| Do you live close to railroad tracks? If you do then you | | | | alert people of impending danger and to be cautious |
| have probably had train horns wake you up in the | | | | when approaching a train track or railroad crossing |
| middle of the night. These horns are loud and have a | | | | because a train is approaching. Locomotives are not |
| distinctive blast when the train conductors blown those | | | | capably of stopping quickly and rely on the horns to |
| horns. | | | | alert people in the area to be careful, and watch for |
| Living close to railroad tracks or a railroad crossing can | | | | the on-coming train. If a conductor sees something |
| be upsetting if you are sleeping and get abruptly | | | | blocking the railroad tracks they blow the horn |
| woken up by them. Another possible problem with | | | | continuously and attempt to slow down the train. I most |
| living close to railroad tracks is when you are on the | | | | cases by the time the conductor sees an object on |
| phone. If you are talking to someone and the train is | | | | the tracks there will not be time to stop the train and |
| thundering by and blowing the horns, then you will | | | | may end up hitting whatever object was left on the |
| inevitably not be able to carry on your conversation | | | | tracks. |
| until the train passes. I've know other people who were | | | | If you live near railroad tracks you are probably very |
| trying to watch a television show or movie and the | | | | familiar with the train horns sounding throughout the |
| train made so much noise that there was no way the | | | | day and night. You may even live close enough to |
| show could be heard. Again that would have to be | | | | hear the thumps on the tracks made by the wheels on |
| patient and let the train pass to continue. | | | | the train cars. Living near railroad tracks will definitely |
| All these can be annoying scenarios but there is a | | | | be a noisy experience. |
| purpose behind them. They are very much needed to | | | | |