After five years of collaboration with the Canadian Pacific Railroad, Iowa DOT, and Federal Railroad Administration, the City of Clinton has established another Quiet Zone from 19th Avenue North to 32nd Avenue North. A quiet zone is a section of a rail line at least one‐half mile in length that contains one or more consecutive public highway‐rail grade crossings at which locomotive horns are not routinely sounded when trains are approaching the crossings. Trains are set to cease sounding their horns in advance of these crossings on May 31, 2024, but may still sound them in emergency situations.
The City Council invested nearly $1.5 million of public money in this area, including removal of two crossings (21st Avenue North & 25th Avenue North), along with upgraded safety improvements at all other public crossings. The Iowa DOT, Canadian Pacific, and Federal Railroad Administration also invested approximately $1.0 million in grant money for these upgraded crossing improvements in this area.
The City of Clinton will have two active quiet zones along the CPKC route, between 6th Avenue South and 34th Avenue North, so trains will now only sound their horns at 34th Avenue North, and between 11th Avenue North & 18th Avenue North.
The City of Clinton would like to thank the Canadian Pacific Railroad, Iowa DOT, and Federal Railroad Administration for their work on this project.
