This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PARKVILLE, Mo. — The familiar sounds of ...

WASHINGTON -- The distant whistle of a passing train is about to get a little more distant. The Federal Railroad Administration announced Wednesday the first limit on how loud a whistle can be and set ...

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 ...

Proposed federal regulations could muffle loud train whistles and spell a good night's sleep for Scott City Councilman Jeff Curnell and others who are routinely bothered by the deafening noise. The ...

Placentia officials Wednesday warned that they will seek a court injunction to keep train whistles quiet within their boundaries unless negotiations with a railroad freight line result in a ...

WHITING | Freight train whistles blast with explosive force where some 100 locomotives thunder across three sets of railroad tracks through the little city by the lake nearly every day. Trains must ...

PORTSMOUTH — The sounds of late-night and early-morning train horns have become more frequent and the topic of recent conversation among residents hearing them as far away as Woodlawn Circle to the ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — A decision may come as soon as next month on whether South Dakota will proceed with setting up so-called “quiet zones” at certain railroad crossings in the state. Officials ...

Danay Hershey is ready to buy her own house. But not near Paradise Township. That’s because of the train whistles, she said. Hershey, 29, and her father Dan, 58, said they’ve lived within earshot of ...

OROVILLE — A legend from the past will be rolling into town Thursday when the Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive makes a whistle stop at the old Oroville Depot. The world’s largest ...