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Muncie officials hoping to discuss train-blocked intersections again

View Comments MUNCIE, Ind.   Having to stop for trains is nothing new in Muncie; in fact, it s almost like a right of passage at this point. The age-old problem of completely stopped trains blocking major city thoroughfares is rearing its head again, however.  Muncie s Deputy Mayor Richard Ivy has said this issue has become almost a daily inquiry to the city administration. The city has received over 50 complaints from numerous stakeholders in Muncie just at the start of the year.  Angry people, people saying it s not good, city workers as well as fire and police, Ivy said.  Issues are arising on many of the busiest roads through the city, all of which are affected by east to west railroad lines. These include crossings crossings on McGalliard Road, Tillotson Avenue, Batavia Avenue, Walnut Street and more that crisscross the city. 

Muncie hopes to reopen dialogue with railroad companies over train-blocked intersections

Muncie hopes to reopen dialogue with railroad companies over train-blocked intersections Corey Ohlenkamp, Muncie Star Press © Corey Ohlenkamp/Star Press A train moves through the rail crossing at Tillotson Avenue on Saturday, May 8. Trains have been increasingly blocking crossings throughout the city according to officials. MUNCIE, Ind.   Having to stop for trains is nothing new in Muncie; in fact, it s almost like a rite of passage at this point. The age-old problem of completely stopped trains blocking major city thoroughfares is rearing its head again, however.  Muncie s Deputy Mayor Richard Ivy has said this issue has become almost a daily inquiry to the city administration. The city has received over 50 complaints from numerous stakeholders in Muncie just at the start of the year. 

Tractor-trailer, train collide at Colfax Street crossing in Springdale

Mike Werries | For the Tribune-Review A Norfolk Southern locomotive is stopped at the Center Street crossing near R.I. Lampus in Springdale after colliding with a flatbed tractor-trailer carrying bricks at the nearby Colfax Street crossing on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Mike Werries | For the Tribune-Review A Norfolk Southern freight train and a flatbed tractor-trailer carrying bricks collided at the Colfax Street crossing in Springdale just before 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.   TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. For the second time in less than a month, a freight train and a tractor-trailer collided Wednesday morning at the Colfax Street crossing in Springdale.

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