Now that the job of clearing a big pile of river debris is complete, let’s take one more look at the Albany railroad bridge where the work was done.
For years the Willamette River logjam on the Albany railroad bridge had grown every winter. On Tuesday it was being dismantled.
Waiting at the Queen Avenue railroad crossing is part of life in Albany. It’s an essential element, you might say, of the Hub City Experience.
Wandering around old Albany on the bike without any goal in mind, I sometimes find myself in places that are so out of the way I have never paid them any attention before.
When actual news takes place, you can usually find me elsewhere. On Saturday, for instance the bike and I checked on an out-of-the way corner of Albany we had visited almost exactly a year before.
It had been some time since I stopped at Albany Station on a bike ride. I did that Saturday and noticed that the second half of the new passenger platform had been completed, probably months ago. I was taking pictures of the platform with my phone when suddenly: When I posted this video clip on […]
It’s still there: Bike trap at Queen crossing
If you approach the rail crossing on Queen Avenue from the east, beware of the trap they’ve left for people on bikes.
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