Train Left Running For Days

Train left running for days Jan 7, 2008 11:52 AM EST Jan 8, 2008 08:16 AM EST COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - There's been a big headache for people in a Columbia neighborhood. A train with its engine running has been on the tracks near their homes for the past four days. They want to know what's going on. We haven't gotten any explanation from train company CSX, but after we called them Monday morning and went out to the tracks to investigate, the train was finally moved. It had been sitting in Columbia's Olympia neighborhood since Friday. It's engines have been on and off, frustrating neighbors who say they had trouble sleeping at night. One neighbor even called the sheriff's department, but that neighbor tells us she still couldn't get any answers. Here's how she describes what was a very noisy weekend: "It was a constant, constant 'Rrrrr.' It was a pretty bad noise, and it got louder and louder. You know when an engine starts revving up it gets real loud? It was vibrating our house." We wanted to know what was going on as well, so we called CSX. We're told this sort of thing shouldn't happen, but when it gets cold enough, engines might be left running so that they don't freeze. CSX is still investigating, but not long after we made our call, we heard a different sound. After days of waiting, neighbors watched as the train finally moved. CSX says it encourages neighbors to call its hotline whenever they have similar complaints. The "Tell CSX" line is (877) 835-5279. Posted by Bryce Mursch