9-7-13 nfdl village board votes in favor of closing road at railroad crossing

The North Fond du Lac Village Board met in special session Friday afternoon and voted  to close a road that crosses the railroad tracks.  This after residents complained about non stop train whistles that started last Sunday night.  Village administrator Chuck Hornung tells AM 1170 WFDL's Between the Lines program  the Federal Railroad Administration lifted a “quiet zone” and since then the horns have been sounding up to 150 times a day.   The village board voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to close the crossing to automobile traffic with an exception for emergency vehicles.