A Cumberland County man says hes frustrated after a tree on Norfolk Southerns property fell on his house last month, as the company is refusing to help pay for the costs of the damage and tree removal.

Michael Eby said hed been concerned about the trees that are few feet from his house and had asked the railway company to remove them.

These large trees here that are overhanging this cliff. And, some are looking somewhat rotted too, that they could just fall at any moment if we get one of these large snowstorms, said Eby.

On Feb. 5, Eby said he got a call from the tenant living in the home he owns on Market Street in Wormleysburg. A tree had fallen on the roof, causing an electrical wire to fall.

Emergency crews actually made her come out the front door, but made her crawl down backwards down the stairs under the live wire, said Eby.

The tenant was fine. So, soon after, Eby said he contacted Norfolk Southern to see what the company would do about removing the tree and helping him to pay for the damage.

Eby said a claims adjuster told him, Theyre going to deny the claim because it was weather-related. And, they consider it unforeseen, and they dont have any legal liability.

Norfolk Southern spokesman David Pidgeon declined to comment to FOX43, saying the company doesnt discuss individual claims.

Eby reached out to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Jennifer Kocher, a spokeswoman for the commission, said her agency cant force Norfolk Southern to do anything, as the none of the trees near Ebys home are impacting the safety of the rail line itself.

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A rare chimeric coast redwood in Cotati will be spared the ax, at least for now, after Sonoma-Marin rail officials bowed to public opposition Thursday and suspended the planned removal of the tree to make way for train tracks.

Tom Stapleton, a former Sonoma County arborist who now works in Amador County, raised concerns about the loss of the unusual tree which could be one of only a handful of coast redwoods known to be in existence that exhibit both albino and normal foliage on the same branches.

SMART had scheduled the tree for removal, possibly within the month, saying its location violates Federal Railroad Administration regulations governing the safe operation of its planned commuter train.

Stapleton's concerns, outlined Wednesday in a Press Democrat story, went national drawing calls from news media across the country, along with offers to help from other arborists and ordinary tree lovers.

Supporters of the effort also started a Cotati Redwood Facebook page.

On Thursday afternoon, Farhad Mansourian, SMART's general manager, said he had suspended the removal plans.

I wanted to pause and make sure we do the right thing for the community and the environment, Mansourian said. We are a big part of the community and we have extreme care with our environment, and we want to make sure we do the right thing.

Everything comes to a halt with this tree removal until we bring in additional experts.

People behind the effort to save the tree welcomed the move.

Hurray! That's the first step. That's fantastic, said Cotati historian Prue Draper. She and others recently raised the alarm that SMART's initial decision two years ago to leave the tree had changed with the addition of a second, side track at the Cotati station.

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A Cumberland County man says hes frustrated after a tree on Norfolk Southerns property fell on his house last month, as the company is refusing to help pay for the costs of the damage and tree removal.

Michael Eby said hed been concerned about the trees that are few feet from his house and had asked the railway company to remove them.

These large trees here that are overhanging this cliff. And, some are looking somewhat rotted too, that they could just fall at any moment if we get one of these large snowstorms, said Eby.

On Feb. 5, Eby said he got a call from the tenant living in the home he owns on Market Street in Wormleysburg. A tree had fallen on the roof, causing an electrical wire to fall.

Emergency crews actually made her come out the front door, but made her crawl down backwards down the stairs under the live wire, said Eby.

The tenant was fine. So, soon after, Eby said he contacted Norfolk Southern to see what the company would do about removing the tree and helping him to pay for the damage.

Eby said a claims adjuster told him, Theyre going to deny the claim because it was weather-related. And, they consider it unforeseen, and they dont have any legal liability.

Norfolk Southern spokesman David Pidgeon declined to comment to FOX43, saying the company doesnt discuss individual claims.

Eby reached out to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Jennifer Kocher, a spokeswoman for the commission, said her agency cant force Norfolk Southern to do anything, as the none of the trees near Ebys home are impacting the safety of the rail line itself.

