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Springfield company brings rail back to Eugene facility
EUGENE, Ore. - A Springfield-based company just restored rail service to an industrial property in Eugene for the first time in nearly two decades. Stout Steel and Cedarwood revived the rail spur at 110 North Cleveland Street, with a rail car delivering the first shipment to the facility. A rail spur is a short, dead-end branch of railroad track that breaks off from the main line to serve a specific industrial facility, business or loading dock.
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Repurposed Logging Cars Haul Steel into Renovated Warehouse
A local company just restored rail service to a Eugene industrial property for the first time in decades.
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SMART-TD asks regulators to look at alleged safety issues on Oregon short line operating on leased UP trackage
WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest rail union has asked the Surface Transportation Board to look into safety concerns regarding operations by the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad (CORP) on Union Pacific lines in the Eugene, Ore., area. In a letter sent on Wednesday, Nov. 11, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation [...] Read More...
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Eugene survey asks residents about intersection safety cameras
EUGENE, Ore. - A community survey seeking public input into the the proposed installation of intersection safety cameras is available online, according to City of Eugene officials. Eugene has started looking into using intersection safety cameras at a small number of high-crash intersections as part of efforts to improve safety...
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Eugene needs safer streets. Red-light cameras would help. | Letter to the editor
This shouldn’t be the way traffic safety works on our streets. If you spend enough time in Eugene, you’ll know that intersection on your route where it’s typical to see semitrucks and multiple vehicles of all sizes running red lights (West Seventh Avenue at Chambers Street for me). But what about out-of-towners? What about new drivers? What about those kids who think it’s safe to go on green?
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Eugene Eyes Red-Light Cameras After Red-Light Running, Speeding Contributed to 81 Fatal or Serious-Injury Crashes
Eugene is weighing whether to install red-light and speed cameras at three to five of its highest-crash intersections, a response to city data showing that drivers blowing through red lights or speeding contributed to 81 fatal or serious-injury crashes between 2020 and 2024. No intersections have been chosen, no funding has been secured, and no launch date is set — but city staff want to hear from residents before any of those decisions get made.
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Following Deadly Accidents, Eugene Debuts Patterson Street Safety Redesign
EUGENE, Ore. — A new street design on Patterson Street is giving pedestrians and cyclists more room, and local transportation advocates say it shows what can happen when residents organize around traffic safety. The city reduced Patterson Street from two travel lanes to one between 19th and 24th avenues,...
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Fatal crashes prompt Eugene to weigh traffic cameras at key intersections
EUGENE, Ore. - Eugene is looking into using intersection safety cameras at some of its most dangerous intersections as the city works to cut down on serious and deadly crashes. Between 2020 and 2024, red-light running and speeding led to 81 fatal and serious injury crashes in Eugene. City officials...
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Eugene eyes red-light, speed cameras to curb fatal crashes
Traffic and red-light cameras could be coming to Eugene's streets. Despite public backlash surrounding Flock cameras , the Eugene Public Works Department announced Nov. 4 it will collect feedback about whether cameras tied to traffic enforcement can reduce traffic deaths. City officials said cameras could reduce fatal crashes in Eugene if they are installed at high-crash intersections. Eugene Public Works employees said between 2020 and 2024, red-light violations and speeding caused 81 crashes that either killed or seriously injured people in Eugene. The city does not have a timeline for funding or installing cameras. City staff are surveying both City Council members and the community. The city's survey is available at surveymonkey.com/r/eug_safetycameras “We’re still early in the process, and there are many steps ahead before a program like this could implemented,” Logan Telles, transportation planner for City of Eugene Public Works Engineering, said in the announcement. Eugene City Council is scheduled to discuss the proposal at its Nov. 18 meeting. In a video announcing the survey , Telles said red light cameras have been used in other Oregon cities since the 1990s. Salem first implemented red light cameras in 2008 and added speed cameras in 2019 . In 2025 ,
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A lowly curb: More than you want to know
On bike rides along Water Avenue in Albany, I pass something slightly unusual these days: A new-looking curb that is smashed in several places. I don’t even remember being aware of when that curb between the street and the railroad track appeared. Who cares about or notices something as mundane as a curb?
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Traffic lights at three Eugene intersections no longer malfunctioning
EUGENE, Ore. — UPDATE: The issue has been resolved, per EPD. Eugene police issued a notice advising drivers to be aware of three intersections that have malfunctioning traffic signals, and to plan to use alternate routes accordingly. The three intersections include Broadway and High Street, Broadway and Mill Street,...
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Corvallis Van Buren Bridge replacement project wraps up early, ODOT says
The Van Buren Bridge carries eastbound OR 34 over the Willamette River in Corvallis. The Van Buren Bridge replacement project in Corvallis is wrapping up early according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. The new eastbound Highway 34 bridge spans the Willamette River and has been built to seismic standards...
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City Council Meeting; Mapleton Accident Closes HWY 36; OSP Training
The Florence City Council will consider accepting nearly six acres of property for the Siuslaw Estuary Trail during its meeting this evening. The transfer would come at no purchase cost, but would require the city to maintain the trail for at least twenty years. Councilors will also consider annexation requests for three residential properties, changes to municipal court procedures, and an annual report from the Senior and Activities Center. The meeting begins at 5:30 at Florence City Hall, with virtual participation available.