Callaway Family Heart Broken From Damages Done To Home

As the Minnesota town of Callaway bounces back from a fiery train crash, some are still longing for their home to be what it once was.

When the Youngs returned, there were a few slight changes.

“We were completely shocked you know that it caused this much damage,” says Mark Young.

They live less than half a mile from where the train derailed.

From their house, you can actually see where the accident took place.

When Mark and his wife, Marsha, returned home, their window leading to the basement was blown out by the explosion.  Their electronics also shattered from the blast.

They said that their home was so rattled by the boom that it looked like someone ransacked the house.

Mark added, “What do we do from here? Should we stay here, is it going to be safe?”

“We want to make sure we’re doing right by the community and residents displaced, we want to take care of them,” says Canadian Pacific spokesman Andy Cummings.

For the Youngs, they just want to be able to go back to what their home looked before the blast.

“Well, I’d like for our stuff to be reimbursed first, but I would really like that window fixed and the heat replaced,” says Marsha.

Canadian Pacific Railway says they are dealing with claims and handing out checks for smaller items.

For the more extensive damage, people are asked to fill out a form that a claim representative will follow up on.

Marsha said, “We talked to the railroad and they said that they’re paying the landlord for the windows that are broken and they were going to fix it right away. Well, we’ve seen people around that has gotten stuff already fixed, and we’re sitting with broken windows.”

The family says they’re feeling frustrated from the unfortunate event, something they said they didn’t ask for.

Whether it’s the landlord or railroad company, they just want someone to get things done.

“We are committed to working fairly and directly with the individual impacted,” says Cummings.

The landlord said he will have the window replaced within a week or two.

They’re also dealing with insurance companies, which can take some time.