Turnout sparse for open house on freight traffic

Click title for link to full story. BY CHRISTOPHER CURRYStar-Banner Published: Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 11:54 a.m. OCALA - Perhaps the concerned residents got stuck at a railroad crossing and couldn't make it on time. Perhaps they've resigned themselves to the fact that CSX plans to route more freight train traffic through town whether they like it or not. Either way, attendance was sparse when Florida Department of Transportation officials came to Ocala Wednesday night for an open house to share the results of two studies on the impacts more CSX freight train traffic will have on Ocala. Ann and Charles Drewitt were among a handful of residents who turned out. Their home is a few blocks away from the railroad crossing at northeast Eighth Street. Ann Drewitt said they dreaded additional noise from the CSX plan to route eight to nine more trains a day through Ocala.