For some people who’ve grown up near train tracks, it’s a nostalgic delight to hear one whoosh by.
“My grandkids, oh my word,” said Cindy Whinham. “Every time they went by my house, they had to run out to watch.”
Cindy Whinham has lived in Roy for 68 years and she shared in her grandkids’ enjoyment.
“I can sit at my back deck, which is the second level, and watch the trains go by,” Whinham said. “I would count cars, anywhere from 90-120 cars on each one. The only thing that made noise was the engine and once it was gone, the rest of the train was a quiet hum.”
That hum turned into a roar six months ago when the Federal Railroad Administration suspended the Woods Cross Quiet Zone from Salt Lake City to Ogden.
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