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Resident reports repeated blocked downtown rail crossings, urges logging and STB complaints
Summary
A resident told council that Norfolk Southern trains have been parking on downtown tracks and blocking crossings; they reported contacting the Surface Transportation Board and encouraged community logging of incidents while noting limited federal remedies.
A member of the public told the City of Easley City Council that two sets of downtown tracks—used for eastbound and westbound passing—have increasingly been sites where trains park for extended periods and block crossings.
The speaker said they contacted the Surface Transportation Board (STB) and discussed the issue with a transportation industry…
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