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The Federal Railroad Administration controls when and where trains blow their whistles, though they can't control "the music" engineers add! And it also has created a provision for quiet zones. There's a fact sheet with the details.
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The FRA also has a guide to creating a quiet zone.
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A list of the locations of quiet zones.
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CSX has a helpful guide to creating a quiet zone.
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Previous Jacksonville engineering study, 2006
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The Government Accountability Office did a study in 2017 about the safety of quiet zones.
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A European study looks at the health effects of train horns.
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FUNDING QUIET ZONES
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Forty cities and counties in Florida have established quiet zones. Here are some links about hot they established theirs.
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All Aboard Florida project in South Florida
Plant City quiet zone
Broward County quiet zone
North County (Palm Beach Gardens) quiet zone
Jupiter quiet zone
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