Exactly how loud is the T? An expert said a sound level meter’s reading at one infamous station was “outrageous.” ...

Scottsdale's Mounted Police Unit is introducing a new horse to its stable named Newt who being trained to handle the loud ...

Downtown residents will soon get some relief from the blaring horns that sound every time a train is within 15 seconds of the Palo Alto Avenue rail crossing. Further south, however, residents are ...

A team of Boston Globe reporters brought a noise level meter to some of the T’s most infamously screechy stops. Here's what they found.

The Federal Railroad Administration says proposed quiet zone plan along the Metro-North Railroad New Canaan Branch will not ...

WOODS CROSS, Utah — For some people who’ve grown up near train tracks, it’s a nostalgic delight to hear one whoosh by. “My grandkids, oh my word," said Cindy Whinham. "Every time they went ...

NAGOYA--The operator of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line plans to install next-generation, thin solar cells on noise barriers along its tracks. Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) expects to use ...

Living beneath elevated train tracks sounds like a nightmare for anyone wanting a little peace and quiet and a good night's sleep. But that's daily life for dwellers in a cluster of box-shaped ...