Railroad suit filed in Douglas County court today

Citizens of Villa Grove (7), plantiffs

vs.

Union Pacific Railroad Co., defendants

Details:

The plantiffs are accusing the defendants of blocking the main crossing for upwards of 30 minutes at a time, they are seeking damages.

Villa Grove is a crew-change point on the UP, and trains going south do block the crossing when changing crews. This usually takes about 5 mintues

This brings being annoyed by a train to a whole new level!

UP says 5 minutes, the plaintiffs say a half hour. who’s right?

Most crew changes I see take about 5-10 minutes.