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 ...

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 ...

When it comes to train horns, it seems the quantity, not the quality, is what annoys residents most. Treasure Coast residents who live next to the railroad tracks from Sebastian to Tequesta say they ...

Trains make noise, especially when they blow their horns while entering stations and at grade crossings. But for folks who live near the railroad branch lines, which have dozens of such crossings, the ...

Some Durango-area residents say the train whistle is louder this summer compared with previous years, but the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad says the historic sound is unchanged. Durango ...