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
On the river: Check that pile of debris
Every winter, or so it seems, logs and other debris drifting down the Willamette River pile up against a pier of the Albany railroad bridge. It looks like trouble, but at this point it worries neither the railroad nor the Oregon State Marine Board.
Tags: debris pile, Genesee & Wyoming, log pile, Oregon Marine Board, PNWR, Portland & Western, railroad bridge, Willamette River