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by Cowboy-Matter of Fact on November 2nd, 2007

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We have train tracks about 1/2 mile from our home. The sounds of the trains do not bother me, somehow I somewhat like them as they pass occasionally. Can you hear trains from where you live?

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  • by Tweety on March 5th, 2009

    Tweety

    Now I can hear them in the distance. Growing up they were just behind the houses across the street. Funny, it took me quite a while to get used to not hearing the trains. I can't get over people moving into a house they know is hear a railroad track, then they bitch about the noise of the train.

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  • by Principessa_Sarina on March 5th, 2009

    Principessa_Sarina

    Yes. I am only a few blocks away from the train station. I can hear them more during the winter. There are enough trees in my neighborhood that the noise is sort of lost during the spring/summer. Its far enough away that it doesnt't really bother me. We used to live with them literally in our back yard... it was so annoying but its amazing how often you don't notice.

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  • by skyler7 on March 5th, 2009

    skyler7

    I can hear them at night and in the morning at a nice quite like hum that is suthing. but right now i am at teh office and its so close that its loud and annoying =]

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  • by Uncle Rick on January 25th, 2009

    Uncle Rick

    Living just 35 feet from tracks makes it impossible not to hear them. I find it soothing and actually do miss them if they're not running.

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  • by Bobgardenman on October 22nd, 2008

    Bobgardenman

    Yes Amtrak trains mostly at night. Won't bother me, it puts me to sleep. Cheers

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  • by Takei-Shihan on March 29th, 2008

    Takei-Shihan

    Yes ... there is a train overpass just two and a half blocks north of my apartment and the street I live on dips down and under the tracks.

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  • by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on November 2nd, 2007

    Sheriff Raff -Answerhag

    Yes, it's freight trains that go by, not passenger trains. When I was young I lived close to a small airport where they would fly these little four seaters. I liked the sounds of the aircraft taking off and landing. Same with the train, it's a comfoting sound.

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  • by Ruby21103 on November 2nd, 2007

    Ruby21103

    Yes. I hear the train by our house everynight. It's about 1/2 mile away, also. I love it. It reminds me of when I was little and I would stay the night at my grandma's house. She lived about a block away from a train. It's special to me cause my nana passed away a few years ago and every night when I hear that train I think of her. :)

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  • by anonymous on March 5th, 2009

    anonymous

    Nope. No trains.

    There used to be trains on the Big Island to transport the sugar cane. But that shut down ages ago.

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  • by HOUSTONLONELY on March 5th, 2009

    HOUSTONLONELY

    yeah is accross the street, I am already used to it...yeah is pretty loud..

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  • by tracy on February 9th, 2008

    tracy

    i like the train going by behind my house, but people say that no-one will ever buy it...what do you think

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  • by Sugar-licious a bellydancing rum maiden on November 2nd, 2007

    Sugar-licious a bellydancing rum maiden

    The tracks are about 1/2 mile from my home too. I can't here from inside but outside I can of course. I use to live a half block from a track and that was terrible when they blew the horn. I enjoy it now.

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  • by Mentalmum is back on November 2nd, 2007

    Mentalmum is back

    Yes, our local railway station is only 10 mins walk from us, so we can hear the trains depending which way the wind is blowing. During the night i can hear the freight trains which run from the docks and BP refinery.

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  • by scubabob on November 2nd, 2007

    scubabob

    Actually, I can use the sound to forecast weather. If precipitation is in the works, I'll hear a train. The nearest tracks to me are about 12 miles away. The sound will carry if the air is moist. It won't if our surrounding area is dry.

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  • by Writer on November 2nd, 2007

    Writer

    I used to. I am at work right now, directly behind my building is a railroad track, trains go by all the time.

    Its an unusal sound. However, i enjoy it, not something most people hear everyday.

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  • by Randoley on March 5th, 2009

    Randoley

    It's only 50 feet from my back door. I've lived here over 20 years and don't even hear them.

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  • by Moparman3507 on March 29th, 2008

    Moparman3507

    Nope... I well I do but they dont bother me. I have liven 3 houses away from the tracks for 21 years. Unless there is a new person on the horn or they have to stop for some reason I dont hear them anymore.

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  • by Anna on November 2nd, 2007

    Anna

    I miss the sound of a train that passes by in the night. I love the sound of them, for they are calming to me and sad at the same time. I don't know why, but they used to help me sleep, by the sound of them.

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  • by Ripple is back on March 5th, 2009

    Ripple is back

    It is way off in the distance.Barely can hear it when outside.

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  • by Jenniferocious on November 2nd, 2007

    Jenniferocious

    No, I can't.

    The only tracks that run through town haven't had any trains on them in at least 10 years.

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  • by Galeanda on March 5th, 2009

    Galeanda

    On very quiet nights, sometimes we can hear a faint sound of trains going by, but it's rare. The trains are many miles away.

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  • by Jay J on July 28th, 2009

    Jay J

    I moved away from the tracks and miss the trains,make me feel at home

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  • by justin57 on July 21st, 2009

    justin57

    yes i can hear them from any wear to 10-20 times a day becase there maybe 50-60 feet away from my house they get a bit anoying when your on the phone and you cant talk cause there so loud

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  • by Coin Toss on March 16th, 2009

    Coin Toss

    Yes. The Norfolk Southern runs about 4 miles from my place, and they average about 1 train every 90 minutes.

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  • by David_C979 on April 20th, 2012

    David_C979

    My house is but 100 feet from passing train tracks with operating trains. About 90 - 95% of the time, the trains that pass by the house are NJ Transit Arrow III electric trains. However, on weekdays in the early morning and evening hours, a couple of ALP46 electric locomotives with Comet cars pass by (usually Comet IIMs, Comet IVs, and Comet Vs). And, on rare occurrences, there have been diesel locomotives with Comet cars passing by. Some diesels are GP40PH units. Some are F40PH-2CAT units. And, some are PL42AC units. Google them if you wish to see what they look like, for those of you unfamiliar with NJ Transit trains.

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