I hadn't even noticed, which is why I think the whole expense was a giant waste.
The train whistles, or lack thereof, don't even make a dent in downtown noise. What about the constant sirens? We better spend millions to silence those. Then we'll have to crack down on drunks and their screaming. Better come up with a special TPD taskforce.
If you want quiet, move to the suburbs.
The point of stopping the whistles was for the BOK center. When your several blocks from the tracks, yeah, it's just part of the background noise, but when your right next to them, like the BOK center is, it can be pretty bad. I've about jumped out of my skin a few times because of it. And, of course, there is nothing like stopping a conversation until the train is some ways down the track so that you can be heard.