Event Title
Railroad Quiet Zones
Event Website
2015 Purdue Road School
Session Number
119
Track Title
Multi-Modal Transportation
Event Description/Abstract
Speaker(s): Mary Cripe, P.E., City of Goshen Engineering Department
Glen Campbell, P.E., Patrick Engineering
Track: Multi-Modal Transportation
Submission ID #: 119
Presentation Duration: 50 Minutes
Presentation Title: Railroad Quiet Zones
Abstract: In 2005, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) provided communities with the opportunity to reduce locomotive horn noise without compromising public safety. The proposed Marion Branch Quiet Zone, located in Goshen, Indiana, will not only improve public safety, it will also enhance the quality of life and raise home values for adjacent residents.
This intricate process involves creative problem-solving and knowledge of the multiple parties involved. It will take a coordinated effort by the FRA, Norfolk Southern, and City for the quiet zone to be approved. Lessons that other communities can learn from this effort are 1) for a quiet zone to be considered feasible, political will supporting the project must exist and 2) involve FRA and the affected railroads as early in the process as possible.
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Railroad Quiet Zones
Speaker(s): Mary Cripe, P.E., City of Goshen Engineering Department
Glen Campbell, P.E., Patrick Engineering
Track: Multi-Modal Transportation
Submission ID #: 119
Presentation Duration: 50 Minutes
Presentation Title: Railroad Quiet Zones
Abstract: In 2005, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) provided communities with the opportunity to reduce locomotive horn noise without compromising public safety. The proposed Marion Branch Quiet Zone, located in Goshen, Indiana, will not only improve public safety, it will also enhance the quality of life and raise home values for adjacent residents.
This intricate process involves creative problem-solving and knowledge of the multiple parties involved. It will take a coordinated effort by the FRA, Norfolk Southern, and City for the quiet zone to be approved. Lessons that other communities can learn from this effort are 1) for a quiet zone to be considered feasible, political will supporting the project must exist and 2) involve FRA and the affected railroads as early in the process as possible.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/roadschool/2015/presentations/105
