Evaluation of a Wayside Horn at Two Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings

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• Creators:
  Multer, Jordan
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Alternatives Analysis Audible Warning Devices Grade Crossing Protection Systems Horns Community Noise Human Factors Noise Railroad Grade Crossings Risk Analysis Safety Evaluation Train Horns Wayside Horns

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• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  In an effort to alert motorists and pedestrians to the presence of an approaching train and avoid accidents at highway-railroad grade crossings, locomotive engineers regularly sound a train-mounted horn as they approach the intersection. Locomotive engineers begin sounding the horn approximately 1/4 mile from the highway-railroad grade crossing. This warning exposes a segment of the local community near the tracks to the sound of the train horn as well as motorists and pedestrians who may be approaching the grade crossing. However, residents living near the grade crossing are not the intended target of this auditory warning and the train horn noise is perceived by many residents living near grade crossings as highly annoying.
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