I
pass by the A@GS everyday on the way to work via the MARC train. As it
developed, I noticed a lot of problems but this article is about the term “luxury”
used on the billboard advertising.
The thing is that when I moved to my current abode, I saw the train tracks were close (about a mile) and I specifically asked the realtor about the potential noise from the trains. The realtor looked me straight in the eye and said “The Metro stops running at 11 PM.”
I thought about it and figured while 11 PM was an hour past my bed time, I could live with it since I really liked the house. Ron and I plucked down the big bucks and became a first-time homeowner.
Unfortunately, the tracks I pointed to were NOT the Metro tracks. They are the CSX tracks. His was not simple misinformation. The realtor lied to me because Yes we can hear them. The CSX freight trains run all night long, seven days a week, 365 days per year. And, it’s worse just before the Christmas holidays when the freight trains are doing their best to get toys and electronics to the stores.
http://www.archstoneapartments.com/apartments/maryland/montgomery_county/archstone_gaithersburg_station/
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| View of Archstone Apartments from MARC railroad tracks 2012-06-01 |
The thing is that when I moved to my current abode, I saw the train tracks were close (about a mile) and I specifically asked the realtor about the potential noise from the trains. The realtor looked me straight in the eye and said “The Metro stops running at 11 PM.”
I thought about it and figured while 11 PM was an hour past my bed time, I could live with it since I really liked the house. Ron and I plucked down the big bucks and became a first-time homeowner.
Unfortunately, the tracks I pointed to were NOT the Metro tracks. They are the CSX tracks. His was not simple misinformation. The realtor lied to me because Yes we can hear them. The CSX freight trains run all night long, seven days a week, 365 days per year. And, it’s worse just before the Christmas holidays when the freight trains are doing their best to get toys and electronics to the stores.
So,
I look at the Archstone building where most of the apartments face the
aforementioned CSX train tracks and wonder how long it will be before renters
realize that living across from a 24/7 railroad is not “luxury” living.
Notice how pretty the pics look but don't emphasize the inadequate road design and train tracks.
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