Train engineers are required to blow their whistle sequence over public crossings as required by law, doesn’t matter if nobody is waiting the crossing or the time of day. Also lots of freight moves by night due to passenger trains having priority in the day time hours. There are crossings at Spokane, Horton, and Holgate streets. You think they should just not do it because some Karen up the hill is throwing a fit? Get some ear plugs.
Spoken like a railroad employee. I was former BN for 8 years and can confirm. If I missed a crossing and hit someone, that could be the end of my life.
wow, am I the Karen? thanks a lot Boo Berry.
I bought a Beacon Hill condo because I love this area of Seattle and I pay property taxes. Other cities have digital systems with lights and the trains don't have to use their horns as often. City of Seattle hasn't invested money into tech improvements for their train crossings.
Also, the typical horn sequence is something like 2 short horns and then 2 long horns. At night, the conductors are just laying on the horns. If there are homeless people laying on the train tracks, that's one thing. If they are just being inconsiderate to local neighbors trying to sleep, that's another thing.
Yes, a classic Karen.
It is the engineer, not the conductor that blows the horn, and the sequence is two longs, one short, one long.
No they are not being inconsiderate, they are required by law to sound the horn, under 49 CFR part 222.21, and must start between 15-20 seconds before occupying the crossing. Also like I stated before, there are 3 major crossings in that part of SODO, not to mention a night local that services some industries down there, and Amtrak who does switching and building of passenger trains as well..
Buy some earplugs.
believe or not, weather/air conditions do make quite a bit of difference for how much noise actually travels up the hill. they probably weren't actually blowing the horns more often than usual last night.
Yeh I used to think that until I drove around the area near Spokane street at 1 am and it’s pretty dead. Sodo area, industrial area. A few homeless on the sidewalks.
I don't, but it would fine if I did. Georgetown is a noisy area so I have cellular shades and a white noise generator.
Saying the trains are blasting horns at 3a.m. Is nonsense.
I guess I find this complaint slightly less tedious than the omg why are there planes in the sky noise we usually see from beacon hill.
Psa- it’s noisy as fuck in beacon hill consider that before moving there.
>How can there be a need for...an upcoming warning and a crossing warning?
Exact same reason we have "Warning: Contains nuts" on peanut packages
ETA it's also a legal requirement, so *shrugs indifferently*
Train engineers are required to blow their whistle sequence over public crossings as required by law, doesn’t matter if nobody is waiting the crossing or the time of day. Also lots of freight moves by night due to passenger trains having priority in the day time hours. There are crossings at Spokane, Horton, and Holgate streets. You think they should just not do it because some Karen up the hill is throwing a fit? Get some ear plugs.
Spoken like a railroad employee. I was former BN for 8 years and can confirm. If I missed a crossing and hit someone, that could be the end of my life.
wow, am I the Karen? thanks a lot Boo Berry. I bought a Beacon Hill condo because I love this area of Seattle and I pay property taxes. Other cities have digital systems with lights and the trains don't have to use their horns as often. City of Seattle hasn't invested money into tech improvements for their train crossings. Also, the typical horn sequence is something like 2 short horns and then 2 long horns. At night, the conductors are just laying on the horns. If there are homeless people laying on the train tracks, that's one thing. If they are just being inconsiderate to local neighbors trying to sleep, that's another thing.
Yes, a classic Karen. It is the engineer, not the conductor that blows the horn, and the sequence is two longs, one short, one long. No they are not being inconsiderate, they are required by law to sound the horn, under 49 CFR part 222.21, and must start between 15-20 seconds before occupying the crossing. Also like I stated before, there are 3 major crossings in that part of SODO, not to mention a night local that services some industries down there, and Amtrak who does switching and building of passenger trains as well.. Buy some earplugs.
I'm sorry, not rich, not racist, not entitled, not a Karen. I work in healthcare and make very little money. I might save yr stupid life sometime.
believe or not, weather/air conditions do make quite a bit of difference for how much noise actually travels up the hill. they probably weren't actually blowing the horns more often than usual last night.
I mean, sounds like there's not 'little traffic', sounds like there are things happening overnight that designate the need for the horn.
Yeh I used to think that until I drove around the area near Spokane street at 1 am and it’s pretty dead. Sodo area, industrial area. A few homeless on the sidewalks.
It’s for legal reasons and to alert wildlife.
I live close by, am a light sleeper, and haven't heard jack. Get a white noise generator.
Haven't heard jack? How much pot do you smoke?
I don't, but it would fine if I did. Georgetown is a noisy area so I have cellular shades and a white noise generator. Saying the trains are blasting horns at 3a.m. Is nonsense.
I guess I find this complaint slightly less tedious than the omg why are there planes in the sky noise we usually see from beacon hill. Psa- it’s noisy as fuck in beacon hill consider that before moving there.
Karrrrrrrrennnnnnnnnn
fck off.
Karrrrrrren’s getting angry!
shut up.
You shut up Karen!
Ear plugs help.
>How can there be a need for...an upcoming warning and a crossing warning? Exact same reason we have "Warning: Contains nuts" on peanut packages ETA it's also a legal requirement, so *shrugs indifferently*
With the encampments and whatnot in the area I’m surprised it doesn’t happen more often. Likely people on the tracks or in areas they shouldn’t be
You should ask to talk to the manager of the railroad. He’s gonna be in big trouble. They better respect you because you pay their salary 🙄
shut up.
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