Delayed, broken down trains cause traffic concerns in Fort Payne

FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WHNT) — Traffic problems due to delayed or broken down trains are starting to become a common problem in Fort Payne, according to the Mayor and some residents.

Thousands of cars go back and forth across the railroad tracks in downtown Fort Payne. Train delays in the area are nothing new to those who are from here.

A train broke down there for two hours Friday, leaving people with barely any way to get around it.

One Fort Payne resident, Eric Crane, said the train tracks cause trouble for him getting anywhere from his home nearby.

“It’s pretty bad because like I said, every time I try to leave my house… it’s right there, right where I need to cross. So every time I need to go anywhere, I have to either go to the other end of town or back down to that other end to get where I need to go, to get across the tracks,” said Crane.

Trains that come through the town…