Ballast is being unloaded Saturday on the Water Avenue rail line at Davidson Street.
On one of my bike routes through old Albany’s east end, men were working Saturday at the Davidson Street grade crossing on the Water Avenue rail line.
As announced on the City of Albany’s Facebook page ahead of time, the Portland & Western Railroad planned to rebuild the Davidson and Burkhart Street crossings “to help protect against derailments.”
The job on Davidson started Saturday, and the work was expected to keep the crossing closed for two to three days.
The project on Burkhart Street has been postponed, and no new date has been announced.
Old railroad ties are being temporarily stored beside the Water Avenue track near Burkhart Street. (I took the photo on Thursday, June 20.)
Thanks, Hasso, for keeping us up on what is going on with Albany’s railroads.
Glad to see the $3.5 million contract is rebuilding the railroad.
It’s not. That contract covers only the cost of the crossings involved in the CARA Waterfront Project.
Again, the @#$* waterfront project. We’ll be haunted by that fiasco for generations! All that money could have really done some good for the city, but nnoooo!
If you actually believe 12 crossings for pedestrians cost $3.5 million you should run for city council or better yet get on the Cara board.
In case anyone is noticing, Albany Downtown is moving forward with many changes to come – you might be glad you live here.