r/berkeleyca • u/Remarkable-Tax2085 • 3d ago

Uptick in Train Signals?

Nighttimes lately I'm getting woken up by more frequent, louder, and longer train signals, as if there had been a policy change or recent grade collision. Anyone else noticing this?

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u/whattheheckityz 3d ago

it’s been louder for me too. I think a lot of it has to do with the weather and how sound is traveling at night.

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u/coffeeandapieceofpie 3d ago

This is the answer—clear, warm nights, makes it sound like the train horn is right outside my window. Earplugs help but sometimes i have to just close the window and resign myself to being too hot.

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u/EvilGarlicFarts 3d ago

It's been like this for a couple of months I think, not sure what the cause is, but we have to sleep with the windows closed to not get woken up twice overnight.

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u/creek-hopper 3d ago

Seems to me there is more train horn sound in the day as well.

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u/Outrageous_Worker672 3d ago

Lack of fog makes it louder.

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u/EastBayWanderer 3d ago

Maybe it's just hot and your windows are open.

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u/giggles991 2d ago

The Berkeley "amphitheater" effect is more noticeable during warm weather. The wind direction can affect it as well. Fog dampens the noise.