Available Resources

Click the links below to review quiet zone resources we've found helpful.

Use of Locomotive Horns at Public Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

http://law.justia.com/us/cfr/title49/49-4.1.1.1.17.html

Final Rule on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/1318

Federal Rail Administration Office of Safety Analysis

http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/default.aspx

NS Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Upgrade - Summit County, City of Macedonia

Norfolk Southern Grade Crossing Safety PDF

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