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SpikeTurtle3 OP t1_iv3zjd4 wrote

Reply to comment by Killjoy4eva in what is the whistle I'm hearing every night in cranston? by SpikeTurtle3

But what train runs through Rhode island?

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_-Unbeliever-_ t1_iv3zofj wrote

A slow one.

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FourAM t1_iv400n1 wrote

The Amtrak Acela runs through RI, it tops out at like 148MPH, it’s the fastest train on US soil my dude.

The tracks are next to 95 on the bay side, you can hear the horns when they’re going over the bridge across the Pawtuxett river. Also Amtrak Regional service and at night they run freighters too, and at certain times the MBTA Commuter Rail goes as far south as Wickford Junction.

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Opticalpopsicle1074 t1_iv5881p wrote

I call this train the “Bullet train”. At the Wickford Walmart you can see it rocket ship by, it’s truly a sight to behold. It’s otherworldly how fast it goes.

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FourAM t1_iv5il61 wrote

Waiting for the train at TF Green on the platform and seeing it whiz past is pretty great, but Attleboro and/or Mansfield stations are the best because they’re part of a miles long straightaway and they really just open them up there.

If you’re on the Commuter Rail and one passes, the air it deflects actually flexes all the window glass in as it goes by, and it sounds like someone slammed a door in another part of a house.

They’re getting all new trains for 2023 which are much more modern and expected to be able to take most of the route at an even higher speed; up to 165MPH through Attleboro/Mansfield.

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SpikeTurtle3 OP t1_iv40d2j wrote

Oh damn. So I'll be hearing this every single night then.

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FourAM t1_iv40lx5 wrote

Yeah at night they might be required to sound the horn at certain locations (coming up on a bridge for instance) to warn anyone who might be there

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RecoillessRifle t1_ivlj3gl wrote

In addition to Amtrak and MBTA Commuter Rail, the Providence and Worcester Railroad runs freight trains through Cranston. They normally run at night when there’s fewer passenger trains operating so that might well be what you’re hearing.

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