Guess what: It’s time to watch another Portland & Western freight train make its way, slowly, past the Sixth Avenue crossing in Albany.
Just wondering — why no crossing arms
Written October 21st, 2020 by Hasso Hering
On a leisurely bike ride through old Albany the other day, I noticed something that wasn’t there. Where the Portland & Western Railroad crosses Sixth Avenue, there are no warning lights, bells or arms that come down when a train comes through.
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Tags: bike rides, crossing protections, Hackleman District, old Albany, PNWR, Portland & Western, railroad crossings, Railroads, Sixth Avenue, trains
Tags: bike rides, crossing protections, Hackleman District, old Albany, PNWR, Portland & Western, railroad crossings, Railroads, Sixth Avenue, trains
A change of scenery across Sixth
Written June 18th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
This is not news, but for the first time Sunday I noticed how Albany’s new Fire Station 11 has changed the view down Sixth Avenue.
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Two years later: A look at completed site
The bike occasionally takes me past the 1100 block on Sixth Avenue across from Hackleman Park in central Albany. Last week I noticed how the area has been spruced up with the completion of this building’s conversion to an apartment house.
Tags: Albany housing, apartments, Hackleman Park, Planning commission, Sixth Avenue, Veal Chair Factory