Albany Police identified 28-year-old Joseph VanZandt as the pedestrian killed after being struck by an Amtrak train near the Queen Avenue crossing.
Albany, OR. — “On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at approximately 4:16 p.m., the Albany Police Department received multiple emergency calls reporting that a male pedestrian had been struck by a train near the Queen Avenue railroad crossing.”
“Albany Police officers, along with personnel from the Albany Fire Department and the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, responded to the scene and discovered that an adult male had been struck by a southbound Amtrak passenger train. The male was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
“According to witness statements, the man and his dog had gone under the lowered crossing arms and around a freight train that was stopped on the adjacent track. A southbound Amtrak train traveling on a separate track then struck the pedestrian as he attempted to cross. The dog did not appear to be injured and was released to a friend at the scene.”…