whistles in advance of grade crossings and under other circumstances as a universal safety precaution.