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Location: Apex, North Carolina [Shepherds Vineyard Subdivision]
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Question? Looking at several homes in the Apex area that are very near local railroad tracks. Is this a problem. How often might a train come by? I don't mind the occasional once or even twice a day [kind of like the sound], but worry it may be more often and disturbing to the peace of the area. Could be a big factor on some of our home choices. Inquiring minds want to know! Thanks in advance!
We lived on the far far west side of Apex, only about a mile away from the Chatham County border...and could hear the train nose from downtown. It was only a short dull one though, nothing serious. Trains don't come through often enough for it to be that bothersome in most of the town. I wouldn't buy a house that was too close to them though. Most of the large subdivisions are "safe" from excessive train noise.
We lived on the far far west side of Apex, only about a mile away from the Chatham County border...and could hear the train nose from downtown. It was only a short dull one though, nothing serious. Trains don't come through often enough for it to be that bothersome in most of the town. I wouldn't buy a house that was too close to them though. Most of the large subdivisions are "safe" from excessive train noise.
Except for the Villages of Apex, which is right next to the tracks!
When I lived in Apex I was pretty far from train tracks and could hear an occasional train off in the distance. Where I'm at now I'm about 1.5 miles from the tracks, and the trains are surprisingly loud. I can't imagine having a house that backed up to tracks - the noise would have to be deafening. I've no idea on the schedule - maybe a couple of times a day at most? Honestly if the OP is looking at houses in Villages of Apex, I'd try to find a lot as far away from the tracks as possible.
Villages of Apex, if it is being built where I think it is (the place my son used to refer to as "the field")...in the vacant land north of downtown and just west of the high school....then they are pretty much "cornered in" by train tracks. And aren't they mostly upper-end homes? What were they thinking? Anways, yes, adlnc and I lived in the same neighborhood (Hollands Crossing) and train noise there was not bothersome. I'd imagine it would be louder in places like Haddon Hall and neighborhoods near downtown.
Villages of Apex, if it is being built where I think it is (the place my son used to refer to as "the field")...in the vacant land north of downtown and just west of the high school....then they are pretty much "cornered in" by train tracks. And aren't they mostly upper-end homes? What were they thinking? Anways, yes, adlnc and I lived in the same neighborhood (Hollands Crossing) and train noise there was not bothersome. I'd imagine it would be louder in places like Haddon Hall and neighborhoods near downtown.
Yeah, there are train tracks on two sides of the Villages of Apex, and quite a few home sites actually border the tracks. You can see it on this map:
The Villages of Apex - Site Plan (http://www.villagesofapex.com/AboutTheVillagesofApex/SitePlan/tabid/3867/Default.aspx - broken link)
It will be very interesting to see how long it takes that development to get built out, and what it winds up looking like!
Even better, train schedules change. There might be no noisy, 3 am trains now, but there could be without notice.
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