March 28, 2024 10:20 am
News, Public Safety 
Skamania Landing resident Cindy Schmid-Potter talks about the community’s east railroad crossing, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)
A railroad crossing at Skamania Landing in Skamania County is pictured March 12, 2024. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)
A one-lane wooden truss bridge in Skamania County leads into Skamania Landing March 12, 2024.
Doug Flanagan/Post-Record Residents say that the west railroad crossing at Skamania Landing (above) is often blocked by trains for up to two hours.
Doug Flanagan/Post-Record Skamania Landing resident Cindy Schmid-Potter talks about the community’s east railroad crossing on Tuesday, March 12.
A school bus crosses the west railroad crossing into Skamania Landing, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Residents say stopped train have caused delays in getting children to and from school.
Doug Flanagan/Post-Record Residents say that the east railroad crossing at Skamania Landing (above) is often blocked by trains for up to two hours.
Skamania Landing is a small community of about 60 residences, located about 15 miles east of Washougal on a narrow peninsula along the Columbia River.
Two Skamania County roads, which intersect two BNSF Railway crossings, serve as the community’s only access points.
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