Living near Railroad Tracks - How Noisy Is It? (Chicago Suburbs)
I've found a lot of great homes whose only drawback seems to be proximity to railroad tracks (combination of freight and commuter trains). How noisy would it be to b...
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See all- It might depend if you are "windows open" or "air conditioning" people in the summer. We are about 9/10 of a mile from the Canadian National railway in Aurora, and l...
- I live about .7 miles from the rail tracks, the noise is minimal, and when my kids actually hear it, they enjoy the sound and think it is "Thomas". We bought the hous...
- Our friends bought a house in the country next to the rail road tracks. It isn't the sound of the train itself that is annoying, it is the whistle that blows because...