8/19/2011 18:34:34 Closed by Anonymous
JD e-mailed Mr. Gronquist
closed: Resolved #122967
Other: Complaint
Email: Training for Indy Monumental Marathon and running lots! The Bloomington B-Line and Rail Trail and Clear Creek trails are AWESOME!! As I always do, this am I start at Hillside and S. Lincoln, run west on Hilside across Walnut until where Hillside dead ends. run south and this street deadends. There is a pat through the woods that picks up old rail line. run west into the former railyard. run across this area passing over the soon to be completed new B-Line and pick up what I call the rail trail but not certain if technically this is the rail trail. This continues until Country Club. Cross Country Club and am on the official Rail Trail. This am, a private security vehicle and 2 guys stopped me as I came out of the wooded trail and was about to cross Country Club. They said I had been trespassing on CSX land. What is the deal? Where exactly is CSX property and where is it ok to run?
History
8/19/2011 18:34:14 Anonymous contacted Anonymous
JD Boruff e-mailed Mr. Gronquist: CSX still owns property of the southeast corner of the switchyard. They are continuing the process of remediation of contamination in that area. The path of the old rail line through the west side of the switchyard is City property now. We have not openede any part of the switchyard property to the public yet. We do not grant access to the property, although we don't usually make an effort to restrict access to the area unless there is a problem, i.e. the homelss squatting on the property. The new trail through the area should be usable sometime after the first of the year. At this point it will be open to the public. Until the trail is open, if you use the old rail line through the switchyard, you do so at your own risk.