I lived in the flight path to Orange County Airport...the planes flew so low over my apartment, it was rad. Once a plane misjudged the landing and took out about 1/3rd of the row of car dealerships right near my apartment. The planes didn't bug me either, I never noticed them when I was looking at the place and I was surprised when I saw one. Like you, it wasn't until we moved that I realized how quiet it was at night. SNA has a curfew though, planes can't land or takeoff between 10 pm and 7 am, at least that was the case when I lived there.
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I lived in the flight path to Orange County Airport...the planes flew so low over my apartment, it was rad. Once a plane misjudged the landing and took out about 1/3rd of the row of car dealerships right near my apartment. The planes didn't bug me either, I never noticed them when I was looking at the place and I was surprised when I saw one. Like you, it wasn't until we moved that I realized how quiet it was at night. SNA has a curfew though, planes can't land or takeoff between 10 pm and 7 am, at least that was the case when I lived there.
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When I was a kid we lived by the tracks and a cannery. For a few months every year the town smelled like stewed tomatoes and you could hear the trains adding or dropping boxcars anytime day or night. Clouds of steam always seemed to pour out the cannery stacks accompanied by a loud hissing sound. None of this bothered me as a kid.
When not canning produce they canned soda. Since everybody had a grandpa, aunt or cousin who worked at the cannery, there was always a supply of free "out of spec" canned sodas for us kids. The cannery had plenty of large sheets of cardboard, broken pallets and other junk left laying around the loading dock next to the tracks - valuable building materials to 10 year olds.
Friends and I had a thing with the hobos; always tried to get one of them to notice us whenever an open boxcar went by. One morning we found the remains of a campfire (not ours) at one of our forts in a cluster of trees by the tracks. We thought that was the coolest thing.
When not canning produce they canned soda. Since everybody had a grandpa, aunt or cousin who worked at the cannery, there was always a supply of free "out of spec" canned sodas for us kids. The cannery had plenty of large sheets of cardboard, broken pallets and other junk left laying around the loading dock next to the tracks - valuable building materials to 10 year olds.
Friends and I had a thing with the hobos; always tried to get one of them to notice us whenever an open boxcar went by. One morning we found the remains of a campfire (not ours) at one of our forts in a cluster of trees by the tracks. We thought that was the coolest thing.
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I have to say I am not surprised at how many people like it. It is funny I find myself on the back deck, smoking a cigar, drinking a beer listening to the horns off in the distance in town and timing them to see how long it takes to get by my canyon. Some are just RIPPING through there and some are really not in a hurry at all. Some LOUD, SO loud you just stop talking on the deck and some are SUPER quiet. Its cool. I really am enjoying it.
Love the stories guys!
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Jay
Love the stories guys!
Cheers
Jay
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Not sure if you can see in the picture but I just took this picture about 10 min ago with a train going by. Its funny it looks so much closer in the picture than it is really.
Its the faint yellow in the canyon.
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Jay
Its the faint yellow in the canyon.
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Jay
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Until I moved five years ago, I lived in a cozy little neighborhood in Glen Burnie, Maryland, just south of Baltimore.
I was two miles from the Baltimore beltway, and half a mile from I-97 (major north-south freeway to Annapolis).
I was also a few miles from BWI airport, and in a major flight path- a neighbor's house actually was badly damaged by a single engine plane crash.
Not enough? I was a block away from a "light rail" train station, which is essentially like other elevated commuter trains.
And the pièce de résistance, I shared a property line with a busy fire department.
Until I moved five years ago, I lived in a cozy little neighborhood in Glen Burnie, Maryland, just south of Baltimore.
I was two miles from the Baltimore beltway, and half a mile from I-97 (major north-south freeway to Annapolis).
I was also a few miles from BWI airport, and in a major flight path- a neighbor's house actually was badly damaged by a single engine plane crash.
Not enough? I was a block away from a "light rail" train station, which is essentially like other elevated commuter trains.
