California's Only "Railroad Quiet Zone," To End Three Years Of Train Whistle Headaches That two Communities Have Suffered Since The Mandated Use Of Train Horns To Reduce Liability
State and Local officials break ground for construction of the state's first and only "Railroad Quiet Zone".
(PRWEB) October 26, 2004 -- RailRoad Quiet Zone Construction Celebration is
Coming Tuesday. The First And Only “Quiet Zone” In California Ends Noisy Train
Whistles.
What: City of Placentia Breaks Ground for
“Quiet Zone”
When: Tuesday, October 26th, 10:30 a.m.
at the tracks. Don’t be late you’ll miss the train, coffee, doughnuts and juice
for media.
Who: Congressman Gary Miller (R), 42nd
District-invited
Congressman Ed Royce (R), 40th District-invited
Senator
Dick Ackerman (R) 33rd Districts) - invited
Senator Bob Margett (R) 29th
Districts) - invited
Assembly Member Lynn Daucher (R), 72nd
District-invited
Susan P. Kennedy, California Public Utilities Commissioner-
invited
Chairperson Judy Dickinson of Orange North-American Trade Rail Access
Corridor (OnTrac) Joint Powers Authority (www.OnTrac-jpa.org) - invited
Chris Lowe, Mayor-Pro Tem, City of Placentia, CA.
Where: Thomas Guide
pg. 739 F-7 Crowther Ave., immediately East of Kraemer Blvd. in the Middle of
the Street on the boundary between the Cities of Anaheim and Placentia in Orange
County. (3100 block Anaheim, CA 92806 Orange County)
Directions: Take
Freeway 57, Take Chapman Exit and proceed about one mile to Kraemer, right on
Kraemer, proceed across RR tracks, left on Crowther into the media site (maybe a
tent). (GREAT VISUALS/AUDIO) (One of the busiest areas – DVD of RR crossing
violators available)
Background: City of Placentia and OnTrac, in an
unprecedented action, will break ground for the first “Railroad Quiet Zone” in
California after years of challenges to ban train whistles in one of the busiest
goods movement towns in America. The City of Placentia and OnTrac Joint Powers
Authority have both a short-term and long-term plan to eliminate train whistle
use along the BNSF corridor throughout the City. The long-term solution is to
grade-separate all crossings. The jump start construction phase for the first
three grade separations is in progress. The remainder of the corridor is more
than half way through the environmental review process. The short-term solution
is a Quiet Zone project now underway. It has become a model for cities
nationwide. There will be a surprise climax, but official “No Horn instruction
to railroad engineers” unveiling at the end of the program, which shouldn’t last
more than 20 minutes.
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