It was raining Tuesday when the bike and I came up to the railroad crossing on Queen Avenue. The crossing arms were down and rail cars loaded with lumber blocked the street.
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Tags: Albany yard, ODOT, Queen Avenue, railroad crossing, switching yard, train switching, Union Pacific
Tags: Albany yard, ODOT, Queen Avenue, railroad crossing, switching yard, train switching, Union Pacific
Hub City Experience: Queen Ave. suspense
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.
Tags: Albany yard, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing, switch engine