Train noise

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Train noise is Vehicle noise created by trains. Noises may be heard inside the train and outside. Various parts of a train produce noise, and different kinds of train wheels produce different amounts of noise. Noise barriers can attenuate the noise.

Sources of noise

  • Train noise can be a type of environmental noise. When a train is moving, there are several distinct sounds such as the locomotive engine noise and the wheels turning on the railroad track. The air displacement of a train or subway car in a tunnel can create different whooshing sounds.
  • Trains also employ horns, whistles, bells, and other noisemaking devices for both communication and warning.
  • Trains propelled by electric traction motors controlled by high speed electronic inverters can produce a whining noise.[1]

See also

References

  1. Robert Paniagua (March 2008). "Rohr cars and its distinctive sounds". Railroad Net Forum. Retrieved 2013-07-11. 


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