Norfolk Southern/Conrail Rail Connection–Bucyrus, Ohio - Surface ...

Table N-1
Noise Data for NS Trains
No. of
Measured L eq at Distance from Tracks
Event Speed Duration No. of
Locomotives
50 ft 100 ft 150 ft 200 ft
(dBA)
Time (mph) (seconds) Rail Cars
919 20 60 2 14 79.8 75.7 73.1 70.9
1023 19 207 2 93 81.2 77.6 75.2 73.9
1053 20 202 ?? 100 79.8 76.0 73.3 72.0
1214 20 166 3 61 72.8 69.4 66.9 65.7
1243 20 58 2 24 73.1 69.7 67.2 66.4
1353 18 145 2 67 80.3 76.9 73.8 72.1
1624 20 316 2 128 77.9 74.8 72.1 70.9
1731 19 239 2 85 78.4 74.6 72.6 70.4
1752 20 269 3 97 78.9 74.7 72.6 71.0
1802 20 167 2 45 71.5 67.8 65.8 64.3
1913 18 160 2 86 79.7 76.0 73.2 71.9
-- 20 240 2 80 79.3 74.2 72.9 70.1
Average: 20 185 2 73 78.6 74.8 72.3 70.7
1035 25 90 2 38 76.0 71.8 68.8 67.2
1204 33 163 3 127 84.0 79.9 76.5 74.7
1226 32 50 2 36 74.6 70.6 67.3 65.8
1307 30 92 2 37 81.6 77.8 74.8 73.0
1326 34 39 2 39 79.6 75.8 72.6 70.9
1424 34 30 3 69 84.9 81.5 79.2 77.1
1453 33 101 2 97 81.2 76.8 73.3 71.2
1610 34 119 2 91 84.8 80.9 78.3 76.5
1724 35 143 2 124 82.9 78.9 76.4 74.1
1949 35 130 2 76 80.8 77.4 74.9 72.7
2000 35 104 3 57 84.8 80.7 78.2 75.9
2027 33 130 3 97 84.0 79.7 76.3 73.6
Average: 33 99 2.3 74 82.6 78.7 75.9 73.8
1036 50 54 2 71 84.0 80.5 77.1 75.0
1154 43 122 4 136 87.2 84.0 80.2 77.7
1301 42 102 4 110 88.1 85.2 82.0 79.3
1322 47 23 3 28 85.6 82.4 78.8 76.5
1339 47 38 2 47 86.7 82.8 77.8 74.8
1347 45 80 4 76 82.4 79.5 76.7 74.7
1447 44 76 5 92 87.3 84.2 81.1 79.4
1503 48 41 2 33 85.3 81.7 78.2 74.9
1523 49 51 1 56 80.7 77.2 73.8 71.6
1535 45 111 4 121 89.5 86.2 82.6 79.7
1910 45 80 2 70 83.2 79.4 76.6 74.1
1921 41 154 2 138 87.1 83.1 80.1 78.1
Average: 46 78 2.9 87 86.2 82.9 79.4 77.0
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