Locomotive Horn Sounding at Passenger Stations

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-08-31 — Regulatory Relief From Locomotive Horn Sounding Pattern at Public Highway-Rail Grade Crossings: cross-connection with locomotive-horn-sounding-grade-crossings: Both address FRA horn-sounding pattern requirements and situational reliefs from the standard 2-long/1-short/1-long sequence. (novelty: 2)
2026-08-31 — Enhancing Railroad Discretion in Sounding Locomotive Horns at Passenger Stations: FRA final rule clarifies that railroads are not required to sound locomotive horns at passenger stations, and where they choose to do so the minimum horn-volume standards do not apply. (novelty: 2)