From: kh@pnnnnx.invalid   
      
   John Albert   wrote:   
      
   >> Why do they need to blow that horn at midnight 25 times? Disgusting.   
   >The train is fine but the horns are disgusting. Would someone walk in   
   >front of a passing c@r? No need to hit horn so many times   
   >   
   >FRA requirements.   
   >   
   >If the engineer DOESN'T sound that horn, he could be disciplined.   
   >   
   >Only method to overcome this is to designate some crossings as "quiet   
   >zones". But in recent times FRA looks down on doing this, as well.   
      
   I seem to remember that Hans-Joachim Zierke told us that, in Germany,   
   it's considered crazy to require horns routinely at guarded crossings   
   (lights and gates).  Apparently there they require horns only at   
   unguarded crossings.  Makes perfect sense to me.   
      
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