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Weld County Sends Out Warning As Train Activity To Resume On Quiet Tracks

GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) - Trains are set to begin running on a stretch of track in Weld County that has been quiet for the past eight years.

With the rekindling of activity on the tracks between Windsor and north Greeley, authorities are sending out a warning to people to be safe.

The tracks that have stood absent of trains since 2008 have often been crossed by drivers without any concerns about trains in recent years.

A post on the Weld County Government Facebook page said "Pay attention to the tracks; do not cross if a train is coming."

Authorities also said people should never use the tracks as a walking path.

The Facebook post states the following roads will now be seeing the resumed train traffic, which will primarily take place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.:

Weld County Road 23/Great Western Dr. (Windsor)
WCR 23 ¾ (east Windsor/north Greeley)
WCR 27 (Bracewell)
WCR 29
WCR 64 (east of WCR 31)
O St.
F St.
59th Ave. (Greeley)
35th Ave. (Greeley)
23rd Ave. (Greeley)
21st Ave. (Greeley)
14th Ave. (Greeley)
11th Ave. (Greeley)
9th Ave. (Greeley)
8th Ave. (Greeley)

WARNING FOR DRIVERS AND RESIDENTS IN THE WINDSOR/GREELEY AREAS (PLEASE SHARE): For the first time since 2008, trains...

Posted by Weld County Government on Thursday, February 4, 2016
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