10 August 2004 Don't Move Near Train Tracks Re:  Train whistles not urgent, Jeff Segal, Times Mailbag, 6 Aug 2004.   Mr. Segal says that since he moved to Maple Ridge three years ago, he and his family have not had a decent night's sleep due to the train whistles blowing throughout the night.   I would ask Mr. Segal - were the tracks running beside your prospective house when you preveiwed it? I would guess the answer would be yes. Then I would ask - did you decide to buy it anyway? Yes again. Did the trains blow their whistles when crossing an intersection three years ago? What do you know, yes they did.   I would then say to Mr. Segal, you do not have a leg to stand on against the trains utilizing their main safety feature. You had the choice to purchase a home beside the tracks or not, and did so knowing full well you would be hearing these whistles night in and night out.   I am not necessarily for the trains blowing their whistles, but am only pointing out the flaws in these not-very-well-thought-out arguments on silencing them. Please, let us hear from someone who bought their home and then had tracks laid beside it.   Anyone? Didn't think so.   Darren van Leeuwen Maple Ridge