Hamilton's proposed 'Quiet Zone' could silence 1,800 train horns per day in residential neighborhoods

Hamilton's proposed 'Quiet Zone' could silence 1,800 train horns per day in residential neighborhoods

The City of Hamilton rolled out a plan to silence roughly 1,800 train horns per day in the city's center with the announcement of a "Quiet Zone" plan.Engineering director Alan Messer presented the plan to Hamilton City Council.Currently, the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Train Horn Rule says "locomotive engineers are required to sound train horns at least 15 seconds and no more than 20 seconds before reaching a public highway-rail grad…