A few Rayleigh residents have been sounding off in the ear of Coun. Tina Lange about train whistles echoing through their part of town.

So Lange asked City council to consider getting a report on the cost of upgrading rail crossings on the North Shore and in Rayleigh to silence the whistles.

City development and engineering services director David Trawin said each crossing would have to be reviewed by an independent body to see what needs to be done to meet the criteria so the whistles can stop.

Lange said she’d discussed the issue with City administrator Randy Diehl, who has been dealing with CP and CN Rail for years on the whistle issue.

Some crossings already have flashing lights or other warnings and wouldn’t cost much to improve, while others would require a lot more work.

Coun. Nancy Bepple asked what the city had paid to get the rail crossing at the Rayleigh Slo-Pitch Park.

Trawin said it was $500,000, but it required cross arms and flashers.

Trains are required to whistle at certain intersections with roads depending what warning devices are installed.

Council voted to table the discussion for a week, while more groundwork is done on the issue.

Lange said afterward she wanted to get the topic on the table and would like to get it on the budget list — not necessarily for this year, but in the future.