Train horns are one of the most iconic sounds in modern culture, conjuring images of spaghetti westerns, cross-country ...

Some Durango-area residents say the train whistle is louder this summer compared with previous years, but the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad says the historic sound is unchanged. Durango ...

Question: I’m curious about why trains use a Morse code signal when approaching crossings. Answer: For anyone confused by that question, next time you’re waiting at a railroad crossing listen to the ...

Scott Kujanson likened it to having an air horn blown next to you at a ball game. Kujanson, who manages the Moorhead Country Greenery on Fifth Street South, said if the doors are open when a train ...

Elaine Kellerman of Parkville cringes when she hears people describe the sound coming from a train’s horn as “noise.” “To me, the whistles of the train, they are like the song of the train,” she said.