Not Everyone Loves the Rail Runner

Turns out, the Iron Bird makes quite a racket going through some neighborhoods...

BEEP! BEEP!



Residents rail about train noise

People in the North Valley sounded off Thursday over how the Rail Runner keeps sounding its horn morning, noon and night.

Residents were told in 2005 they would get a "quiet zone" where the train couldn't blast its horn. But people like Rick Gallegos say the racket is almost non-stop.

"When you're trying to watch TV shows, and trying to watch a movie and stuff like that, they honk. It is pretty long, it can get pretty annoying," he said.

Neighbors just north of Paseo said they've been waiting too long for the state to change crossings on their side of town.

More lights, more signs, and more gates would mean a federally recognized quiet zone—then the horns would be silenced.

Once the noisy bird is quited, I'm sure they'll feel a little differnt about the Rail Runner coming through their neighborhood.