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The aggressive utility tree trimming that has begun in towns across the state has been put on hold by regulators until they complete their ongoing investigation of the practice.

"We need a time out to balance competing needs," Arthur H. House, chairman of the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, said in a written statement.

"One as established by law is Connecticut's demonstrated need for more aggressive tree trimming to secure the reliability of vital utility services. The second need, especially articulated by communities in the New Haven and Hamden areas, is to avoid unnecessary eradication of trees and instead proceed with selective trimming."

Regulators asked Tuesday for Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating to voluntarily curtail their enhanced tree trimming and enhanced tree removal, though they do not want to limit routine trimming.

Enhanced tree trimming, an approach to roadside vegetation adopted by both electric utilities after major storms in recent years, has come under fire by residents across the state who say the policy is too indiscriminate toward healthy trees and does little to manage the roadside forest in a sustainable way.

Utility executives say that the strong policy is needed to protect the state's electric distribution system, and that changes to allow more trees near power lines would result in increased risk of outages during storms. The enhanced trimming, enabled by a recent law, allows utilities to cut back branches or remove whole trees within 8 feet of utility poles or wires, all the way from the ground to the sky.

News of the moratorium follows weeks of public hearings on the policies of Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating.

"It's a good development, and I hope that the utilities will honor the request immediately," said Mary-Michelle Hirschoff, a spokeswoman from the Garden Club of New Haven.

"This is something I think everyone at the Hamden meeting hoped would occur," she said. "As public utilities, I think they should respond to the public concerns and to the request of the regulatory authority."

In some areas, like New Haven and Hamden, tree advocates said the policy would have drastic impacts on neighborhood beauty, in addition to a host of other benefits that include reductions in heating bills, air quality benefits, property value increases, and storm water management.

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Kalgoorlie-Boulder councillor Mick McKays campaign to save a jacaranda tree on Burt Street has stumbled at its first hurdle after his motion to postpone the removal by one month failed during Mondays council meeting.

Cr McKays motion to defer the removal was to allow the community the opportunity to sign a petition to save the tree. The seven-year-old tree had been earmarked for removal as part of block C of the Burt Street Heritage Precinct Project, due to start mid-year.

Historic buildings along the street are having their faades and verandas restored to their original form as part of the project.

The tree is planned to be removed as the property owner has indicated he wants the veranda rebuilt and has the associated building and planning approvals. Cr McKay, who owns the property adjacent to the tree, said he wanted time to organise a petition to save it as it was an integral part of the Boulder streetscape.

Cr Mandy Reidy, who seconded his motion, said deferring the tree lopping would not affect the timeframe of the project. However, a number of councillors spoke against the motion including Amanda Cruse, Wayne Johnston and Lisa Malicky, who all noted the tree was not very old and would cause problems in the future.

The vote was 10-2 against Cr McKays motion.

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CHESTERFIELD (WRIC) - Strong winds brought down a massive tree into the living room of a house in Brandermill. The tree caused extensive damage to the house, splitting it right down the middle.

No one was home when the tree toppled down, but the homeowner says they left minutes before the tree came crashing in.

Jeremy Jacobson says his family wasn't planning on going out last night.

"A friend called and wanted us to go out to eat," he says." I got the kids out the bath and got them dressed and we walked out the door and about 10 minutes I get a phone call saying tree went through the house. I left the kids at the restaurant and came home and here's the excitement I found."

Jacobson says he and his neighbor have been worried about this tree for a while, and even talked about needing to cut down as recent as last week, worried something like this could happen, but Jacobson says while the tree destroyed his home, the situation could have been much worse.

"I would have been on that brown sofa right there, that's where we would have been watching TV right before they went to bed."

Now Jacobson is working with his insurance company, grabbing a few things out of the house as he stays with friends.

"I'm glad we left and went out to eat. I mean everything happens for a reason. Counting my blessings, I do every day so this is just another reason to."

Residents in the area say they are concerned about all the trees in Brandermill and want the homeowners association to do something about it

Jacobson says the Brandermill Homeowner's Association takes too long to approve tree cutting and also thinks it should take on some of the responsibility.

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