It’s rare that the Burkhart Street bike and pedestrian railroad crossing in Albany is blocked by a stationary train, but on Wednesday afternoon it was.
Digging deep: Rebuilding crossing at park
Written March 23rd, 2024 by Hasso Hering
My usual riverfront bike route goes past Albany’s Monteith Riverpark, where a contractor for the Portland & Western Railroad now is rebuilding the crossing at the entrance to the park.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: CARA, crossings, Monteith Riverpark crossing, park entrance, Potland and Western, riverfront bike route, Stavy and Witbeck, Waterfront Project
Tags: CARA, crossings, Monteith Riverpark crossing, park entrance, Potland and Western, riverfront bike route, Stavy and Witbeck, Waterfront Project
Not an emergency, but call was answered
Written July 8th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Those phone numbers posted at rail crossings? Guess what: Somebody actually answers when you call.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Amtrak, crossings, railroad, Santiam Road, Union Pacific
Tags: Amtrak, crossings, railroad, Santiam Road, Union Pacific
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Two trains, two tracks, one crossing
The train horn in the distance sounded like it came from the Union Pacific’s mainline. I was in the Willamette Neighborhood on a bike ride, so I hustled over to my favorite grade crossing to see what I could see.
Tags: Amtrak, bicycling, crossings, Portland & Western, Railroads