Business · 31/08/2026

Regulatory Relief From Locomotive Horn Sounding Pattern at Public Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a final rule amending safety standards for locomotive horn use, allowing train operators to reduce the required horn pattern from two long blasts, one short blast, and one long blast to a single blast when entering a public highway-rail grade crossing, in an effort to reduce noise pollution and improve safety.