This is the corner at Commercial Avenue and Railroad Avenue, just south of the main offices of the Port of Anacortes. In addition to a mural created by Bill Mitchell, the corner now features colorful rainspouts installed on the building occupied by a rope factory.
When it comes to lights and “audibles” at railroad crossings, you want everything to be working 100 percent. I caught this photo this afternoon in Burlington at the I-5 interchange, where extensive highway improvements continue. On the way home I noticed a train was waiting on the tracks at the turnoff to the Port of […]
Evidence that this track has been abandoned is clear. The track, located about 100 yards from the historic Anacortes Depot, harkens back to the days when trains moved back and forth from the mainland to the city waterfront. March Point and the refineries are the end of the line for Fidalgo Island tracks these days. […]