An Albany man was struck and killed by a train in Albany Wednesday near the Queen Avenue railroad crossing.
Albany Police said witnesses reported that the man, later identified as 28-year-old Joseph VanZandt, had gone under the lowered crossing arms and around a freight train that was stopped on an adjacent track at 4:16 p.m..
A southbound Amtrak train traveling on a separate track then struck VanZandt as he attempted to cross.
VanZandt's dog was with him at the time but did not appear to be injured and was released to a friend.