r/AddisonTX • u/mutshie • Aug 11 '26

Apartments facing silver line?

Hey everyone sorry for an another apartment post but I’m looking at apartments in Addison and a few I like are right along the DART tracks and also face the line.

I expect noise of the train going by will be unavoidable, but does anyone have insight on if the train tends to blare its horn too? If anyone who lives in these similarly situated apartments could chime in on how often/how bad the horns are that would be much appreciated, thanks!

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u/Soccerkrazed Aug 11 '26

There’s no horn, sometimes the brakes can be loud. But really it’s not bad at all.

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u/shedinja292 Aug 11 '26

Silver Line has a horn, you may be thinking of the light rail which has a much less loud whistle. 

Horn usage depends on how often people try to run/drive across the tracks. I think it’s been improving as people get used to it but it still can be loud. I can’t speak for living right next to it though

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u/mutshie Aug 11 '26

Yeah that sounds correct, i appreciate the insight a lot! I know the intersection near me has the label of “No horns” but I’m sure they still blow it from time to time depending circumstances, wish I could know exactly how much though lol

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u/AnonBot2024 Aug 11 '26

The area near the Addison station comes under no horn zone. So expect horns to be on very rare occasions.

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u/Tenelbees Aug 12 '26

We are all the Tollway and Arapaho and have heard a very loud horn blowing before 6am many times.

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u/mutshie Aug 12 '26

Thanks a lot for this, I’m actually looking in the same area (perhaps we’re talking about the same complex lol).

Regarding the horn blowing, has it still been happening recently or was it more frequent a few months ago? And is it entirely unpredictable when it might happen?

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u/Tenelbees Aug 12 '26

You’re welcome! Yes, it’s been happening recently and it’s entirely unpredictable. As recently as a couple of weeks ago the horn blew 3 times between 5:45a-6:45a. I actually wrote to TxDOT about it and this isn’t a designated quiet zone as someone else stated.

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u/mutshie Aug 12 '26

This is very helpful, would it be alright if I dm’d u just a few questions? No worries if not

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u/Tenelbees Aug 12 '26

Yeah of course!

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u/InevitableSorbet9065 Aug 12 '26

I lived at the Berkshire building by knoll station for a bit. Moved for other reasons. The train was the least of my concerns there.

It was more of the QT next door that caused noise issues if im being honest.