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Watching Coast Starlight leave the station

Written November 1st, 2025 by Hasso Hering

On Saturday afternoon, I was cruising through the parking lot of Albany Station when the Amtrak’s Coast Starlight just happened to pull into the station.


Talent shows what rail car graffiti can be

Written July 25th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

On a bike ride past Albany Station, I looked across the platform to the rail yard beyond and saw something out of the ordinary. So I stopped, leaned the bike against a railing and cranked up the video function on my phone.


At Albany Station, one fewer train

Written March 29th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

It had been some time since I stopped at Albany Station on a bike ride. I did that Saturday and noticed that the second half of the new passenger platform had been completed, probably months ago. I was taking pictures of the platform with my phone when suddenly: When I posted this video clip on […]


A fence hole where a bridge was proposed

Written March 8th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

For a long time now, there’s been a gaping hole in the fence on the path from Albany Station to Swanson Park. That might have been foreseen when plans for the station remodeling were discussed 23 years ago.


Bike meets Coast Starlight at the station

Written February 10th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

At the risk of overdoing the railroad theme on this blog, here’s yet another train episode.


Public EV chargers: A question of practicality

Written January 2nd, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Albany is still waiting to hear whether it will receive a federal grant to pay for installing four more public electric-vehicle charging stations at key points in town.


Train depot addition: What it’s for

Written November 21st, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Someone was wondering about the little metal shed that has just appeared next to the new platform at Albany Station. And no, it’s not the outside restroom that the City of Albany once wanted to build but then postponed.


 
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