Steven Strahm lives in Terlton. It’s a small community off Highway 48 between Cleveland and Mannford.
Trains come through town frequently while Steven Strahm sits back and watches.
When 2 News met with him at a railroad crossing in Terlton, a train quickly passed by in a matter of minutes. However, Strahm says it’s not always that quick. In the worst cases, trains stop at the crossing for thirty minutes or more, blocking traffic. Strahm has been on the wrong side of those extreme cases, at one time, waiting more than an hour.
Just the day before he met with 2 News, he waited at the crossing for about 45 minutes.
“After about fifteen minutes, I called [BNSF], and I said, look, it’s been almost thirty minutes. I said, why hasn’t this train moved?” Strahm told 2 News.
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Most likely because the train was letting another pass at a split in the tracks, miles down from the crossing.
2 News couldn’t reach BNSF for comment.
“I wasn’t feeling real good, and I hadn’t been with my medication,” Strahm said, “It’s not safe to drive on it or so I don’t.