Train horns too noisy? The Boise area is set to get its first railroad quiet zone

For 140 years, the blare of the train horns has been a familiar part of life for Treasure Valley residents.

In downtown Caldwell, the trains announce themselves with a shattering 100-decibel wave of sound. The noise pauses conversations, interrupts performances at the nearby Langroise Center for the Performing Arts, and challenges residents near the tracks to find sleep as an average eight trains pass through downtown each night.

That is about to change…

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