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Agenda: Edina - Railroad Crossing Safety Action Plan - Early August 2025

Edina City CouncilThursday, September 4, 2025
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[Music] Relief from late night train horns could be on the horizon for Edina residents. The city is taking its first big step toward creating quiet zones by moving forward with a railroad crossing safety action plan. A rail line owned by CPKC cuts right through Edina from St. Louis Park to Bloomington. Most crossings here are bridges or underpasses, but seven crossings are still at street level, requiring trains to blast their horns as they approach. That wasn't much of an issue when trains mostly ran during the day. But in recent months, the railroad has started operating at night, waking up many nearby neighbors. In order for the city to apply for a quiet zone, we first have to mitigate the increased uh risk at each crossing that's caused by the absence of a train horn. What this means is we have to install additional safety infrastructure. We'll have to determine a source of funding for that safety infrastructure. Once that funding is determined, then we will determine a construction schedule to build that safety infrastructure and then go through the process of applying for a quiet zone. The city tried to get federal dollars to pay for the plan, but came up short. Instead, council approved $250,000 from its 2024 surplus to fund the work. It could still be many years before a quiet zone becomes a reality in Edina.