A railfan's dream home?

**** in! I am moving from DC down to Atlanta! 

Let the bidding commence!

Looks like the area across the tracks is up for development.  It may be a no horn crossing but you gotta love the flanges on a curve.

 I want it!

Good luck trying to sleep!

Thats probably why its for sale. 70 trains? Thats 280 horn blasts every day at that grade crossing. Your bedroom would have to be in the sub, sub, sub basement for you not to hear it.

Pete

It wouldn't just be the horns.

I am probably a couple of miles from the nearest active train tracks, and when outside on a quiet day, I often can feel & hear the rumble of the locomotives as they take on a local grade.

Looks like a nice home that only a train fan could love.  Should be able to get it at an attractive price as the RR tracks are a huge negative for most people.  You will not only be able to hear the trains but also feel them that close and on a curve.

Art

The guy probably tried to take them to court for having the existing tracks near the home he built. 

Well he does have this going for him...

Perfect for the deaf railfan.

I have a friend of mine who lives adjacent to a traintrack because his house is undergoing repair, he cautions that unless you are a chronic insomniac he cautions against living right next to a traintrack.

Just thought you'd like to know, before investing in a home next to a train track I would check the engineers report as to whether it is structurally stable. IMHO.70 trains a day is a lot!

I would prefer a house overlooking the main on the north side of Durango. I can almost hear the whistles now. Better bring a suitcase full of money, not Aspen prices but not cheap by any account. 

I like trains but that's a little too much.

I'd sleep like a baby with the horns and rumbling lolling me to sleep.  Now my wife might kill me for it, but then I'd be dieing in my sleep.

Appears to be a nicely maintained home.  I would be quite happy to live there...train noise, safety risks, and all.  My current home is a couple of miles from some busy rail lines through Youngstown, but I still very much enjoy the horns and rumbling when I'm out for early morning and late evening walks.

As always:  Different strokes for different folks.

I live within about 20 minutes of the CSX W&A sub and there aren't even close to 70 trains a day over this piece of railroad.  It's actually more along the lines of 30-40.

If you can't afford the house though, a decent alternative is one of my favorite pizza restaurants, New York Pizza Exchange on Paces Ferry Road.  The restaurant sits alongside the CSX main and has an outside patio that is within 15 feet of the tracks.  The nearby Paces Ferry crossing is a "quiet zone" now with the protection provided by gates and lights but, it is still a good spot to watch trains and enjoy a pretty darn good calzone!

There is a plaque hanging on the wall inside the restaurant honoring a CSX train crew who noticed a fire in the restaurant during the wee hours a number of years ago and contacted their dispatcher who called the fire department. Thanks to the crew, the restaurant was spared any significant damage and that particular train crew have free dining at this restaurant for the rest of their lives.

Curt

I lived along the tracks leading up to Frisco's Lindenwood yard for a few years.  Trains would often stop to wait for the yard lead to clear.  Stop with a gigantic noise as all the couplers banged together in one long crescendo.  Day and night.  Especially night.  Some of the guys hated the railroad for ruining their sleep.  It always put a smile on my face, even if I was sleeping.

I even left the window open so I could hear it better.

Nathan

Another neat spot on that line is the Trackside Grill in Kennesaw. It's only a carlength or two from where "The General" was stolen by Yankee spies in 1862, when the place was called, 'Big Shanty'. Thus started the Great Locomotive Chase. Good food and there's a great museum right across the street with the original locomotive from the chase inside! http://www.tracksidegrill.com/

I'll agree with you on the Trackside Grill Lee!  Plus its close to the old NC&StL Kennesaw station, a favorite spot to simply sit on the track side porch and watch people try to beat trains at the nearby crossing. 

Curt

I'm gonna refer to this pic the next time someone tells me that the plasticville house is too close to the track........

In the Real Estate appraiser biz we call that "External Obsolescence" Fail to disclose that in a report and it can cost your your license!

You'll see a lot of marginal properties next to RR tracks, Interstate highways and Electrical substations or high tension wires with a big dumb house on it because the site has such reduced value. Usually a foreigner thinking the American Dream is building the biggest and gaudiest (typically flimsiest) house. Banks will pretty much not lend on them anymore, so they're frequently foreclosed and vacant.

Let me know when that one comes on the market!