How much horn blowing is necessary? - Trains Magazine

Ulrich

I think the engineers make a game of it..

My small town spent a lot time and money getting a quiet zone for the four crossings.

Fairly regularly, a train in the middle of the night will still use the horn at one of the crossings.

The joke here is that the engineer has a girlfriend who lives in town and he's letting her know he's on his way through.