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Interesting that this topic would appear when it did... My wife and I are currently house-hunting. Among HER terms: the house must have room for my train collection and a layout, and should be near tracks so that I can go train watching. We looked at a house in a small, Iowa community, with the former CNW (can't bring myself to admit that Uncle Pete owns it all now...denial is a wonderful thing) across the street from the front door. During our brief time walking around the property, 5 trains came blasting through. Did I mention there are 4 crossings close by? She says "not a problem." I said "...at 3 in the morning?" She replies "I'd get used to it." So, firefighter and paramedic that I am...I remind her of the derailment potential, AND the UP "death train" that rolls through once-a-week (so named by the safety crews at CR General Mills). That paled her already fair skin somewhat...but she is the eternal optimist. Ultimately, we're passing on the house due to the driving distance from CR/work. RATS! The place even had plenty of room for our dogs, and my 2 full-size fire engines. It was a bit strange being so close, legally (standing on the sidewalk of the house) ; when the parade came roaring through. God help that neighborhood if anything comes off the rails though. Even a "simple" coal train would wipe it out... I can just imagine if a propane tanker went up. Then again, the house has been there since the late 1800's...if it's survived this long without "...a locomotive in the living room..." Maybe fate just hasn't caught up to it yet... I'd take the house...if it was closer to work, and farther from the tracks! Think I'll consult the DOT HAZMAT Guidebook for some common evacuation/explosion radius'es (sic) next time we find one by the rails. My 1/2 cent's worth.
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