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Florida county won’t seek quiet zones on Brightline route
By Trains Staff | February 16, 2024
Indian River County wants horns to continue for safety reasons
VERO BEACH, Fla. — County Commissioners in Indian River County, Fla., will not seek to develop quiet zones at 22 grade crossings in unincorporated areas along Brightline’s route in the county, preferring the safety impact of having trains continuing to sound their horns.
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“I think with time, people will get used to it,” he said. “Florida East Coast Railway has been traveling through here for over 100 years. If you buy a home or start a business near the tracks, you have to know you’re going to hear trains.”
The county does ban train horns from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., but that is unenforceable because it conflicts with federal requirements to sound horns at grade crossings.
Cities in the county can still pursue quiet zones on their own.