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.
Train horn complaint lands at city council
Written March 26th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
[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.
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Tags: Albany railroads, Doug Hiddleson, Portland & Western Railroad, Queen Avenue crossing, Train horns
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
[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.
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Tags: Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing, railroad crossings, yard engine 1501
Tags: Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing, railroad crossings, yard engine 1501
How to reduce crossing waits
Written March 17th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
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.
Queen crossing on state’s agenda
Written August 12th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
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.
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Tags: Oregon Transportation Commission, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing
Tags: Oregon Transportation Commission, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing
Queen crossing to remain bumpy
Written July 31st, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s busiest railroad crossing on Queen Avenue will be improved for safety one of these days. But it won’t be soon, and when it’s done it will still be a bumpy ride for cars.
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Tags: ODOT-Rail, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing, Rick Shankle, Union Pacific
Tags: ODOT-Rail, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing, Rick Shankle, Union Pacific
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List of highway projects raises questions
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?
Tags: I-5 crashes, ODOT transportation plan, Queen Avenue crossing, Santiam Highway, STIP, Waverly signal