On Saturday afternoon, I was cruising through the parking lot of Albany Station when the Amtrak’s Coast Starlight just happened to pull into the station.
Fatality at Queen crossing: what happened
Written October 30th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Albany police have issued a statement and identified the man killed Wednesday afternoon when he walked in front of an Amtrak train at the Queen Avenue crossing.
Why the train was trying to hurry
Written October 10th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Another day, another train shot in Albany. But why not? Our town, after all, is a railroad town. Here, take a look:
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Tags: Albany, Amtrak, Coast Starlight, passenger trains, railroad town
Tags: Albany, Amtrak, Coast Starlight, passenger trains, railroad town
Two trains, two tracks, one crossing
Written August 16th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
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.
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Tags: Amtrak, bicycling, crossings, Portland & Western, Railroads
Tags: Amtrak, bicycling, crossings, Portland & Western, Railroads
Bike meets Coast Starlight at the station
Written February 10th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
At the risk of overdoing the railroad theme on this blog, here’s yet another train episode.
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Tags: Albany Station, Amtrak, Coast Starlight, new platform, passenger trains, travel
Tags: Albany Station, Amtrak, Coast Starlight, new platform, passenger trains, travel
Finding a railroad relic at the Albany yard
Written February 4th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
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.
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Tags: Amtrak, Overland Route, Portland & Western, rail car, railcar, railroad, RPCX 3602, Shasta Daylight, Southern Pacific, SP 3602
Tags: Amtrak, Overland Route, Portland & Western, rail car, railcar, railroad, RPCX 3602, Shasta Daylight, Southern Pacific, SP 3602
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Watching Train 11 as it crosses my path
Watching a train go by in close proximity is one of the rewards of riding a bike around Albany. You can stand and watch close to the tracks at pedestrian crossings such as the ones at Burkhart or Pine streets.
Tags: Albany Station, Amtrak, Coast Starlight, pedestrian crossings, Railroads, trains