County reports train whistle cessation now complete for Bruce and Lindbrook

Patricia Harcourt

The seemingly long wait for some county residents living in the vicinity of two railway crossings has now ended. The county has announced that train whistles blowing at all hours of the day and night is now ended for these locations.

The county made the announcement on Monday that the train whistle cessation process has now been completed at both these locations, and the whistles will no longer be sounding through these crossings.

The announcement began with the following: “Do you live in Bruce or Lindbrook? Have things been a little quieter the last few days?”

The reason being that, “The process of ceasing the train whistles in these locations has now been completed.”

Residents may not get complete silence from the trains initially, however, as engineers complete their own training process. “There may be a few exceptions as the train engineers adjust to the change, but from now on there will be significantly less whistling, if any at all,” promised the announcement.

However, as many welcome the news there was no doubt a feeling of nostalgia for some as the whistles stop.

“I have been hearing the sound of the train for 30 years,” wrote Hilda Erickson, on a county social media page.

“I am going to miss it. Just Another part of our local history gone. At least it wasn’t non-stop horns, ambulances, and sirens.”

There was an indication that the engineers are still learning not to hit their horns while passing through the Lindbrook crossing: “I believe I just heard two toots from the train,” wrote Erickson.

However, feelings are no doubt mixed as there are other residents within the county who will welcome the news that the whistles will stop.

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