Man with assault rifle near Fostoria stops trains

[Trainman2223]

Man with assault rifle reportedly holds up trains near Fostoria
Toledo Blade
FOSTORIA, OH — A report of a man walking along the CSX tracks with an assault rifle west of Fostoria briefly held up trains Tuesday morning, authorities said.

CSX officials called the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office at 9:14 a.m. and reported that they were holding the trains because a man with what looked like an AK-47 was seen walking along the tracks just before the time of the call, said a sheriff’s office dispatcher.

Sheriff’s deputies searched the area, found no one matching the man’s description, and reported it back to CSX officials at 9:41 a.m., about which time the trains began moving, the dispatcher said.

CSX officials could not be reached for comment.

Fostoria is about 35 miles southeast of Toledo.

[AARR]

If I were on one of the trains in the area I think I'd be laying on the floor of the cab using a periscope to look out the window until we were safely past the area

[GenXRailMedia]

Okay, this explains the reference to "man with a gun" I heard from DS on 160.605 while sitting in Tipp City, OH this morning, thinking WTF?!?!

[rolloffdvr22]

Ya but unfortunatly those kind of incidents are what makse it bad for the avrage railfaner.

[Norm]

OH, the paranoia!

[F40PH Fan]

kind of reminds me of the 1800's with bandits robbing trains! That sounds odd! Sounds a little scary for the crews!

[csxfan6120]

if i was on 1 of the trains the throttle would be in run 8 and the horn would be blowing.the poor guy would be too scared to shoot.

[AC60CW]

The last thing I would want to do is stop.

"Dispatch...requesting high ball please"