[youtube video=”TPO7ZjJc6is”] Albany once was served by 50 passenger trains a day. Now there are six. But that’s still better than nothing, I’m thinking as I’m waiting for Cascades Train 507 to arrive from Portland Tuesday night.
Costly pathway turns into trashy walk
Written January 22nd, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Sometimes you get the feeling it makes no sense to spend big money on public improvements as long as vandals and vagrants remain free — and motivated, if that’s the right word — to ruin them with spray paint and trash.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany Station, Pacific viaduct, Station-Swanson path, vagrancy, vandalism
Tags: Albany Station, Pacific viaduct, Station-Swanson path, vagrancy, vandalism
At Albany Station, glimpse a little history
Written November 11th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Waiting for a train at Albany Station, I looked down. That led to an online introduction to what must have been a remarkable man and his life.
Albany Station: Items worth noting
Written July 25th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Three things I noticed when I stopped by Albany Station on a bike ride this week, and one of them seems slightly odd for a train depot and transit center: You have to ask an Amtrak agent if you want to use the restroom.
Swanson paths: City applies rules
Written May 1st, 2017 by Hasso Hering
The walking and bike paths connecting Albany Station to Swanson Park now are part of the Albany park system, and that means park rules against drinking and drug use, among other things, apply.
Posted in: Commentary, News, Videos
Tags: Albany Station, Pacific Boulevard viaduct, Swanson Park, Swanson paths
Tags: Albany Station, Pacific Boulevard viaduct, Swanson Park, Swanson paths
Luxury on the Starlight’s tail
Written September 1st, 2016 by Hasso Hering
As I was passing Albany Station on my bike Thursday, the sight of two rail cars with a red and white paint scheme drew my attention. The cars were attached to the tail end of Amtrak’s Train 14, the northbound Coast Starlight. Later, I looked them up online and learned they represent pretty much the height of luxury in rail travel in […]
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Tags: Albany Station, Amtrak, Coast Starlight, Northern Sky Rail Charters
Tags: Albany Station, Amtrak, Coast Starlight, Northern Sky Rail Charters
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Council to hear proposal for depot restroom
Albany Station may be in for a useful addition — a new public restroom — if the city council and ODOT can agree on the details.
Tags: Albany Station, Amtrak, public restrooms, train depot