A lot of their incompetence and insouciance can be excused because they are used to dealing with ignorant and clueless emotional buyers and sellers - but the fact remains extant. 

I will be taking care of the windows (double pane to reduce the noise), but I know that being next to the bridge will be a deal killer for many.Outside of minimizing physical concerns by adjusting price and the windows (the unit has all the bells and whistle a buyer would expect in a neighborhood such as this one), what can I do to minimize or allay the emotional concerns about the train noise?

What legal recourse do I have for no response or report back after 3 weeks of no communication / report of inspection?

I'm guessing that since this is your first deal, and you're selling your baby (personal residences always have emotions attached) that you're not going to feel comfortable selling to either of those groups.Your comments about doing this a a lease option makes it sound like you don't know much about lease options.

Ever since then, she has cut off all communication. 

MichaelThank you for your response and advice.I look forward to communicating with you and others.Good luck to you Daniel

While I'm not a real estate agent, in most cases I know what I'm taking about and feel I can communicate better, and without delay. 

While I am a total proponent of having a good re attorney on your team, I am not sure I would use one here to communicate with your lender.

Don't let the emotions in negotiating get the best of you and overpay.  

Hmm... buying personal residence is always a little tricky becasue IMHO it is not purely a "business decision" and there is some emotion there which tends to make financial decisions more difficult.