Trains should curtail use of horns at night

Has anyway else but me noticed the increase in the amount of trains going over the Long Bridge?

I live more than a mile away from the train crossing on Bottle Bay Road and the amount of trains crossing there with those train jockeys blowing the horns, sometimes as long as 30 seconds, is becoming quite irritating. The crossing at Bottle Bay Road in Sagle has crossing arms that come down and red lights with bells ringing when a train is approaching.

After checking with the railroads, if a train is coming to a crossing that has crossing arms, flashing red lights, and bells ringing it is up to the engineer, train jockey, if they want to use their horn or not. My question is, then why do they do it at all hours of the night and into the early morning hours? It’s ridiculous and the noise is defining to all of the many residents who live in that area of the Bottle Bay train crossing.

 My ex-neighbor Jim Wolfe, who lived on our street all of his 86 years of life told me that years ago the policiticos of Bonner County passed an ordinance allowing the trains to cross over Bottle Bay Road only if they had no more then 15 trains a day with no more then 50 cars per train and could only operate between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily. Wouldn’t that be refreshing to your ears.

 If I ever won the Lottery I would research that old law, hire some hot shot attorneys to go after Mr. Buffett’s railroad, and force them to install crossing arms at every crossing in Bonner County thus eliminating the train jockeys from blowing their horns anywhere in Bonner County. Honestly trains don’t bother me, it’s those very loud horns that I hear at all hours of the night.

LEN GOLDING

Sagle