Hearing horns even in train quiet zone

[jfre81]

I think this just goes with the territory of living near the tracks, rupa.

Never seen a train on the single track just west of Stella Link on Willowbend, but I can't say it never happens.

When I hear the whistle it sounds like it's coming pretty far away to the south. 90@Post Oak sounds about right.

[Supermac34]

Originally Posted by rupa124

what kind of fan shud i buy and from where

One of those little oscillating fans from Walmart or Targer or something. Just something to create a little white noise in your bedroom.

Something like this: Walmart.com: Lasko 18" Adjustable Cyclone Pedestal Fan: Appliances

Or even a smaller one.

You don't even have to set it up so that it blows on you, just so you get a little bit of the noise in the room.

WARNING: You CAN become addicted to sleeping with a fan on in the room. Seriously. You will get used to having white noise when you sleep. Its not a bad thing, you will just notice when its TOO quiet after a while.

[Redrover]

I have been sleeping with a "white noise" fan for the last 15 years. My house backs up to Westheimer and on the weekends it sounds like a drag strip so without a noise blocker I would never be able to sleep. Here is one I really like Amazon.com: Honeywell HT800 Super Turbo High Performance Fan, Black: Kitchen & Dining because it makes a nice steady loud hum that effectively blocks out everything.

[ZeroTX]

Good suggestion on the white noise machine... but... if you've ever been to a drag strip, then you'd know Westheimer is nothing like an uncorked top fuel dragster You could literally blow out your eardrums if you don't plug your ears.

[rupa124]

Thank you for all your inputs, but I get disturbed in the night by the horn noise, NOT the train noise and when I bought the house, I was told that the closest crossing is 2 miles away and it is also quiet zone so now I am confused why I hear horns at night. I got Officer Jack Hanagriff and City of Houston to investigate since they deal with noise in the city and Officer said he will make sure the horn blowing stops. I dont understand itf I am at Stella Link and Woodhaven why would I hear the horns from 90 and Main St.

[ZeroTX]

How long have you lived there? As a kid, we moved to a trailer house about 20 yards from a train track, no fence or trees or anything in between and my bedroom was on the end closest to the tracks, with a picture window. There was also a major road crossing about 25 yards from the house, so that meant horns + trains every night. After a few months I couldn't tell you when a train came, because it never woke me up... at all.... you get used to it and your mind tunes it out when it is a normal sound.