The fear in Marshall County is someone could die, a house could burn down, or a first responder could need help, that concern is coming from Sheriff Tim Ackerman following numerous complaints from citizens about blocked train crossings. Ackerman is frustrated. “There’s nothing we can do, we are just hoping no one dies, no house burns down because they can’t get through,” Ackerman told KSNT 27 News. In the past, the sheriff’s office would ticket the trains, some up to three miles long, but eventually, the railroad stopped paying the tickets and invoked a federal loophole in the law that let them block roads for five minutes to an hour, according to Ackerman.
Source: KSNT 27 News
