>Conductors blowing their horns
>Casey Jones being a conductor

That shit always irritates me.

>>132005

>Currently, train conductors lay on their horns almost at random

This is some really shitty journalism. A quick Google search will reveal that trains blow their horns for crossings (which I'm sure there are plenty of in Tempe, hence the 6-figure price tag for a bunch of signs) never mind the high-school level writing throughout.

>>132010
That's how nearly every single one of these articles is written. No matter how old or new, they all usually refer to the crews as "perverse," "cruel," or "sadistic" when it comes to blowing the horn at night.

As if the crews are even thinking of people sleeping let alone waking them up.

Is it perverse of me to think that a railwayman's chief thought is to make it home, safe and sound?

>>132010
>>132013
Welcome to the era of cheap journalism. When papers don't have enough funds to hire reputable journalists we get stuck with people who write sensationalist bullshit.
That being said, the Class 1s should counter this nonsense with a PR campaign of some sort. As long as they don't communicate the facts to the public then these articles will keep being printed.

I hate Quiet Zones
Can't tell when a different road loco comes thru
BUT the city of Gering, Nebraska was the 1st city to install Wayside Horns in the USA!