Train service has been further reduced, but new automated signs are being installed. That about sums up the latest from Albany Station.
Have the time? Don’t look up just yet
Written September 29th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
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.
Train cutback blamed on COVID-19
Written March 21st, 2020 by Hasso Hering
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).
Bike rack’s swaying days are over
Written January 10th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
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.
The mysterious case of the missing bolts
Written December 27th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Momentous things may be going on around the world, but you won’t read about them here. Instead, let’s zero in on a shaky bike rack at Albany Station.
City may seek grants for station restroom
Written December 2nd, 2019 by Hasso Hering
The details are still undecided, but if the city council follows through on the general sentiment it showed on Monday, Albany Station may finally get a public restroom accessible around the clock.
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Albany station clocks: The time is right
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.
Tags: Albany Station, clock tower, Daylight saving time, Standard time