COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE TAKES CUE FROM ICE CREAM VENDORS, WILL PLAY "TURKEY IN THE STRAW" AT CROSSINGS
Following months of complaints from residents who live near railroad crossings, Caltrain has decided to eliminate the use of horns on locomotives. Instead, engineers will play a recording of "Turkey in the Straw" as the train approaches the crossing. "Neighborhood ice cream vendors have been using the tune for years and it's an attention grabber. I also think neighbors will prefer this to the loud whistle," declared Caltrain manager Bluma Nazari-Ka'uhane. The change will be effective Oct. 1st.
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