Freight trains are getting longer, and Southeast Portland drivers often have no escape options when a crossing is blocked. PBOT hopes federal grant money can help.
PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s a fact of life if you live, work, or commute through certain parts of Southeast Portland: Rail crossings have to factor into your travel time calculation.
There are fifteen rail crossings between Southeast Stark Street and Southeast 12th Avenue, some of which are particularly notorious for long delays. Max trains pass some of these crossings frequently, but at least they do it quickly.
Freight trains are another story.
“Slowing? They’re stopping!” said
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