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Riverfront crossings’ price has gone up

Written November 14th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 27 responses.

If the city council goes along, Albany is about to spend $3.4 million on crossings along the Water Avenue railroad line.

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Trains blocked by sewer work? Not really

Written October 24th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Comments: one response.

For weeks the Portland & Western’s Water Avenue rail line has been blocked by equipment to build a sewer pump station, and you may have thought this has crippled railroad operations. But apparently it hasn’t, because the track is opened up again every night.

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A roadblock on Columbus N.E.

Written August 29th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 2 responses.

As far as at-grade railroad crossings go, the one on Albany’s Northeast Columbus Street wasn’t exactly a busy one. Now it’s even less busy because the street has been closed where it crosses the track.

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