(WHTM) – Whether it’s during the day or the dead of night, trains can be heard blowing their horns, but why? According to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration, “Under ...

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 journeys, and manifest destiny. Accompanied by chimes, whistles, honks, and horns ...

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If you've ever heard a train blowing its horn and thought, "Man, I wish I had that for my truck," you're not alone. This wonderful invention made its way from trains onto heavy trucks sometime around ...

Central Railway shared a video of the event on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, extending warm New Year greetings ...

The blare of train horns has been a constant in Bayport this week as Union Pacific crews work to replace railroad ties in town. The sudden increase in train-horn noise surprised residents as the city ...

I’ve recently seen a multitude of articles and letters that have raised concerns over the increased use of train horns along the Peninsula since Caltrain started regular operation of the new electric ...

Sheesh, those trains are sure running loud and frequently! No, not really. Fort Collins didn't see an Interstate 25-level surge in train traffic on a Saturday night. The horn blasts you may have heard ...

A quiet Van Nuys neighborhood of manicured lawns, palm trees and single-family homes has been embroiled in a noisy squabble over a train horn that one homeowner has affixed to a tree and used to set ...