As usual, Johnny Cash probably said it best. His classic “Folsom Prison Blues” — about a guy stuck in a cell and haunted by the sound of passing trains he can no longer ride — aptly expresses the ...

WASHINGTON -- The distant whistle of a passing train is about to get a little more distant. The Federal Railroad Administration announced Wednesday the first limit on how loud a whistle can be and set ...

Several cities have recently worked to pass ordinances to prohibit train whistles from sounding within their city limits. Safety matters aside, I hope all such ordinances fail. I don't care when they ...

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 ...

To the surprise of almost no one following the long and winding corridor regarding coastal passenger rail in the county, there won’t be any definitive answer coming soon on the cost, feasibility and ...