Horn replacing Train Whistles in Steilacoom

Here's a solution to train horns that is...well...just as loud as a train? Doesn't sound much like a solution!

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Horn replacing train whistles for the sleepless in Steilacoom

By The Associated Press

STEILACOOM -- An automated horn will replace train whistles at a busy rail crossing in Steilacoom.

The town council voted for a $130,000 train warning system that will direct the horn at traffic.

Whistles from the 50-to-60 trains that roll through Steilacoom each day have been disturbing residents, especially at night.

Officials say the noise from the train whistles can be heard over 31 acres. That's about 70 percent of the town's 6,200 residents. The automated horn will be about as loud, but it will be aimed at the roadway.

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