That shit would put me to sleep dawg

If it’s left for more than 24 hours you’re legally allowed to take it out for a joyride.

The amount of people who can't tell the difference between a train going by and a train idling behind a house for days is disappointing.

I remember one-time years ago when I was told by a nearby railroad tower operator (CSX) to hold my 6000 ft. freight train (Soo Line RR) at a certain point while rail traffic up ahead cleared. Often this stop could last for hours before we moved again. This took place on the Grand Trunk Western (GTW) Railway on Chicago's south side in a nice residential area. After a few hours of our three locomotives consist idling, at around 8 AM (summer), a woman from a modern, bungalow type house across the street came up to my engine and asked if I could move the train as "the running of the engines causes my house to vibrate." We complied with her request by moving the entire train another 500 feet or so down the tracks where the homes had their back yards facing us. Since that time, I would always stop my train, if so ordered, at this second spot in order to avoid what we came to know as "the house of the vibrating woman."

Man said “why did you call us” 😂😂

I would've slept like a baby. The reason it was left running is because they use straight water as coolant. There is no anti freeze. However, it was a very strange place to park a locomotive.

That was an administrative oversight on the part of the railroad. It was probably used to switch out a local customer and management didn't feel the need to pay crew hours to bring it all the way back. That was a convenient spot to tie it down, it was out of the way of any other train movements, and that's all the yard master cared about. The locomotive was also a remote control unit, signified by the orange light above the operator's cab. Normally these units are used in the yard for switching so the railroad can save money by not having an actual operator in the locomotive. One person on the ground can throw switches and operate the locomotive with a remote pack. Not really the safest thing in the world but the Feds allow it and it saves money which is more important than literally anything else.

I'm surprised that no one saw this train sitting there fully running and thought "Free Train! 😄"

The locomotive wouldnt bother me at all. As railfan, It'd be therapeutic. But not everyone is the same.

Everyone in a position to do something about this just pointed their fingers. The city just said “its a federal issue leave us alone”. The city could have called up the rail co and politely asked them instead. The rail yard just yammered on about how the locomotives need to stay running for safety reasons but wouldn’t just move the damn thing. Why are people like this?

A single locomotive without being coupled to any cars is not considered a train.

They'd leave locomotives running for days where I lived in Reno back in the 80s and 90s. Loved that low rumble! It was the sound of a humming economy.

My neighborhood has a barking dog that starts up every morning when the owner goes to work, it just barks and barks, can hear it through walls and windows. I might play a recording of a dog barking very loudly someday on some 100 watt speakers starting at 10pm, see what happens.

Awesome journalism WGME… Not mentioning the fact that the only reason it was there was due to a derailment and it couldn’t be moved until repairs were made…

And this is federal, a police officer can not dictate the railway UNLESS there is injury or a derailment....21 years as a trainman IC

I grew up in a small railroad town in NJ.This was a common occurence.If I remember right,the EPA? got involved and found alot of engines with bad starters and various problems.The companies were force to repair them so they could be shut off.This happened back in the 70"s.

This is no joke. That type of low frequency noise is impossible to muffle out. I live in large apartment and some people game or watch movies or whatever that generates that noise, fans want even block noise. It'll drive you insane at night

As someone who worked for a freight railroad for multiple years, i can tell you straight up....they do not care about their employees, the communities they travel through, or their impact on the environment. As long as their freight gets where it needs to go, thats all that matters to them. It was a truly disgusting industry to be a part of, which was the main reason i chose to leave for other employment opportunities.

Tracks were there before anyone moved there

They did that to me too! There was at least 1 mile of track ahead of and behind the damn thing, but they parked it on the track DIRECTLY behind my house. The thing was out there for nearly a week and a half idling. Same thing as her, I got no where calling closest rail yard. Finally I called the mayor. He had a hell of of time dealing with railroad but finally got them to move it. There needs to be better laws!!

When you live next to train tracks expect noise from trains

Norfolk Southern doesn't care about local citizens either. Norfolk will not only block up ONE residential roadway, but two parallel roads nearby. That's THREE roads that Norfolk blocks up multiple times daily with stalled trains, and they sometimes block the road all throughout the night. Don't even TRY calling them cause there's no getting through. The closet way to cross the tracks is through a railroad tunnel a mile down the other direction but even that much further if an E.M.T. or firetruck needs to get around while jeopardizing the lives or homes of someone in emergency need. I hope someone sues the hell outta Norfolk.

Imagine that. You moved into a house next to a railroad, and suddenly, trains are doing train things.

I live in a "Train Town" in NE TX and trains going by, the low roar, the whistles and such a mile or so away does not bother me at all. If one of those Trains was parked by my house idling, it wouldn't take a hour or two to start getting to me... That just really messed up behavior by a large corporation, and no concern for residents. Dennis 63 years Marshall, TX

As a railfan that sound would have probably put me to sleep.

