Colin Woods

The blaring sounds of train horns that have been bothering San Marcos residents for years will finally be silenced in a few months' time. Colin Woods has more on this Bobcat Update…

Have you ever made it through a sleepless night without hearing the horn of a passing train? For many San Marcos residents, the feat would be rather difficult if they live in an apartment complex near the train tracks. Trains pass by from five to ten times a day blaring their horns and leaving residents nearly deaf for a few seconds at a time. This can be a problem for residents like Austin Springer
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Wildwood and Copper Beech are apartment complexes close to the tracks. Managers there say the loud train horns have affected their residents:
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The trains -- by law -- are required to sound their horns at all of the city's 19 crossings, but now the city is ready to have quiet zones at night, which means the requirement will be waived. To ensure the safety of motorists, warning signs will be seen at all of the affected crossings. The quiet zones will take effect near the end of May. For Bobcat Update, I'm Colin Woods.