SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Officials in Springfield said the sound of train horns along the Norfolk Southern tracks through the city became a thing of the past last Monday.
That is when Ohio's first quiet zone went into effect. The trains will still roll through as they always have, but train crews will no long have to sound their air horns at grade crossings along a several-block corridor through the downtown area.
Since public safety is still a concern, train horns can still be sounded in an emergency.
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Executive Director of the Ohio Rail Development Commission, Matt Dietrich, said, "We know of several more Ohio communities interested in establishing safer and quieter rail corridors."
That is when Ohio's first quiet zone went into effect. The trains will still roll through as they always have, but train crews will no long have to sound their air horns at grade crossings along a several-block corridor through the downtown area.
Since public safety is still a concern, train horns can still be sounded in an emergency.
Full story here.
Executive Director of the Ohio Rail Development Commission, Matt Dietrich, said, "We know of several more Ohio communities interested in establishing safer and quieter rail corridors."