I’ve heard those coal trains dumping at the Port Neal power facility near Sioux City, Iowa. From five miles away, you can’t carry on a conversation for the noise. I can’t imagine what it must be like right next door.
I was actually in the building as it was operating. In an observation room, but same building. It was amazing how fast the actual dump-then-clamps-pull-forward, cycle back and grab the next car and yank it forward occurred. car to car maybe 12 seconds or less.