The train horn in the distance sounded like it came from the Union Pacific’s mainline. I was in the Willamette Neighborhood on a bike ride, so I hustled over to my favorite grade crossing to see what I could see.
At the risk of overdoing the railroad theme on this blog, here’s yet another train episode.
I had heard about an interesting artifact in railroad history at the Albany yard of the Portland & Western. Looking for it Saturday, I found it on a track near where Ferry Street runs into the east side of the yard.
Those phone numbers posted at rail crossings? Guess what: Somebody actually answers when you call.
On Monday I stopped at Albany Station to see how the construction of a raised concrete platform was coming along. Just then Amtrak’s Train 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, pulled in.
Back on March 1, the Albany Parks Commission heard something about an aging railway switch engine that had been at work in the Albany and Millersburg yards for years.
Why the train was trying to hurry
Another day, another train shot in Albany. But why not? Our town, after all, is a railroad town. Here, take a look:
Tags: Albany, Amtrak, Coast Starlight, passenger trains, railroad town