CSX Railroad may get what it wants from Fairburn, but only if it make good on issues that have plagued the city for many years.

Planning commissioners Tuesday tied their recommendation on the railroad’s expansion plans to a number of conditions, including repairing and maintaining the three degraded and dangerous underpasses and consideration of establishing a quiet zone for the customary train whistles that blow throughout the downtown area in the dead of night.

Fairburn’s potential leverage on the issue comes from the annexation of the railroad’s intermodal facility into the city limits last fall. The condition of the underpasses have long been considered a real problem in Fairburn and Palmetto.

Fairburn City Council will address CSX request at the June 11 meeting.

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