Railroad closes crossing at Rockland Road for repairs; traffic detoured

The Norfolk Southern Railroad (NSR) notified the Warren County Sheriff’s Office the morning of 09/07/2021 that the railroad was closing the crossing at Rockland Road for track repair and maintenance. A representative from the NFR stated that they are optimistic that the project will be completed within the next several days, with Thursday being the earliest expected completion date.

The Warren County Emergency Communications Center notified area residents of the closure today using Facebook and also the county RAVE Alert system, which sends an automated message to registered emails, cellphones, and landline phone numbers. Motorists are being asked to use alternate routes such as Fairground Road, Ashby Station Road, or Morgan Ford Road.

Sheriff Mark Butler has been in contact with the NSR to express his concern regarding the unannounced closure and wishes the public to know that he has also been contacting our State elected officials about the excessive impeding of public and private roads in the county by the railway when trains are stopped on the tracks for unacceptable periods of time.