And the pièce de résistance, I shared a property line with a busy fire department.
harleybug88
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I grew up about two blocks from railroad tracks. I used to love listening to the long freight trains at night.
This was the mid 60's and hobos still rode the rails. One time my two brothers and some neighborhood kids were playing in a vacant wooded lot next to the tracks ( our hang-out ) and ran into two hobos. they ask us if we would go ask our Mother to make some sandwiches for them.
We said "OK", ran home and told our Mom about it. She made some for us to take back to them. But when we got back they were gone.
I think they got spooked, thinking that the police might show up.
They missed out on some good sandwiches!
Nowadays Mothers would FREAK OUT if their kids ran into hobos in the woods.
This was the mid 60's and hobos still rode the rails. One time my two brothers and some neighborhood kids were playing in a vacant wooded lot next to the tracks ( our hang-out ) and ran into two hobos. they ask us if we would go ask our Mother to make some sandwiches for them.
We said "OK", ran home and told our Mom about it. She made some for us to take back to them. But when we got back they were gone.
I think they got spooked, thinking that the police might show up.
They missed out on some good sandwiches!
Nowadays Mothers would FREAK OUT if their kids ran into hobos in the woods.
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I didn't know this was a contest.
Besides, plane crashes have nothing to do with living near train tracks.
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We live about 3 miles away from the tracks, but I love getting up every morning hearing the incoming freight train!! Had both grandfathers work for the Soo line in Wisconsin, and my father (WWII fighter pilot) had HO trains when I was growing up. So, I've infected my grandson with the love of trains and he loves to visit me...hence he calls me "PaPa ChooChoo"!!
hunter_le five
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I've lived next to the tracks 3 out of the last 4 places I've lived. It's highly annoying the first few days, but it's surprising how quickly you become accustomed to it. After a while I completely forget the tracks are even there.
One time some friends from out of town came to visit, and the next morning they looked like hell. They were all "how the hell do you get any sleep with that damned train running all day and night?" And I started to say "what train" before I even remembered.
Thankfully my current rent-house is not next to the tracks.
One time some friends from out of town came to visit, and the next morning they looked like hell. They were all "how the hell do you get any sleep with that damned train running all day and night?" And I started to say "what train" before I even remembered.
Thankfully my current rent-house is not next to the tracks.
McKnuckle
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I live across the street from a row of houses (with acre properties) directly abutting tracks. It's a freight train, coming through maybe twice a day. Been here 16 years, was a little concerned at first, but definitely have had no issues with the train. Like Jaybird, I find the sound enjoyable, and it never wakes me up even when it comes through at 4 AM.
Keep in mind; it's much louder outside than inside with the windows closed!
Keep in mind; it's much louder outside than inside with the windows closed!
NervousDad
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I lived down the street from the "EL" in Philly. It's one of the sounds that I still miss. As my screen name suggests I'd be nervous living near a train with my kids.
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Ohh yeah for sure. We do have really good windows on that side of the house that do tone it down a little. We sleep with the windows open in the spring and fall and I have only been woken up a couple times from the train. Every once in a great while they will blow the horn close in the canyon, probably trying to scare a deer or coyote off the tracks. The boys and I took a walk down there about a week ago and there was a dead Coyote in the tracks. 1 down! Ha Ha HA
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We live 4 blocks from the tracks, and my office is half a block from the tracks in a small town. When they come through blaring the horn at every intersection and your outside you can't hear yourself think. Occasionally we hear the train inside, mostly on calm clear nights. We probably have 4-5 trains per day, I've gotten use to it in the 35 yrs of living in this town. We are about 1/2 mile off i20, 1/4 mile from the hospital and helo pad. So we get trains, helicopters, ambulances and traffic making noise quite often. When people come visit they are annoyed by the late night noise, but I don't mind. I kind of like seeing what helos are flying over, or who's landing at the hospital ( takes me back to my EMS days) . As I'm posting this the train is blowing through.
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I grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, but way too close to the right side. It seemed like that horn was blowing every 15 minutes. It didn't bother me too much at the time, but I certainly don't miss it.
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