I'm a train fan .. I would love to listen to this in my yard! Love the sound of a locomotive! 😅

I used to drive my SD 70 train to the market for groceries. I never could find the turn signal, though. It wasn't on the side of the steering wheel...

We had this shit happen 40 years ago in the middle of the night and there was a air release every 10 minutes that was extremely loud. My Dad finally got ahold of CSX and told them to either shut it off or move, or he would. 30 minutes later it was nice and quiet.

There's no regulation but that doesn't mean you can't be considerate to the neighbors

Had this a few months ago in Thorndale, PA. MOW Amtrak workers. It was not loud, smelly or obnoxious in any way, just unusual. I wrote an e-mail to someone from Amtrak and got a nice response. It sat there 4 days, just idling.

as someone who used to live next to train tracks, these noises are calming to me

As a child I’d listen to the old Seaboard Coast Line trains and others rolling through the small Southern town in which she lived.

It would become beyond annoying if it was idling there for days. But according to a popular movie there is a fuel shut-off on the side of those things.

That locomotive should have been parked somewhere else.

It’s always amazing how seem to get resolved as soon as it’s on network tv.

Former Conductor here, yeah they usually don't shut them off mainly because it takes a bit to start them back up again and its easier to leave it on if you know your gonna be using it again the next day or if there is a crew change, though not gonna lie i personally loved the sounds of the locomotives so this wouldn't have bothered me nearly as much.

EPA - We must reduce emissions from internal combustion engines. Federal Agencies - We can't do that EPA - Don't worry...we're all exempt from the regulations....

Used to live near a rail yard and the sound of old EMD locomotives idling was music to my ears

The amount of people missing the point here is astounding.

I've lived near a train yard for years, you get used to it and even find comfort in that sound after so long

From what I’ve been told they don’t use antifreeze, just water, and need to run to to keep optimal engine temps. They aren’t like cars where you can just turn them on and off, those giant engines need to stay warm.

There was a derailment, And the high and low idles are just responses from the locomotive maintaining air pressure and for keeping the engine in a proper manner in such temperatures.

She should hear the sound of the old E44’s idling; I worked for Conrail from 1979-1984, before they were taken out of service, I think, due to PCB’s - those things practically howled, which I found comforting; I also liked the smell of the diesels in the morning

Why couldn’t they park it in a rail yard? That site looked pretty isolated.

This is not a train. This is a locomotive. There's a difference.

How is this news? “Next up, trash trucks slam trash cans to the ground on trash day. What one person thinks about it.” “Man gets too much morning sun glare on his windshield, calls on Mother Nature to fix it, but no answer.”

Every weekend in Guelph ON, CNR had a loco idle in its station, every weekend during the whole year.

I've dealt with the same crap for years. I live very close to the train tracks and trains sit there idling a lot. Most for a few hours but some times for a couple days. I can deal with the noise, but the fumes are horrible when they blow directly towards your home. It seems into your home and you can't get away from it. Having COPD makes it even worse.

Awesome! A GP38-2 equipped with remote control!

That would be music to my ears! Im a railfanner

I know how they feel, It happened to us back in the early 1990s, we were on a corner lot a the tracks weren't even a quarter of a mile. After two days CSX moved it down the tracks we could still hear it but wasn't as bad.

I’ve lived a couple blocks away from RR tracks all my life, so the noise is nothing to me. With that said, an idling engine for four days in the spot without moving definitely would be annoying! Even those of you that think it would be great, are just saying that because you like trains. Try it and see, I’m sure you’ll see why this woman complained.

Railroad work here… they turn on themselves… and if it get cold it dumps its water

She bought a house next to a rail line then complained it's too noisy? That's like the people who complain that the airport or highway next door is too noisy. Those tracks look older than her, she made the choice. Sucks to be her.

first time hearing about leaving them on for days, i wonder how long it would last in idle

right at the dead end of Minott street, south portland. you can see the 2 big green tanks in the video and google maps. not sure why they didnt specify where it was.

Sounds like the railroad told the news to f-off. “We can park wherever we want! And youuuuuu can’t stop us!” 😂 Could have at least told them they would look into the location and why it was left there so long.

Love trains. That sound would put me to sleep like a lullaby

I live down the street from her. Thankfully not close enough to hear it! I felt for her.

1:07 left idling to prevent damage. I can see why they would do that on a Tier 4 engine, because the DEF system will freeze up and take serious damage, but an older engine such as the EMD-645 in this is probably a Tier 2 without DEF and you won't have any issues with it being shut off. My company Halliburton uses Cummins QSK50 (50 liter V16's that are Tier 4) for it's pump trucks and when we shut them down when it's cold we have serious issues getting them back to running properly due to DEF issues.

