Cohoes needs some serious infrastructure updates anyway, so it only makes sense that this (and other smaller, unnecessary railroad crossings) be closed. This would still allow traffic to cross only at the largest streets (Main. St., Mohawk/Columbia St., Ontario St., and New Courtland St.

And yes, the constant blowing of train horns needs to be minimized as well in the City of Cohoes. Once the passenger and freight rail plans start to be implemented within the next few years, hopefully these issues will be addressed.

There's no reason a city this size needs to have 9 railroad crossings! It's not 1890 anymore!!

I agree, What would be really great is if Cohoes did what other towns have done, which is to put in overpasses for the trains.

They have an incline at all the crossings.

They could easily put a bridge at New Courtland, Ontairo, and Columbia, and close all the other crossings for good.

This is similar to what Mechanicville did, but they only did it for 3 crossings and left the rest at grade level.

This will be a big problem for them once the Intermodal Yard is finished.

The crossings slow down the train which aggrevates the traffic congestion caused by the train.

Long term, I think they will go with the overpasses. For right now, the train horm is a problem.

And with them blowing it on the black bridge, it echos all the way up the river and through the city.

This will not change unless Waterford can get Quiet Zone status as well, which I would really like to see.

I know CP Rail is not happy about the Quiet Zone. For them it is a safety issue, and the overpasses would fix that as well.

It is win win, we just need to find the money to build them.

Instead of @#$% about the trains.....perhaps go after the one thing that really hurt the city of Cohoes. Go after the politicians and officials that allowed 787 to be built dividing the city in half???? Let's keep in mind that the railroad was there long b4 most of those structures in the city. Instead of worrying about 'train horns" blowing and "quiet zones".... tax dollars would be wiser spent on infrastructure such as repaving streets within the city, upgrading traffic lights, new sidewalks etc. If upgrades to the rail system are done...CP rail should DEFINITELY upgrade their crossing signals with newer LED signals rather than the dated technology they currently use.