Train Blocked Traffic For Over An Hour, Union Pacific Sent Citations
Stuck on the tracks for over an hour, Caledonia Police issue a pricey citation to Union Pacific.
A Caledonia Police officer cited Union Pacific Railroad five times for blocking traffic at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday.
The officer was on patrol at Four Mile Road and Nicholson Road when he noticed the train was idling on the track. He called Union Pacific and the conductor told the officer the train had mechanical problems.
However, the tickets were issued anyway because the roadway had been shutdown for an hour and 15 minutes. Each ticket carries a price tag of $447.90 a piece.
Sgt. Gary Larsen, of the Caledonia Police Department said they used to have problems with the train blocking traffic years ago, but they hadn’t any trouble for a while.
“It used to be a huge problem before we built the overpass on six mile road,” Larsen said. “But that was primarily the coal trains.”
These trains on the Union Pacific track weren’t coal trains.
Mr. 262
4:36 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
Great job, Caledonia PD, for busting this criminal (the train conductor.) Give me a break.
Caryn Olson
6:15 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
If a car was stalled on the train track for an hour and a fifteen minutes holding up the train the auto driver would have been cited also. Seems silly though....
Scott
6:42 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
Just drop a hat in Caledonia and you'll get a ticket. I almost wish for more crime.
Then the criminals will be the bad guys rather than the cops.
Tansandy
5:07 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
But hey, they always complain they are understaffed! He probably sat there the whole hour.
Tuco
8:18 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The real question is "Will UP pay the tickets?"
rudi wendt
6:17 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Yeh, understaffed!!! While we're still getting harassed with extremely loud exhaust. Where are the Sheirffs if they can't handle all the crime around here. But hey, they have a really nice police department. I've been telling the Cal.PD. for YEARS all the times they harass, I can't make THEIR JOB any easier unless I take care of my own business, but then I'll probably get arrested.