Queen Avenue crossing

Slow going at the Queen Ave. crossing

Written May 11th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

Waiting at Albany’s Queen Avenue railroad crossing gives you plenty of time to contemplate one of the riddles of our time, such as why it takes ODOT so many years to get going on a simple project that doesn’t seem all that necessary in the first place.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: ODOT, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing, Union Pacific

List of highway projects raises questions

Written February 4th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

ODOT has invited the public to review a draft of its 2021-24 transportation improvement plan, including numerous projects in the Albany area. On a rainy winter evening, what could be a better use of time than to read and wonder about some of the items on the list?

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: I-5 crashes, ODOT transportation plan, Queen Avenue crossing, Santiam Highway, STIP, Waverly signal

Work at Queen crossing: Perhaps in 2022

Written September 23rd, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

The date for rebuilding and smoothing out the Queen Avenue railroad crossing in Albany keeps getting pushed back. That’s what emerged from an update the city council received on Monday.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: quad crossing gates, Queen Avenue crossing

Train horn complaint lands at city council

Written March 26th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 35 responses.

[youtube video=”r4AVIWF5_a8″] Doug Hiddleson and some of his neighbors on S.W. Washington Street are fed up with the volume of the horn of Switch Engine 1501 of the Portland & Western Railroad, and they’ve turned to the city for help.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany railroads, Doug Hiddleson, Portland & Western Railroad, Queen Avenue crossing, Train horns

Queen crossing: Now, a noise complaint

Written January 24th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 25 responses.

[youtube video=”GHc_DcfEbo4″] Albany’s Queen Avenue railroad crossing has long annoyed motorists because of the condition of the pavement and frequent delays. Now comes a new complaint: The length and volume of the air horn blasts of switch engine No. 1501.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing, railroad crossings, yard engine 1501

How to reduce crossing waits

Written March 17th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

One little change in operations would reduce the number of traffic delays at Albany’s Queen Avenue railroad crossing, and thus cut down on complaints about long waits as well.

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Portland & Western Railroad, Queen Avenue crossing

Queen crossing on state’s agenda

Written August 12th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

The Oregon Transportation Commission is poised to approve a project to make Albany’s Queen Avenue railroad crossing safer and, for cars, smoother. But it won’t deal with traffic delays when the gates are down.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Oregon Transportation Commission, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing