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.
Skip the news and watch a train go by
Written October 20th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Guess what: It’s time to watch another Portland & Western freight train make its way, slowly, past the Sixth Avenue crossing in Albany.
Crossing on Queen to be fixed next week
Written September 23rd, 2022 by Hasso Hering
The Queen Avenue railroad crossing, long the bane of Albany motorists because of its extreme bumpiness, is finally going to get fixed starting next week.
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Tags: Albany yard, grade crossing, ODOT, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue, railroad, railroad crossing, trains, Union Pacific
Tags: Albany yard, grade crossing, ODOT, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue, railroad, railroad crossing, trains, Union Pacific
Just wondering — why no crossing arms
Written October 21st, 2020 by Hasso Hering
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
Hope this doesn’t happen often
Written December 15th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Last week, somebody went across the lowered gates at an Albany railroad crossing and lost his life, and people were shaking their heads why anyone would ignore all the warnings at grade crossings. And then I came across this today: Gates, flashing lights and bells being activated at the Main Street crossing without a train anywhere in sight.
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Just in time to watch another train
It has been a few weeks since you last saw a train on this site. So let’s make up for lost time.
Tags: Albany wye, Madison Steet crossing, Railroads, trains, Union Pacific, UP No. 7160