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Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Frisco City Council to consider instituting “Quiet Zone” at Dallas Parkway railroad crossing

By Chad Jones

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At its upcoming July 3 meeting, the Frisco City Council will consider the following measures:

The Doppler Effect all up in your face.

The Doppler Effect all up in your face.

  • Consider and act upon approval of a purchase order to Life Fitness for the purchase of fitness equipment for the new Recreation Center.
  • A proposed voluntary annexation of 44.3+ acres in the Collin County School Land Survey, Abstract No. 147, Collin County, Texas, generally located on the southwest corner of US 380 and CR 26.
  • A proposed voluntary annexation of 10.1+ acres in the C.L. Smith Survey, Abstract No. 1681, Denton County, Texas, generally located on the south side of US 380, 600+ feet west of Fields Road.
  • Consider and act on Establishing a Quiet Zone or Installing Wayside Horns at BNSF Railroad Crossings on Dallas Parkway and between Dallas Parkway and County Road 712.

In railroad jargon, instituting a "quiet zone" would make it unlawful for train conductors to blow their horns during certain times of night, usually between midnight to 6:00 a.m.

If the city approves such a zone, supplementary warning systems such as "wayside horns," will be placed at railroad crossings to ensure safety. Wayside horns differ from locomotive horns in that they are situated at actual crossings instead of on the train (and are activated as a train approaches).

Also, wayside horns are directional and quieter than locomotive horns. Why is that? The Doppler Effect, bitch.

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Robert Brooks

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I may not be down wit teh clown, yo, but I'll be much more likely to take http://pegasusnews.com seriously if you don't use the word "bitch" in your article closings. Humor is nice, it keeps things light, but some of us old skool folk remember when some words were left in the locker room. Now get off my lawn, ya ^@*$ kids!

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Mike Orren

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Chad, I'll have to agree with Robert. The appropriate term is "beeyotch." Please refer to page 368 of the style guide.

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Paragon Anonymous

some one may want to tell frisco the FRA (federal railroad administration) regs trump anything they may want to pass. but of course that would make sense. those guys are required to blast the horn a certain distance before and after the crossings. i think it's supposed to keep people from getting hit by trains or something.

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