Clinton files Notice to Create Quiet Zone

Sharon Wren
·2 min read

Clinton wants to make sure parts of the city aren’t noisy when trains go through.

The city announced its intent to create a New Railroad Crossing Quiet Zone within corporate limits. The Notice of Intent to Create a Quiet Zone is made according to the Final Rule of the Federal Railroad Administration, published in the Federal Register pertaining to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 222.43. The Quiet Zone would be along a section of the Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad Company, also known as the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad.

According to the Notice, a one mile section of the Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad, Davenport Subdivision, from M.P. 154.00 to M.P. 155.00, would have a 24-hour whistle-ban Quiet Zone within the city. There are four public highway railroad crossings included in the Zone, along with an exclusively pedestrian crossing. There are no other public crossings and no private crossings within the Quiet Zone segment. All railroad crossings are on city streets, which are owned and maintained by Clinton. The city also provides traffic law enforcement and EMS services at all five locations.

The notice was sent to:

  • Kyle Spree, Manager Public Works – US Canadian Pacific Railroad

  • Kristopher Klop, Manager, Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Programs, Iowa Department of Transportation, Rail Section

  • Steve Gent, Department Director, Iowa Department of Transportation, Traffic Safety Division

  • Levi Tompkins, Railroad Safety Inspector, Federal Railroad Administration

  • Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety in Washington, D.C.

  • Kevin Gyrion, Police Chief, City of Clinton

The impacted crossings include:

  • Crossing # 376045W – 32nd Avenue North – Milepost 154.00

  • Crossing #376043H – 30th Avenue North – Milepost 154.20

  • Crossing #376041U – 25th Avenue North – Milepost 154.72 (exclusively pedestrian crossing)

  • Crossing #376040M – 24th Avenue North – Milepost 154.81

  • Crossing #376039T – 23rd Avenue North – Milepost 154.89

Information or comments about the proposed quiet zone in Clinton should be sent to:

Jason Craft, PE

City Engineer, City of Clinton, Iowa

611 South 3rd Street

Clinton, Iowa 52732

Telephone: (563) 244-3423

Email: jasoncraft@cityofclintoniowa.us

All comments or no-comment statements must be filed by March 25th.

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