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Letter: If you don't like train noise, why live near the tracks?

"Would people prefer loss of life so that their slumber can be uninterrupted?"
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If you hate train noise, why live near the tracks? That's what this resident asks.

Editor:

Re: Train noise 'disheartening' for New West residents

I live near the tracks; in fact, I’m fairly surrounded by them. The noise from the trains does not bother me in the least.

The trains sound their horns as a warning, and, yes, there are cars on the road in the wee small hours. Would people prefer loss of life so that their slumber can be uninterrupted?

The trains have been here for a long, long time. If you don’t like the sounds associated with the rail lines, why choose to live near them?

Kathleen Lawrence