MADISONVILLE, KY (WFIE) -
The City of Madisonville is considering a new resolution that would silent train horns as they pass through town.
The city council is looking to add quiet zones through all or part of town.
There's several train crossings throughout the city of Madisonville and residents who live by them say they're tired of hearing those loud horns.
"Whoever drives the train really lays on the horn," said Paula Milligan, who works near train tracks.
"I don't hardly get no sleep. All you hear is BRRRR, waking up. I mean it's crazy," said Roy Stephens. Stephens lives near train tracks.
That is a sound Stephens is all too familiar with. He lives right next to one of the railroad crossings in Madisonville. He says it seems like as many as 30 trains drive by in a day.
"It's all day and all night. They need to have some kind of break with this. Come on, somebody do something," Stephens said.
City Councilman Raymond Marion says residents have complained about this for some time. Ideally they'd like to have the quiet zone through the entire city because too often trains are making much more noise than they need to.
"It's supposed to be two short, one long within 100 feet of the crossing, but sometimes when they get on it, they don't stop," Marion said.
Milligan works near a different crossing in town and says the horns can be quite loud. She says safety precautions need to be a priority if the city goes through with this.
"People are used to flying up over this railroad track on their way to somewhere," Milligan said.
Safety guidelines are required if the city moves ahead with this project. All crossing will need both a gate and flashing lights. Officials say they will also have to invest in medians or even a more advanced four quadrant gate system to prevent anyone from driving through a crossing.
"I do believe we'll probably get it done because I think there's enough interest in the city," Marion said.
The city is looking into different grant opportunities because they say funding for this could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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There's several train crossings throughout the city of Madisonville and residents who live by them say they're tired of hearing those loud horns.
