The FEC Train Horns: Relief on the way?

Not anytime soon so don't get your hopes up. If you're curious how a train horn works you can start your journey here. As Kim Miller at the Real Time blog explains the "louder" horns have more to do with pitch and frequency than the actual volume. The new horns have five chimes versus just three for the old horns most people are accustomed to hearing. Either way the new horns are within the Federal guidelines. 

Here's an excerpt from the Real Time blog:

     Florida East Coast Railway will test a different horn configuration for its new locomotives hoping to quiet blasts that have drawn hundreds of complaints from the Treasure Coast to Fort Lauderdale.
     FECR spokeswoman Debra Phillips said horn manufacturer Nathan Airchime is looking to replace one of the chimes on the new engine’s five-chime horns. Florida East Coast Railway will then test to determine if the change makes a difference.
     “There is no set date for the test and no set cost,” [emphasis added] Phillips said.
     Still, the idea that FECR is at least working on a possible solution may be some consolation to residents who live and work along the tracks.