Is it normal for building to shake when train goes by?

Yes, if your house is near rail tracks then the ground will be shaken as well as your house will get shaken. Is it difficult to get accustomed to living near a train track? It depends on how you define “near”, and to some degree how old you are, and on HOW BUSY that track it.



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The main sources of ground vibrations generated by railway trains are dynamic forces transmitted from tracks to the ground. These forces are associated with complex processes of interaction of moving train axles with railway tracks supported by the elastic ground.

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Properly installed and maintained track should not move up and down as the train passes over it. Used to be a section of track just past a grade crossing where I railfanned a lot that would 'pump' like that.

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