Altoona neighbors voice concerns over new railroad project
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Chris Verhyen, Nikki Junewicz, WEAU
CITY OF ALTOONA, Wis. (WEAU) The community had a chance to voice their concerns as a new railroad project nears completion in Altoona.
Thursday at Altoona City Hall, dozens of people voiced concerns about train noise, lights, and vibrations.
Wes Lujan, with Union Pacific, says it's part of the ongoing discussion between the railroad company and the surrounding community.
"We try to be good neighbors in all 73-hundred communities that we go through, not all of them have rail yards, some of them have a little more of an intense footprint, so this is just an opportunity to try and improve those relationships," explains Lujan.
He says besides minor details, the rail-yard project, which nearly doubled the size of the yard, is finished. Read more about this article »
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