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SAN DIEGO — San Diegans may hear more loud train noises through downtown, as the area’s Quiet Zone designation was temporarily suspended by federal officials. Officials with the Federal Railroad ...

Many San Mateo residents are left with more questions than answers after a Caltrain-hosted community meeting meant to address residents’ concerns over increased train horn noise since electrification.

Would you want to hear that sound in your home a dozen or more times a day from early in the morning to late at night? That's what it's like for thousands of people who live in downtown Raleigh. The ...

Ever wonder why the train locomotives running on the track just down the block always sound their air horns four times when approaching the crossing? Or, ever hear a whole series of short and long ...