*Are you tired of the train horn blasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at exceedingly high decibel levels through the 5 mile stretch comprised between Houston Avenue and TC Jester Blvd.?
*Are you frustrated that new and higher tax revenue dollars are being generated by our new homes, complexes and businesses, yet nothing is done about this public nuisance?
*Are you puzzled as to the reasons why this issue has been brought up to our Mayor yet the city has done nothing to prioritize “silent crossings” in our area, when this has already been done in other parts of the metro, such as West University?
If so, then read on…
In a recent conversation with our District H Council Member Representative, Mr. Adrian Garcia, it was noted that our Mayor’s office has received complaints about this subject several times in the past and more recently, within the month of May 2008, yet nothing has been done about it.
Councilman Garcia has stated that, to stop the train horn soundings it would be required that all railroad crossings along the aforementioned 5 mile stretch be restructured in accordance to various city and federal codes, and that the city has not prioritized this project.
However, we CAN pressure the city of Houston and Mayor Bill White to give this project TOP priority by having (per Councilman Garcia) “as many area residents and businesses as possible BOMBARD Mayor White’s email account or mail with the specific request that the train horn be stopped.”
We need ALL residents in district H to put forth a concerted effort in getting this message across to our Mayor
Even if you are not bothered by the sound of the train horn or have gotten “used to it”, think about how much your property value will increase when this nuisance is gone!!
Mr. Garcia’s office also stated that the Mayor’s office is more responsive to individualized emails/mailings that include the RESIDENT’S NAME & ADDRESS for legitimization purposes, rather than template-type responses, so please use the contents of this mailing to compose your own message or email or letter.
Email to: mayor@cityofhouston.net
Or
Mail to: Mayor Bill White
City of Houston
P.O. Box 1562
Houston, TX 77251
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email LouAnn Allen or Magnolia Monroy, Residents of District H at: stoptrainhorns@gmail.com, or post a comment here.
Thank you for your time – we are counting on your cooperation!
16 comments:
Horns blast long and loud at Sherwin too, before they reach TC Jester. We have asked the Council Member's staff to help get the quiet zone implemented at Sherwin too, without closing the crossing to traffic.
Ditto on the previous comment. I live just behind the Crosby State Bank on Washington and the crossing at Sherwin, just south of I-10, is by far the primary source of our train crossing noise problem.
I've emailed the mayor and also sent this to quite a few other neighbors who were wondering how to get traction on this. Lets hope it works...
I live in Rice Military and we have the same issues with the trains. I sent an email to the Mayor today!
If you cant stand the horns get away from the tracks.
Train horns are music. They are the music of commerce. When trains move the economy of this great city moves. The value of a train moving across this city is far greater than your property value.
The railroads own the tracks just as you own your property. The trains blow the horn to save your life. Tort law in the U.S. was practically founded on train accidents.
This may seem harsh but here is a question you must ask
If your child or loved one was killed after a train did not sound its horn and a crossing arm malfunctioned would you still support silent crossings.
I hope that no person in West University ever suffers such a loss. But the fact is trains kill and horns save lives.
I really hope the City of Houston stops these horrifying LOUD HORNS soon, at least overnight…Do train drivers know there are people trying to sleep when they blow these extremely loud and scary horns at 11 pm, 1 am, 3 am, 5 am? It’s so sad…
I moved to this area (south of I-10 on Allen Street and Cohn) two months ago and I'm already thinking about renting the property out...these trains run non-stop day and night 24/7 and the house shakes every time they go by..but that doesn't bother me nearly as much as being woken up every night by these scary loud horns. It’s like a nightmare!! I thought I could get used to it, but after two months that’s not going to happen…I can hear the train coming when it’s miles away and by the time it goes by the house I’m ready to cover my ears…I guess I need to buy some heavy duty ear plugs.
I’ll definitely write as many letters as needed to help get something done…imagine having babies trying to sleep at night!! Not a good picture…LET’S GET THIS CAMPAIGN MOVING!!!
Glad to see that there is some organization around this subject... I think it would be positive to live in a quite zone as it would be much more pleasant and surely home values will rise as well..
Not sure what the best course of action would be, but maybe going as a group to meet with city officials may get this higher on the priority list..
Houston Business Journal had an article today about train accidents in Harris County...
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/01/05/daily37.html?ana=from_rss
There is a few 4am train engineers that really hate the job. You can tell by the intensity of the blasts.
There has to be a solution to provide safe trains without ruining the sleep of thousands who pay taxes
and enjoy our city. It seems if a laser from china cost
a couple of cents now there could be something besides a 100+ yr old invention that obviously is not effective and is wreaking havoc on the washington corridor. Doesn't the rail downtown use a frequency siren and high intensity strobes? There is a solution,
They just need to dig into the 293 million from the stimulus and bailout our sleep deficit.
I am also sick of train horns off of 2100. and am in the process of writing different people to try and get them to silence the train! I really feel like we should all as a community fight this together because I totally understand how everyone feels.. I as well am losing sleep!!!
I just moved into the Rice Military area and I was surprised to hear the Train noise in the night. It is only my first day and it was pretty annoying. I can't even imagine what others living here for years are going through. We have to raise awareness of the blog and get more people in the community together so this becomes a priority for the city.
I live in cottage grove near I-10 and t.c jester trains have always been here and will always be here if the people who just moving in here don't like it then they shouldn't have moved into the inner city where for generations trains have always been going off in the middle of the night I love the trains and every time I hear them blow I know I'm back in the grove,take it how you want but the trains are always going to be here,this isn't the west U area its a neighborhood that have always been Mexicans Chicanos and just because new residents are moving dosent mean they can change my neighborhood because of a loud train bothers their sleep.
I live in cottage grove near I-10 and t.c jester trains have always been here and will always be here if the people who just moving in here don't like it then they shouldn't have moved into the inner city where for generations trains have always been going off in the middle of the night I love the trains and every time I hear them blow I know I'm back in the grove,take it how you want but the trains are always going to be here,this isn't the west U area its a neighborhood that have always been Mexicans Chicanos and just because new residents are moving dosent mean they can change my neighborhood because of a loud train bothers their sleep.
Choosing which one you want will take some time depending on the reason for your decision. There are several levels of quality when it comes to train air horns depending on price and brand. Usually the higher the quality of train air horns the higher the price.
While you don't have to choose the highest price to get a great quality you probably don't want to be cheap in this case either.
Picking a horn in the average range of 5-6 hundred dollars should be high enough quality to get what you want. Because often "you get what you pay for".
Enjoy you see your post,Thanks for posting,,Train horns work by making use of the oscillating horn. They get their power from the supply of air that is provided by a small compressor stored in an air tank. Once the power button is hit, a valve on the compressor releases air immediately and the honk then comes to life.
While tanks and pumps look largely alike no matter what the brand, loud train horn can take many sizes shapes and materials. And so it is with train horn stalwart Klein.
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