(The following appeared on The Tennessean website on February 26, 2010.)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A portion of Stones River Road in La Vergne was shut down early Friday morning after a house became stuck on the CSX railroad tracks.
La Rue Moving Company purchased the residence last year to make room for The Home Depot store that recently opened in Nashville’s Rivergate Mall area, said Michael LaRue, who works for his father. The rear portion of the house became stuck on the asphalt near Old Nashville Highway around 3:30 a.m. The house was being taken to a lot on Jefferson Pike, he said.
LaRue said he called 911 after being unable to dislodge the building. Police notified CSX to halt all train traffic. The next train was scheduled to come through within five minutes, said Police Chief Ted Boyd.
“I’ve been doing this all my life with my dad and we’ve never gotten stuck like that before. We’ll be there to finish moving it (Saturday morning). We had only about a mile or so left to go,” LaRue said.