Now that was a weird-looking train that inched its way across Albany streets on Wednesday morning.
There’s a nice little path people can use to walk or bike across the Union Pacific mainline track at Burkhart Street. Nothing much has happened there lately, as far as I know, but I thought I would show it to you anyway.
Once again, a reader’s question sent me on a little ride to see for myself what he was asking about.
It’s impressive to see and hear a Union Pacific freight roaring toward a crossing where you are standing, holding up your phone, just a few feet off the track. Here, see for yourself:
Judging by their speed, motorists are finding Albany’s Queen Avenue railraod crossing much easier to navigate now that the pavement has been repaired.
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.
Not an emergency, but call was answered
Those phone numbers posted at rail crossings? Guess what: Somebody actually answers when you call.
Tags: Amtrak, crossings, railroad, Santiam Road, Union Pacific