[Olog-hai]

Funny how automatic crossing gates are still working everywhere else in the country. Is it that much harder to have put those in and to have the train operators sound the traditional grade crossing horn signal?

[george76]

Arvada Mayor Marc Williams said residents have been sending him nasty messages demanding he use his power as mayor to silence the horns, which test trains along the 11-mile line / required to sound every time they cross an at-grade street.

Horns are activated until the early morning hours.. the train horns are making life miserable

[GingisK]

It is also important to notice that there are some gate crossing devices have been in place for nearly 100 years. Those don't use software.

Railroad equipment of old was made to last. The relays in those old things have contacts the size of nickels for handling 24V @ 200mA.