Question: I’m curious about why trains use a Morse code signal when approaching crossings. Answer: For anyone confused by that question, next time you’re waiting at a railroad crossing listen to the ...

Did you know that trains have their own language? I didn’t, either. After trains began sounding their horns in downtown San Diego again recently, I started investigating. Most of downtown lies within ...

Picture this scene. You are waiting at a railway platform, luggage at your feet, phone in one hand and chai in the other. The announcements echo through the station, the crowd sways like a school of ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- For more than 10 minutes it blared. A loud, sustained train horn pierced the silence that typically accompanies 2 a.m. on a Tuesday in Richmond. "I hear trains all the time, but this ...