A train 20 miles away, absolutely. Trains are by far the biggest noise polluters, mostly due to federal regulation. They have to signal at every intersection. In my humble opinion, completely unnecessary since we already have bells there, but whatever ...<p>As far as how forested New York State is, this gives you a good idea:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dec.ny.gov&#x2F;lands&#x2F;309.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dec.ny.gov&#x2F;lands&#x2F;309.html</a>