HAMILTON, Ohio — The City of Hamilton rolled out a plan to silence roughly 1,800 train horns per day in the city's center with the announcement of a "Quiet Zone" plan.

Engineering director Alan Messer presented the plan to Hamilton City Council.

Currently, the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Train Horn Rule says "locomotive engineers are required to sound train horns at least 15 seconds and no more than 20 seconds before reaching a public highway-rail grade crossing." The rule includes additional requirements for horn patterns, faster trains and more.

Read more about the rule here .

The plan in Hamilton would see the city invest millions into 24 at-grade intersections, where rails meet roads. Messer said this would improve physical safety infrastructure, so horns are no longe

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