Editor:
Interesting comments about train noise in New West.
We bought a condo on Quayside Drive in 2018. At that time, whistle cessation was achieved at the Quayside crossing from the train bridge to the main railyards on the north side of Quayside Drive, and also at the level crossing at Begbie and Quayside. This apparently took a massive amount of work and time to achieve.
The railyards where trains from several companies shunt and assemble and disassemble trains are right behind our building. This is a whole other noise issue but is worth some attention.
The railyard tracks run all along the backs of the towers on the north side of Quayside. The shunting and slamming happens at a variety of hours, including late at night. I actually don't mind it — I've got used to the noise. And it is very loud.
The only really disconcerting thing is that every time train cars are slammed together on the tracks closest to us, our building rattles and shakes like a small earthquake. I'm assuming the architects and builders allowed for that kind of seismic activity when they designed our towers ... and I don't see any cracks anywhere, so my fingers are optimistically crossed.
Winona Kent
