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"In addition to improving safety at the 10 intersections where car, bike and pedestrian traffic crosses railroad tracks, the upgrades will allow train operators to forgo blowing the train horn when approaching the crossings, potentially resulting in a 70% decrease in the train horn noise in Eugene. Trains still will use short horn blasts around the switching yard and the Eugene Depot and have the discretion to sound the horn in emergency situations."

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[-] kescusay@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Really glad to hear this. It's about time we modernized.

[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

I remember this being talked about 10 years ago. It's good to hear it wasn't abandoned.

[-] lemming934@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

That's awesome! It's insane how far that horn carries

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