MERKEL, Texas — Many people move to a small town for peace and quiet, but for some Merkel residents, they quickly found sleepless nights and frustration. The train that travels through Merkel ...

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — We’re seeing more and more cities across our area designate quiet zones for train crossings, removing the requirements to sound routine train horns. In July, officials ...

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — St. Lucie County has jumped aboard the "quiet zone" train, designating three railroad crossings within the county that will no longer have routine sound for any approaching ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For people living in areas where trains pass through, it can be frustrating to hear the horn at different times of the day. The City of Houston said it developed a Quiet Zone ...

St. Lucie County has 23 railroad crossings along its roughly 22-mile stretch of the Florida East Coast Railroad/Brightline ...

St. Lucie County is implementing quiet zones at three railroad crossings. In quiet zones, trains are no longer required to sound their horns. Indian River and Martin counties voted against creating ...