I live less than 1/2 mile from a railway and that stays in the back of my mind. The shelter in place notice from IPN really caught my attention and at 2:30 in the morning at that.
IMO, 1/2 mile from RR tracks is still better than 100 small planes a day flying overhead.
I live about a mile from the train station as well. It's a commuter line but every so often a freight train will pass through.