What does 2 long 1 short and 1 long train whistle mean?

Locomotive horns are required to sound for 15-20 seconds before entering all public grade crossings, but not more than one-quarter mile in advance. The required pattern for blowing the horn is two long, one short and one long sounding horn, repeated as necessary until the locomotive clears the crossing.



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Today, the only whistle signals you're likely to hear regularly are the grade-crossing warning (which is also often used to warn employees or others on the tracks); two (or three) shorts to indicate the engineer has received a signal to start the train forward (or backward); and one long blast when a train is ...

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Train Horn Requirements Train horns must be sounded in a standardized pattern of 2 long, 1 short, and 1 long blasts.

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If you hear, two small horns, it means the motorman is asking the guard to direct the railway signal to start the train. In case you hear three smaller horns, it suggests that the motorman has lost control over the train. This also acts as a signal to pull the vacuum break immediately. This signal is rarely heard.

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