Railroad nabs trespassers on ATVs

Written by Wayne Independent

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Peter Becker

Stourbridge Railroad Company, while it continues its plans to revitalize local railroading, also has to deal with misuse of its rails. Al Siebold, Managing Director for the Stourbridge Railroad Company, said that two ATV operators were stopped on Tuesday for riding on the rail bed in Pike County.

Stourbridge Railroad Company is a division of the Morristown & Erie Railroad, in Morristown, NJ.
He said that Morristown & Erie has its own commissioned police force, which patrols the rail line on a special truck. They happened upon two adult males who were using the all-terrain vehicles on the rail bed in the Lackawaxen area. They had disturbed the stone ballast that supports the rails. This action, Siebold warned, could potentially cause a train to derail, and even break a circuit that operates a railroad crossing.

The two offenders will be fined and charged with the repairs for the damages which is still being evaluated. Siebold said that the damage would be repaired promptly, in time for the next Wayne County Chamber of Commerce train excursion to Lackawaxen, October 3rd.

Source: http://www.wayneindependent.com/news/x837459952/Railroad-nabs-trespassers-on-ATVs

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