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1 posted on 02/25/2012 7:04:11 AM PST by Beowulf9
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I hear a train all the time from farther than that. Perfectly normal


72 posted on 02/25/2012 9:07:43 AM PST by vpintheak (Occupy your Brain!)
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If you are hearing a whistle you are hearing a ghost.

Today's diesel locomotives do not have whistles. They are equipped with air horns.

A reproduction of a Southern Pacific Railroad 6 chime steam whistle.

Listen Here

A typical modern 5 chime air horn

Listen Here

As many folks have stated on here, yes it is possible to hear train horns from many miles away depending on weather conditions and the terrain features between you and the railroad.

73 posted on 02/25/2012 9:08:08 AM PST by Yankee (ANNOY THE RNC AND THE MEDIA: NOMINATE NEWT GINGRICH!)
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100 miles. You can hear the whistle blow 100 miles.


77 posted on 02/25/2012 9:15:12 AM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (REPEAL WASHINGTON! -- Islam Delenda Est! -- I Want Constantinople Back. -- Rumble thee forth.)
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If you ever see it, try to catch the train number...


81 posted on 02/25/2012 10:19:06 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Mitt Romney is SEVERELY conservative - and I'm SEVERELY against giving him my vote!)
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bfl


86 posted on 02/25/2012 11:56:07 AM PST by scott7278 ("...I have not changed Congress and how it operates the way I would have liked..." - BHO)
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We live about eight miles away from a drag-strip. There is an Interstate, hills, lots of trees, and other obstructions between us. In the summer time we can clearly hear the cars “staging” and then the sustained 1/4 mile run. When they run the jet cars it's almost like being in the stands.

I remember some years ago we heard a short run which ended in a very loud bang. The next day we heard that a fuel burning rail blew a clutch. There were some killed in the stands from shrapnel. I believe the explosion ripped open the scatter shield, now they use Kevlar blankets.

Regards,
GtG

87 posted on 02/25/2012 12:06:18 PM PST by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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I live down the street from you in Tucson. On a quiet morning I can hear the train whistle 8 1/2 miles away. I can hear the UofA clock town bell too sometimes. Sound travels well unopposed.


88 posted on 02/25/2012 12:15:45 PM PST by discostu (I did it 35 minutes ago)
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I live near train tracks, about 500 yards, and the loudness does vary, depending on the wind direction.


91 posted on 02/25/2012 4:07:05 PM PST by rabidralph
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Yep, very plausible given the right atmospheric conditions.


102 posted on 02/26/2012 8:46:16 AM PST by Fire_on_High (WTB new tagline, PST!)
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I was taking the dog for a walk around sunset and I thought of your thread. There is a "ghost neighborhood" near my house where they paved some new roads but never got around to building houses there. So it's a great place to take the dog for a walk where you don't have to worry about traffic.

So on top of the hill, where the really expensive houses will (or might) eventually get built, I heard train whistles off in the distance. Now the Danbury branch of the Metro North Line passes a good 10 miles from my house as the crow flies so I was amazed to hear the whistles so clearly. That is the closest active railroad to where I live.

It was definitely eerie as the sun had set and it was getting very dark with just a smudge of orange/red in the western horizon.

117 posted on 11/09/2015 3:00:26 PM PST by SamAdams76 (It's time we sent a junkyard dog to Washington to run the low life out)
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I live about 7 miles from a train track. Is it possible to hear a train whistle that far away?

Yes.

118 posted on 11/09/2015 3:01:06 PM PST by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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I lived near there in my youth (close to Arcadia high school, is it still there?) And I used to hear a train early in the morning. I knew damn well there was no track for miles, and I used to marvel at being able to hear it. And not just the whistle either... I could hear the rumbling of the tracks.


120 posted on 11/09/2015 3:15:52 PM PST by Semper911 (When you want to rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll always have the support of Paul.)
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