Dade City, Florida -- Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco has written a
letter to CSX complaining about its trains stopping at railroad
crossing and blocking traffic in Dade City.  The situation has
happened twice, the most recent Tuesday morning.  "The
unfortunate things is when our deputies tried to ask the
conductor to just move the train a little bit he said no if you
want these trains to be moved the citizens of Dade City better
to make a lot of noise at CSX," Nocco said.  He added that the
stopped train might have caused a public safety issue by
blocking emergency vehicles.  Federal law limits train crews to
12-hour shifts, so the conductors abandoned the train when the
shift ended.  A stopped train in Dade City is causing
controversy and now the Pasco sheriff says he's getting
involved. WTSP  CSX issued an apology, saying it makes every
effort to plan so crews can change shifts on time and where it
does not disrupt traffic.  The company said it is reviewing what
happened and will make operational adjustments.  R