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Union Pacific challenges ODOT closure order for Carter Street crossing; quiet-zone timeline delayed

5438553 · June 24, 2025
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Union Pacific Railroad is contesting an ODOT closure order for the Carter Street pedestrian crossing, a dispute that could delay the city’s quiet-zone project and push a hearing decision to as late as February 2026, staff told council June 24.

City staff told the Baker City Council on June 24 that Union Pacific Railroad has contested an ODOT closure order for the Carter Street pedestrian crossing, creating a separate legal dispute that could delay the broader quiet-zone project.

Staff said the closure order language follows Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) and assigns responsibility for fencing at the crossing to the city while obligating the railroad to remove…

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