Can the Town Create a Quiet Zone at the Watkins Railroad Crossing?
Not at this time. The Watkins highway-rail grade crossing currently does not have the required Supplemental Safety Measure to make this crossing Quiet Zone eligible. The Town of Atherton has funded an engineering study to determine the feasibility and cost to construct a 4-quadrant gate system at the Watkins Avenue crossing. Once completed, funding and construction will need to be coordinated with and through Caltrain.

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1. What is a Quiet Zone?
2. Why Do Trains Sound Their Horns?
3. Who is Responsible for Establishing a Quiet Zone?
4. When was the Atherton Fair Oaks Quiet Zone Established?
5. Is the Atherton Caltrain Station Part of the Quiet Zone?
6. Is the Sounding of Train Horns Now Prohibited Through the Town of Atherton?
7. Are Quiet Zones Safe?
8. Did the Town Assume Any Potential Liability by Establishing the Atherton Fair Oaks Quiet Zone?
9. Can the Town Create a Quiet Zone at the Watkins Railroad Crossing?
10. How Can I Report Violations of the Quiet Zone?
11. Where Can I Learn More About How Quiet Zones are Established?