CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Cambridge residents went out in full force on Tuesday night as they demanded answers from city leaders about blaring horns from trains.
The train noise, coming from the Sherman Street MBTA crossing, has created issues for residents as they look to live their lives.
"We like to keep the windows open, and it starts at 6:15 and ends at midnight," Ruth Rogers said. "We're awake at 6:15 a.m., whether we want to be or not."
Residents in the area have had enough, and expressed their displeasure on Tuesday.
"It's terrible,' Sean Rogers said. "It's a nightmare."
The crossing was designated a "quiet zone," but the designation from the Federal Railroad Administration expired 12 years ago.
Keolis, the company that runs the commuter rail, didn't notice until last month. When they did, the horns began blaring.
Now, the city is hoping to get the designation back, but standards have changed.
In order for the horns to stop, the city has to build a median on Sherman Street to prevent cars from trying to go around the railroad gates.
Installation for that media could take 60 days.
"The problem is that there's no quick solution," Sean Rogers said. "We feel like we are jet lagged during the day because it's that type of tiredness. Up very early and unable to sleep early at night."
The only way to get the horns to stop sooner would be to convince Keolis to drop their train speeds to 15 mph coming through the crossing. So far, they are resisting the idea.