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Will Norfolk Southern close the 7th Avenue railroad crossing in Albany?

ALBANY – With the clock ticking, Albany city commissioners are indicating they will deny a request from Norfolk Southern Railway to permanently close the Seventh Avenue railroad crossing that has been out of service since the spring. The railroad petitioned to have the crossing closed for good in October, giving the city 60 days to respond.

Why did Norfolk Southern close the 3rd & 7th Avenue crossings?

“The citizens clearly spoke (at the November hearing),” Warbington said. “It hurts a good number of businesses and citizens over there. It is causing a good deal of inconvenience.” Norfolk Southern requested the closing of the Third Avenue and Seventh Avenue crossings in 2018.

What happened to CSX railroad tracks?

Couldn’t even see the tracks,” Lee Grooms told Channel 9. Railroad company CSX says 60 miles of its tracks have extensive damage, and they can no longer freight millions of tons of products near the North Carolina and Tennessee line.

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