WHAT'S GOING ON: Is the sky falling in Greencastle's railroad underpass?

In late January, debris was spotted under the Norfolk Southern bridge on Franklin Street. Chunks of concrete were in the middle of the roadway.

The Echo Pilot attempted to learn the history of inspections of the bridge. Emails and phone calls to federal and state agencies were not returned.

Rodney Bender, manager of the rail safety section of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, had not heard about the debris. He said inspections occur annually and referred the paper to Norfolk Southern’s area representative, Jerry Johnston, in Harrisburg. Three phone messages to Johnston in the past three weeks have not been returned.

Borough manager Kenneth Womack said two motorists complained about the fallen concrete. Dave Nichols from the public works department thought the overpass should be looked at because of cracks in the structure. His crew had cleaned up the area twice. Johnston’s phoned response to him was that “he gets all kinds of calls from PennDOT and citizens that the sky is falling.”

The borough has no further contact with Norfolk Southern.