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Originally Posted by agrant
They've been through there before... but I'm sure if we were to go back, then yes - people would freak out with the huge train engines and loud whistles.
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When CPR was running several freight trains daily, the locals just got used to it - including the mandatory horn at each street crossing. After all, CPR was there since early 1900's; people & houses came later. Certainly the trains weren't as long as the mainline trains running through the mountains, but even with a yard shunting engine and almost a dozen cars and caboose, it was enough to remind people that this was an industrial area along the tracks.
However, since the locals haven't had to deal with daily freights rolling past their homes and offices for over a decade, I agree they will have to get used to the 'ding ding' of a tram rolling by a few times per hour. By the time Arbutus gets sorted out, hopefully the Downtown Streetcar will be running and Vancouverites will be re-learning how to live, work, bike, walk and drive with trams on (or near) their streets.