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One makes very little noise, the other makes so much noise that dogs either shit themselves or attack their neighbors.
I'm not exactly a fan of any of it, whether it be EVs or trains, but it really is a pain to try to comfort a shivering dog that's about ready to shit himself or kill the neighbor's dog when a train passes.
This sounds more like a freight train. Many modern light commuter trains are quieter than an average SUV. The rail line could also have sound barriers installed if noise is still an issue.
Guess you missed the memo, trains legally have to have super loud horns for train/road intersections.
Have you heard a train horn lately? You're probably used to it. Now imagine what a dumb (or even smart) dog thinks when hearing a train horn...
Our dog both damn near shit himself and almost attacked another dog barely am hour ago after he heard a train horn.
That sounds more like a pet problem or a training issue than a transportation issue though.
Have you heard a freight train horn compared to a light rail horn? They're much quieter.
As for your situation, might I suggest instead pressuring the neighbors to help you apply for a permit for a "railroad quiet zone"? In my state at least that is a thing where a neighborhood can pressure a rail company via local government to have a designated corridor like this. The corridor will have any railroad crossings updated to have a "NO HORN" indicated signage since the train will not blast its horn on approach to the intersection, similar to this picture but my state also has requirements that the intersection will have speakers playing a sound indication that a train is approaching, and the train will have its bell ringing but no loud train horn. It's much quieter than the normal setup where they must per federal law lay on that horn multiple times as they come up on an intersection.