Having been raised a block from a fairly active train crossing, I can offer the "consolation" that once the presence of the whistles is accepted as normal one virtually ceases to hear them, usually within a fairly short time. In that era, it bothered me a lot more on camping trips because the d***d bullfrogs and crickets wouldn't shut up.

Working up a favorite dream that incorporates train whistles as a "pleasant event" was suggested by one consultant when a similar complaint was voiced in Boston about the "El" some years ago. I can't offer an opinion on how well that works, but perhaps it might be what I did.

As long as one "looks for remedies" the trains will continue to be a sleep interruptor. Accepting that they're part of the environ usually works fairly quickly, if one can make that adjustment.

John