Trains don’t “park next to your house.” You chose to live by a railroad. Not only are they critical infrastructure but they preceded most all small-to-large towns in America as it grew. Diesels specifically idle most of the time; that specific loco was a GP38-2 which dates back 50 years, easily, and has kept running due to many upgrade and refurbishment programs over the years.

EMD's amazing sound I would actually love having it by the bedroom window. Putting me to sleep 😴

I remember years ago in the New Jersey ports I hauled a load in and the building was close the next morning the doors opened on a building and I was sitting on the tracks a sign there said don’t park here I jumped in the seat of the semi and trailer and got out of the way just in time .they hit a lot of trucks there the guy said .

Sad day for you woman. I used to live next to the railroad near Colfax outside of Sacramento, and the train would stop near my place and idle for a long time sometimes, aand it would put me to sleep. I loved it lol

Locomotive ASMR

Don't try to watch this with headphones.

I saw 2510 rolling through Bangor last week on its way to Old Town.

Love that sound. I’ve always lived within earshot of the tracks. The railroad was there for probably a century before that lady and the house she lives in. Caveat emptor (buyer beware.)

Hold up, us truckers get slapped in the face with anti idling laws and signs everywhere we go but a train can idle for 3 days with no issues and probably without having to install any type of aftertreatment crap

it must have been a really SLOW news day there

It might be possible the RR might have a phone number listed for the nearest yard. They did in my area, I loved chatting with the yardmaster.

Such a calming sound

I worked on that railroad. The railroad has been there since 1849, long before Karen moved there.

Who abandoned CSX 2510 💀

My granddad worked the railroads and my dad would tell me that was how they did that back in the day . Fuel was so cheap it was cheaper to run it 24/7 than the cost of starting and stopping the engines and the wear and tear of it

Don't buy a house next to the railroad if you don't like trains.

Everyone saying trains qere there first and for her to move remember this when they build a road that lets trucks run by rattling your windows and keeping you awake or a truck driver moves into the neighborhood and runs his truck all hours with no respect.DONT SAY A WORD.

Yet another shining example of how useless the Federal government is to the average citizen.

0:53 was so sweet. Glad she has her peace and quiet now 👍🏻

That’d aggravate me also. lol the noise and then probably the exhaust. I don’t mind diesel exhaust much but the noise probably would be what did it, as I’m a light sleeper. lol

On either side of the locomotive is a big red button called a fuel cut off switch. If this happens again, give some kid 20 bucks to hop the fence and push the button. That will shut off the locomotive.

Been on the RR for 4 years now. I assure you they give zero fucks about things like this. So many times, when I've been about to outlaw "hit my 12-hour working limit," they will just tell us to stop wherever and tie it down or sit and wait for a relief. I can't count how many times I've blocked roads for hours or just straight up had to tie down and leave a road train blocking 1 or more crossings. I asked if I could go out and cut the crossings the first few times when I was new, but they always told me no.

Any reason why they left the engine there in a random spot in the first place?

Better question: why buy a house next to train tracks in the first place? The railroad was there long before she was born.

That’s not a train, that’s a locomotive…

Seriously, so you bought this house were the tracks have been for 150 years! This locomotive was built sometime between 1973 and 1975, it does not have smart start ....

Idling for days is a bit excessive but these giant diesels don't start with the push of a button. Some of the larger engines actually have gas engines that are used just to start the diesel. They also use really low amounts of fuel at idle. Still..

So it doesn't just idle, it turns off for 30 minutes, then when the temperature reaches a threshold, restarts the engine. Is that what is happening?

If its a single locomotive, it's not considered a train...

What a beautiful sound. How could anyone now enjoy this?❤

I love the sound of a train 🥰 we lived in a train Depot for years, we sold the tickets and took care of the building 😂 I loved it 🥰

I do understand and feel for the poor woman, that is kinda ridiculous regardless of regulations to park it in a heavy residential area like that. I however would be ecstatic to have this 😅 id probably sit outside and listen being a train enthusiast.

Also train and locomotive are not interchangeable terms. A locomotive pulls a train. Thats a locomotive.

That's not a train, that's a locomotive. A train is what the locomotive pulls.

that would make me FALL ASLEEP soundly fr is calming

I'm surprised no one "relocated" it.

Railroad was there BEFORE you, get used to it.

Not in my backyard - Karen

Lol, just hearing the engine humming, idk its not that bad. What is more jarring is when the crew cranks it up, I think to charge the air and it sounds like a full on jet engine powering up. Or if the crew actually comes back at 3am and blows the horn.

I'm ex coasting and I was in the engineering department, so my crew slept close to area of the boat. After I got out of CG. I had to sleep in my car with a running engine so I could sleep peaceful