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This Is The First North Escambia Crossing Closed By CSX, But No Details On Which One Is Next
February 1, 2022
CSX is temporarily closing a half dozen railroad closings in North Escambia this week, but so far the railroad has not told the county which crossings will be closed when.
Monday afternoon, NorthEscambia.com hit the road and learned the crossing on North Barth Road was the first to be closed. The asphalt was completely removed, piled to the side, making the crossing impassable. The few residents on the other side can still get out off the their neighborhood, crossing the tracks on Barth Road. Signage was in place at the Barth Road crossing Monday afternoon in advance of an impending closure.
When the Daffin Road crossing in Molino is closed, several homes will be cut off .
Perhaps the biggest concern among area residents has been Quintette Road. Not only will the crossing closure mean a detour up to 20 miles, it will also mean that areas between the railroad tracks and the river will not be immediately accessible to emergency services from Escambia County.
Escambia County officials at multiple levels have told NorthEscambia.com that they have been unable to obtain a timetable from CSX. We reached out to the CSX media team Monday night and, likely to the late hour, did not receive a response.
The temporary closures will be at the railroad crossings as follows:
- Quintette Road (detoured to Highway 90)
- Barth Road
- Brickyard Road
- Cottage Hill
- Fairground Road
- Daffin Road
Pictured: The railroad crossing was closed Monday on North Barth Road. The crossing on Barth road remained open at the time. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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3 Responses to “This Is The First North Escambia Crossing Closed By CSX, But No Details On Which One Is Next”
Unfortunately, this is a story all too familiar to myself and the other residents that live along Dugout Lane, Abrams Road, and Sanspree Lane in the Wawbeek, Alabama community. I have lived in this area for decades and have lived in fear of our crossing being blocked. Usually the culprit is a broken down train that is blocking both of the crossings on Dugout and Abrams. This is our only entrance and exit to and from Highway 31. To reach “civilization” when these crossings are blocked would require a 4 wheel drive or an off road type vehicle and a journey trespassing through thick timberland. I have lived here through 3 pregnancies and a sick and dying father and have always been in fear of needing emergency medical services and being unable to receive care. This past November 23, CSX closed both the Dugout and Abrams crossings with no prior notification to any of the roughly 30 residents. Most of us have jobs that require us to use the railroad crossing. Because there was no prior notification, some residents were unable to report for work that day, myself included. Supposedly the work was finished on Wednesday evening but was still left blocked by a barricade over the Thanksgiving Holiday.
We all understand that there is a need to maintain the tracks. But a little common courtesy extended to the residents would go a long way.
Just got home and a sign is put out on my side of the rr crossing facing the neighborhood not at the end of the road before you enter the road.. sign is turned towards all of the homes.. the sign is letting us know the rr crossing will be closed the 2nd and 3rd. Thanks for the less than a day notice csx !! This is for daffin rd in molino
They closed one in Flomaton on Old Fannie Rd a few months ago but were done in less than 2 weeks.