Loose rail section found near us route 1 crossing, Rockingham NC


A railroad worker reported a loose section of rail at the us route 1 northbound crossing in rockingham. The loose rail moves up and down, which could be unsafe for trains passing over it.
Audio|Source: HUB Of The CSX - Hamlet, NC
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except you dispatch a jacks, sir. go to l-604. let's road. you've got a minute. can i be? let me give you a track defect. i happen to notice at lunch time today on the rockingham branch. i was leaving my lunch location and i run across the branch on u.s. highway 1 and saw something. if you got a minute and take down the information. yes, sir. go ahead. and rockingham branch off the fm260.
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know the mile post right there where it was where the track inspector would know it's on the us one northbound crossing us one highway number one northbound crossing i didn't stop i went i went over twice to verify what i was seeing i just thought that track was so heavy it wasn't a safe place to fall off just a piece of joining rail i believe on the
00:57
but it would jump it up down like a loose tooth in there. you could either plank it against the cross size, i suspect.
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Location mentioned:
U.S. Rte 1, Rockingham, NC
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