There are train tracks about 1/2 mile from my house. Why when there are certain weather conditions are the passing trains so much louder than normal?

Question

Overcast skies and damp conditions seem to amplify them the most.

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Answer 1

Take into account also the types of trains, the commodity they are handling as well as the current wheel conditions. Some may be good new wheels on an empty commodity train. Some may be old crappy wheels on a loaded coal train and smash the living hell out of them rails