Wasatch Front residents upset over trains honking horns, officials seek solution
Oct 16, 2024, 9:30 AM
Residents all along the Wasatch Front are upset over the constant blaring of train horns at crossings. (Dan Rascon, KSL TV)
(Dan Rascon, KSL TV)
SALT LAKE CITY — Residents all along the Wasatch Front are upset over the constant blaring of train horns at crossings.
The sounding of horns is happening at all hours of the day from Ogden to Provo, which was once a quiet zone for trains.
“I’m freaking irritated with it,” said Holly Wayman, who lives in Woods Cross with a train crossing just across the street from her home. “It’s so annoying. It’s so loud. All night long, all day long.”
Jason Young lives in American Fork, with a crossing just a block away. He said it’s driving his family crazy, keeping them up throughout the night. He also said it’s causing problems for him at his work-from-home office during the day.
“It’s a huge disturbance,” he said. “Very upsetting. For three weeks now, it has impacted my life.”
Three weeks ago the Federal Railroad Administration required horns to be honked at all crossings from Ogden to Provo because of non-compliance to safety issues at several crossings.
City liaisons with the railroad administration have been established from Ogden to Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City to Provo.
Read the full story and more from Dan Rascon on ksltv.com.
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