Starting Nov. 1, residents around the Forest Glen Road train crossing will get to experience something rare: relative silence.

The area has been declared Maryland's first "Quiet Zone," meaning that trains passing through that particular crossing no longer have to sound their whistles.

Conductors can still sound their whistles at the crossing if they need to, Montgomery County Councilwoman Valerie Ervin (D-Dist. 5) said in a statement, but the federal rule requiring them to do so doesn't apply in the "Quiet Zone."

Getting the Federal Railroad Administration to agree to this new zone meant the county had to make some safety improvements. More lights and signs have been added to the crossing, including lights right above the tracks. A new median at the crossing is meant to prevent cars from going around the gates that are lowered when a train approaches. The county has also promised to install new sidewalks around the area.

About 4,000 vehicles and 60 trains, including Amtrak, MARC, and CSX trains, pass through the crossing a day.

And check out the video below to hear what it sounds like at the crossing: