tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258384618883012070.post6009882171453938527..comments2017-08-03T12:07:24.906-04:00Comments on Apex - The Peak of Good Living: Tired of CSX engines idling in Apex?Carolina Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010870069633002442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258384618883012070.post-81577100772864001812014-02-28T12:33:36.280-05:002014-02-28T12:33:36.280-05:00It is amazing that this is a hot button issue in d...It is amazing that this is a hot button issue in downtown Apex but no one will do anything about it. Especially the Town Manager and Town Council. The Town could easily establish a requirement for the engines to be turned off or parked out of the area where established homes area. <br /><br />This issue directly affects any development near the downtown area and will continue to be an issue as locations such as Villages of Apex are developed to provide new homes. And will also continue to affect homes and residents in the several block area bounded by Hunter, Mason, Center and Salem streets and beyond. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258384618883012070.post-21265390721137152282013-02-18T16:57:30.882-05:002013-02-18T16:57:30.882-05:00Its always interesting to see comments from folks ...Its always interesting to see comments from folks that obviously do not live in the areas near downtown Apex. They are quick to cite information that supports CSX leaving engines running when not used, polluting the air around the homes and stating the Town (and other organizations) cannot do anything to change the ways of "protected" railroads. <br /><br />It is a demonstrated fact that the engines are left running every night and on weekends when the railroad folks are long gone and at home far from the downtown area. Porches of historic homes on Salem Street are within two hundred feet of the engines and porches and siding are barraged with soot from the engines year round. Homes on the east side of the engines are bombarded all night every night with low rumbling from the constant roar of the engines while they are not being used for productive work. All weekend every week the engines are left running again while no work is being done by the railroad. <br /><br />The Town Manager and Town Council has been asked often to discuss the issue and find a way to either have the engines turned off at night or moved out of the downtown area where sound is not so much of an issue to homeowners. Consider for example along the track behine Thales School. Consider the track area south of town along old US 1. There are lots of ways to park the engines in other spots away from homes and downtown businesses... Or simply turn them off at night. <br /><br />On another note, if freezing is an issue, just install heaters in the engine compartments to prevent the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258384618883012070.post-57736371936273804172013-02-18T13:17:36.774-05:002013-02-18T13:17:36.774-05:00Regardless of what some "cute" local ord...Regardless of what some "cute" local ordinance in Raleigh says municipalities really have zero ability to regulate railroads or compel railroad companies to do anything. Not to be overly harsh but electric lines, gas pipelines, railroads, & the like are thought of as the backbone of our infrastructure thus state & federal laws protect these activities regardless of whether they wake a few people up in Apex. <br /><br />Any anger directed towards the town is very misplaced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258384618883012070.post-85065491213983169002013-01-27T20:27:33.532-05:002013-01-27T20:27:33.532-05:00Train engines are left running during the cold sea...Train engines are left running during the cold season, due to the fact that they have only water, no anti-freeze. If they were to be shut off they would freeze up and cause the blocks to crack. It costs more to fix them, then it does to let them idle. No I don't work for the railroad, it just takes some research. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258384618883012070.post-67919312137003962872013-01-10T07:17:08.223-05:002013-01-10T07:17:08.223-05:00When will it stop. I am really getting exhausted ...When will it stop. I am really getting exhausted since I have had so many nights of sleep interrupted by the low frequency hum. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258384618883012070.post-33726548286425780562012-01-23T22:48:58.637-05:002012-01-23T22:48:58.637-05:00I was really excited to hear that I am not the onl...I was really excited to hear that I am not the only one concerned about this. I live on Salem street and am listening to the high pitched drone of the engine now as I am trying to sleep, the low rumble is not nearly as bad as the higher pitch drone. I plan to mention this to Bruce next time I see him. <br /><br />On our porch we get a constant black soot on everything, which I attribute to the trains also. We don't generally notice or care about the noise of the trains coming or going, or even the horns, but the idling is unnerving.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Ewan PritchardEwan Pritchardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258384618883012070.post-58025604786230829332011-02-02T16:17:41.250-05:002011-02-02T16:17:41.250-05:00Here ya' go: "For activities which are ne...Here ya' go: "For activities which are necessary for railroad operations it shall be unlawful for any person to cause or allow the emission of sound from the boundaries of railroad rights-of-way which exceeds eighty (80) dB(A) for daytime and seventy-five (75) dB(A) for nighttime, without regard for the zoning district of the abutting property." as quoted from Part 12, Chapter 5, Sec. 12-5003(d)of the Raleigh Code of Ordinances. See the Code for how to measure the dB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258384618883012070.post-72137799706300070742011-02-02T16:12:38.032-05:002011-02-02T16:12:38.032-05:00Raleigh has some specific noise ordinances that pr...Raleigh has some specific noise ordinances that probably prevent CSX from idling. See the Raleigh, North Carolina, Code of Ordinances >> DIVISION II - CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES >> PART 12 - LICENSING AND REGULATION >> CHAPTER 5. - NOISE. They even have specifically how to measure the noise - which seems more technical than what Apex did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com