Quiet Zone Suspensions in the News

In recent years, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has standardized and increased enforcement of train crossing safety regulations. Cities that fail to address inspection findings in a timely manner are seeing their Quiet Zones suspended resulting in significant disruption and harm to residents who chose to live where they do under the presumption of a Quiet Zone.

Provo thru Ogden, UT

Lake County, IL

Provo thru Ogden, UT

When will the train horns stop? Utahns vent as cities race to reestablish 'quiet zones'Residents close to railroad tracks from Ogden to Provo are frustrated with no

Temporary Quiet Zone Change - Lehi CityImportant Update for All Cities Along the FrontRunner Line: FrontRunner and freight trains will now be sounding their horns at all at-grade crossings from Salt Lake City to Provo. Recent... Read more »

Lehi family worried train horns could cause seizures in 9-year-old with rare conditionTrain horns have been sounding throughout the day due to grade crossings being out of compliance, and one Lehi family is concerned it could affect their daughte

Where are Utah's deficient railroad crossings and when will they be repaired?FOX 13 News reached out to the FRA to find out what exactly the deficiencies were, where, they are, and what cities and localities would have to do to reinstate the quiet zones.

Why are trains in Utah suddenly sounding their horns all the time?Those once serene-sounding neighborhoods, where passing trains weren't too much of a bother, suddenly got very, very loud as soon as October began.

Beaumont, TX

Why are trains in Beaumont quiet zones ignoring requested silence, blaring horns anyway?The reason trains are blaring their horns at crossings in Beaumont despite designated quiet zones has to do with construction the city needs to have done.

San Marcos, TX

San Marcos trains will sound their horns through the city after nearly a decade of silenceThe city's quiet zones are temporarily going away after an inspection found several violations at San Marcos train crossings. Residents should expect the horns to blare for at least three to six months.

San Diego, CA

City engineers, mayor were repeatedly warned San Diego would lose ‘quiet zone’The federal train regulator repeatedly warned the City of San Diego it would suspend the downtown quiet zone if the city didn’t come into compliance, documents obtained by Team 10 show.

Waltham, MA

Quiet Zone Revoked: Why Trains In Waltham Are Honking All HoursIf you have been wondering why the trains are sounding off in Waltham at all hours, here's what you need to know.

Wakefield, MA

Wakefield Residents Complain of ‘Blaring' Train Horns at All HoursElected officials in Wakefield, Massachusetts, are responding to complaints from residents about loud train horns causing disruptions at all hours. Councilors in town will discuss the issue at a meeting Monday night. Officials say the town needs a federal inspection in order to return to its “quiet zone” status, and that inspection could take five weeks. “We bought this house…

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix’s ‘Quiet Zone’ is suspended through downtown, train horns can be heard day and nightTrain horns can be heard blaring as the City of Phoenix has lost its "Quiet Zone" designation through the downtown area.

Some downtown Phoenix residents woken up by loud train horns in the middle of the nightResidents in parts of Downtown Phoenix are complaining about loud train noises that are waking them up in the middle of the night.

Lake County, IL

North Central Metra train horns sounding through Lake County as quiet zone agreement suspended; ‘It’s very disruptive’Residents who live along the North Central Service Metra line throughout Lake County are hearing train horns again after a temporary suspension was placed on the designated quiet zone due to mainte…

Lake Co. Rail Line Quiet Zones Reinstated Wednesday After a temporary suspension of the quiet zone rules, rail horns will be silenced at crossings again starting on Dec. 20.

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