When homeless campers were evicted from the wilds of Albany’s Simpson Park this summer, where did they go? After taking a bike ride Sunday, I suspect some went to the banks of Cox Creek.
When homeless campers were evicted from the wilds of Albany’s Simpson Park this summer, where did they go? After taking a bike ride Sunday, I suspect some went to the banks of Cox Creek.
A reader’s email sent me back to Albany’s Talking Water Gardens on Friday. Let me explain:
On Thursday the bike took me to the Santiam Road railroad crossing in Albany just as a crew from Union Pacific wrapped up replacing the signal box that controls crossing gates and lights.
On a bike ride last week, I could see why people were once again complaining on social media about the condition of Albany’s Waverly Lake.
A small crowd of rail fans greeted the first of Amtrak’s new “Airo” train sets in Albany today.
An Albany church’s plan to build a worship center has stirred up residents who think the plan would irreparably alter their semi-rural neighborhood. Signs opposing the development have popped up along neighborhood roads.
One point on a route of more than 1,300 miles
Every once in a while it is good to remember that Albany is a stop on one of the premier passenger train routes in America.
Tags: Coast Starlight, railroad, trains