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BOURNE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — The seasonal "Polar Express" ride that runs through Bourne and Buzzards Bay is refuting complaints from local residents that the diesel-powered train is always and causing noise disturbances. Those who reportedly live near the train dock claim there's a constant humming that keeps them up at night.
WBZ's Tim Dunn spoke to Cape Cod Central Railroad Owner Chris Podgurski, who said the train is turned off at nighttime and only use quiet generators called "Whisper Generators" in sound attenuated enclosures when necessary.
"All of our locomotives and trains operate within federal as far as decibels go, so I don't think there's any issue with the sound whatsoever," Podgurski said.
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Railroad Vice President Pam Jablecki says the attraction brings an average of 25,000 people to the Buzzards Bay area every year and that false noise complaints only take away from the good the Polar Express ride does for the community.
"It's been fantastic for the economy," Jablecki said.
The roughly one-and-a-half-hour long train ride departs from Main Street to meet with Santa Claus and his elves at the climax of the trip.
WBZ's Tim Dunn (@ConsiderMeDunn) reports.
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