Train and disabled vehicle block railroad crossings in town, Rensselaer IN
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TrafficA train is stopped near Melville Street, blocking railroad crossings in town along with a disabled vehicle. Traffic is congested and officers are working to clear the areas and help stranded people who lack transportation and food.
Audio|Heard on: Jasper County Sheriff, Indiana State Police Districts 13 & 14
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02:50
Transcript:
00:00
Unit 1. Traffic's backed up several blocks on McKinley with the light still activated.
00:08
I'm going to see if I can try to get some vehicles out of the area.
00:16
Alright.
00:26
Reference to the disabled vehicle, where is (name withheld) trying to get to?
00:35
Questioning of transport?
00:40
(Name withheld) was just saying that they didn't have any way to get to where they need to go and they didn't have any food and all that kind of stuff.
00:56
Two.
01:00
One.
01:04
Stopped blocking the crossing on Malcolm.
01:08
Twenty-six.
01:15
Twenty-six.
01:21
Never mind, you're good, thank you.
01:24
Yeah, nobody's out at the Madison Morton stop.
01:27
We're just so late.
01:31
If you do have some, so if you could stop there with your lights on and wait to see if any of them come back out of their apartment.
01:40
You don't have to wait too long, but just maybe make a quick stop and see if anybody comes.
01:54
90-911 again 41
02:00
Go ahead for 26
02:04
After you drop off at primary, you will still need to go back out to Matheson Street, the crossing that you cross to get there.
02:15
All of the railroad tract are still blocked at this time in town.
02:22
Okay, thank you.
02:31
There is a train blocking one of them?
02:36
The train blocking Melville, but they haven't gone very far past Melville,
02:45
most of us to the east of that crossing,
02:47
but every gate is activated in town.
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Location mentioned:
S Melville St, Rensselaer, IN 47978
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