Table 5.9-3 Location, Land Use, and Noise Levels (dBA)

Site

Monitor Location

Existing Rail

Land Use

Ldn

Max Hourly Leq

N1

Wynnefield Station

(Philadelphia)

SEPTA

Commuter Rail

Urban, Residential, Apartment Building, and Row Homes

60

64

N2

Otterbein

(Upper Providence Twp.)

Freight-

Light Use

Small Town, Institutional, Church, and Residential

58

61

N3

Lorane

(Exeter Twp.)

Freight-

Main Line

Suburban, Residential, Single Family Homes

78

77*

N4

Reading

Freight-

Light Use

Urban Residential/ Industrial, Row Homes

66

75

*Leq < Ldn as Ldn includes nighttime additional 10dBA