Shhh! Railroad Crossing Quiet Zones Start Monday
Tinley Park received final approval from the Federal Railroad Administration to institute 24-hour quiet zones at the village's six railroad crossings. These areas mean engineers can't sound train horns except in emergencies.
With renovation work officially finished and the opening of the pedestrian underpass at the 80th Avenue Metra station, Tinley Park's six railroad crossings can now institute "quiet zones," beginning Monday, Dec. 3. READ: Silence on the Rails—No More Train Horns in Tinley Tinley Park received approval from the Federal Railroad Administration this week to enact the 24-hour quiet zones at the crossings at Central Avenue, 167th Street, 66th Court, Oak Park Avenue, 80th Avenue and 183rd Street, according to a village press release. The zone means engineers cannot sound train horns except for emergency or safety reasons, the release continued. “We have worked diligently to ensure that these crossings meet safety standards,” Trustee Thomas …
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Jacob Moreno
2:21 pm on Saturday, December 15, 2012
People this is a huge safety risk here too. Take for instance the 80 mph Metra train that runs every weekday, he flys through Tinley Park and the passes various restaurants block the view of Oak Park avenue. Lets say you have some idiot speedster who barley notices the crossing, and then gets hit, now what? Yes the engineer can use the horns in times of emergency, but by the time he/she starts "… more ›