Train derailment causes road problems in Franklin County

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THOMPSONVILLE, IL – (Brandon Merano -WSIL TV. Click for the link to the full story, and video. Here is an excerpt) A train derailment in rural Franklin County continues causing problems more than two weeks after it happened. A train car came off the tracks as the conductor dragged it nearly two miles before coming to a stop. The problem is, Thompsonville is part of Cave Township, which only gets about $65,000 a year from fuel and motor tax revenue, making it hard to pay for repairs and the roads harder for residents to drive on. Crystal Gresley says she’s fed up driving on roads in rural Franklin County, busted by railroad workers.