Albany wye

Just in time to watch another train

Written September 16th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

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It has been a few weeks since you last saw a train on this site. So let’s make up for lost time.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News, Videos
Tags: Albany wye, Madison Steet crossing, Railroads, trains, Union Pacific, UP No. 7160

Albany rail project: It’s done!

Written December 23rd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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All year long I’ve been wondering and occasionally asking the Portland & Western when the railroad would start using the new section of Albany track that the state gave it nearly $7 million to construct. Now the long-awaited occasion has come and gone, and I missed it.

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Tags: Albany wye, Portland & Western Railroad, Queen Avenue blockages, Santiam Lead

Albany rail project near completion

Written June 17th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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Whether it’s a right turn or a left turn depends on which direction the trains are going. But it will be a few more weeks before they use a new Albany track to turn either right or left. That’s the word from Kevin R. Haugh, the general manager of the Portland & Western Railroad.

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Tags: Albany wye, ODOT-Rail, Portland & Western Railroad

The wye? The answer!

Written May 8th, 2013 by

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How about a special passenger train carrying Portland-area fans to a Civil War football game in Corvallis? It’s just an idea, and here’s how it came up. On April 21, I posted a video wondering whether the Albany wye would be forever lost. That’s the Y-shaped rail junction on the Union Pacific mainline near Sixth […]

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Tags: Albany wye, Portland and Western, Santiam Lead, Union Pacific