Abstract
There have been complaints from residences within a residential subdivision in New Tecumseth, Ontario, of train noise from the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) line that passes directly east of the development. The complaints relate to sound levels experienced within the dwellings during train pass-bys, most notably from the use of whistles at the grade level crossing southeast of the site. Sound level measurements were completed to quantify the indoor and outdoor sound levels at several dwellings closest to the rail line. The measured sound levels were compared to predictions made using the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) noise model Sound from Trains Environmental Analysis Method (STEAM). This investigation discusses shortfalls in STEAM, which resulted in the sound levels (from whistle noise) being under predicted at the dwellings. The study also compares the sound levels predicted using the Federal Railway Administration (FRA) horn noise model to those measured on site and predicted using STEAM.
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