You already know not to expect monumental news on this site. So instead, here’s a bit of small good news: Repairing the clocks in the tower at Albany Station cost far less than they thought.
Just in time to have to be reset again for the time change Sunday, the clocks on the tower at Albany Station have been fixed. Now they all show the same time, and when I checked on Wednesday afternoon, what they showed was exactly correct.
Train service has been further reduced, but new automated signs are being installed. That about sums up the latest from Albany Station.
Some people have noticed that if you want to know the time of day, the clocks on the tower at Albany Station are no big help.
Citing COVID-19 as the cause, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced that passenger train service at Albany Station would be reduced starting today (March 21).
After Christmas, with not much going on, I reported on an unusually shaky bike rack at Albany Station. On Thursday I went by there again and guess what: The rack had been not just fixed, but fixed in a way to make it unlikely to need repairs again.
And once again, those tower clocks…
Keeping the clocks in the tower at Albany Station showing the right time may prove to be harder than it should.
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