Extreme Wind, Snow and Cold in Rathdrum / Athol ? (Dalton Gardens: gardens, estates)

[Count David]

Is the train line being talked about here the same one that runs through downtown Spokane? I lived about 3 football fields away from the tracks, and they run pretty much non-stop it seems. You get used to it, and if it bothers you when you sleep you can find a way (fan) to drown it out.

[dieselperformanceidaho]

as for the cold it's about 5-8 degrees colder at my house then in town as for the snow nobody has any right now and he trains by us are 4 -5 times a day but not really that bad

[mistyriver]

I can't even imagine moving here and having to listen to trains. Wouldn't it just be more pleasant to move somewhere away from the tracks? I love not being able to hear anything but an occasional vehicle on the county road and the sound of the river.

[Clark Fork Fantast]

Misty, I've been wondering about expensive homes between the tracks and the water, too. There are several along the CF River, too. We've stayed at a place where it sounded as if the trains were coming through the hotel at night--no amount of water view could make me put up with that! But a train in the distance actually sounds lovely to me--I spent summers in a cabin a mile from a train line, and the soft rumble in the distance was soothing.

[mistyriver]

Originally Posted by Clark Fork Fantast

Misty, I've been wondering about expensive homes between the tracks and the water, too. There are several along the CF River, too. We've stayed at a place where it sounded as if the trains were coming through the hotel at night--no amount of water view could make me put up with that! But a train in the distance actually sounds lovely to me--I spent summers in a cabin a mile from a train line, and the soft rumble in the distance was soothing.

My husband and daughter were at a reception at one of the homes in Snug Harbor and said the house shook when a train came through. The homeowner is hugely into boating and waterskiing though, so I guess the lake and the easy access to highway 2 makes it worth it to him.
It would drive me crazy...though I agree with you, the sound of a far-off train whistle is a lovely and haunting sound at night.

[Sage of Sagle]

We chose our location for that reason. Decades ago I lived about 100' from some busy tracks in suburban SoCal and my whole apartment would shake 3x an hour, all day, all night. Learned a hard lesson about location...although the price was right. Yeah, you got used to it, but I never came to just be able to ignore it.

Here we're about 4 miles from one set of tracks, and about 2 miles from other tracks nearby. So we hear the somewhat distant train whistle but it's a pleasant sound in the distance, and we don't even hear it at all most of the time unless we're outside or late at night when all is quiet.

We have friends with waterfront, with tracks about 150' from their house. Honestly you couldn't give me that house. I just couldn't live there. It's not just the sound (crossing nearby so a LOT of horn blasts), it's the rumbling that I hate too.

[cliff949]

Thanks to all for your info regarding the train situation.

There is a property just south of Silverwood Theme Park and west of 95.
The people selling say you can't even hear the train inside the house and that while you can hear it outside it is muffled and not loud.
The map (on the link below) shows the house to be quite close to the tracks. Are these the same tracks that get 75 trains a day? From what you can tell from the map could they be far enough from the property that the sound seems distant and muffled? It seems that the tracks are 1/4 mile away but I can't tell exactly.

Thanks,

Cliff

24719 Hunters Grove Court, Rathdrum ID - Trulia

[elousv]

It looks like it is the main artery to me that goes up the 53 through Rathdrum and along Diagonal. Looks like 500 feet to me which you can probably feel never mind hear. You can probably hear the 95 from there too. I think Diagonal is dirt on that section too.

[cliff949]

Originally Posted by elousv

It looks like it is the main artery to me that goes up the 53 through Rathdrum and along Diagonal. Looks like 500 feet to me which you can probably feel never mind hear. You can probably hear the 95 from there too. I think Diagonal is dirt on that section too.

Yeah I kinda thought so, it was such a nice house I just didn't want to think so. Moving on to the next house. Thanks !

[Clark Fork Fantast]

We're about twice as far from the tracks (Clark Fork) as the property you're looking at; we're up on higher ground, so the rumble seems further away, and while we can hear it, we're not bothered by it. But anything closer, I'd think twice. Also, do you know what is in store for that nice wooded area to the north between Hunter's Grove Ct and E. Brunner? Just make sure you check with the Planning and Zoning Department what the zoning is, and whether there are plans to develop the area. You don't want to end up with a new subdivision in your backyard...

PS I was writing my response as you were posting your "moving on" message. I think that's a wise move. Good luck--there are some great places out there, available right now. You'll find the perfect one, don't worry!