Actually the train track was there when I moved in my house (about 10 years ago) But the trains used to be "reasonably" noise generators: i.e: they used to honk in emergency conditions only.

Meanwhile (about 3 years ago), the bureaucratic FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) invented new rules forcing every train to honk FOUR(!) times before crossing any road. Since then half of the people in the US are disturbed by this endless, day and night honking.
In my humble opinion these FRA guys have no idea what they introduced as noise pollution.

Democrats and Republicans should agree in the coming days about government spending reductions: high priority cost cutting should be the elimination of this useless Federal Railroad Administration.
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Not trying to be smart ass, but to understand this right. You were looking to relocate to another city 300 miles away because KC has trains? But, you decided not to because of a list that said OKC is the 5 city worst to live in? No offense, but you starting to sound like a troll. If I was looking to relocate to another city I would visit it myself and decide whether or not I liked it. I also would certainly not move just because of "loud honking trains". Did you not know there was a train track near your house when you moved there? It's not like train tracks just appear over night.