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.
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 […]
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Station, Amtrak, Coast Starlight, Northern Sky Rail Charters
Tags: Albany Station, Amtrak, Coast Starlight, Northern Sky Rail Charters
That missing sign: What mystery?
Written June 3rd, 2016 by Hasso Hering
The case of the roof sign missing from Albany Station was not a great mystery but, alas, a case of incomplete reporting.
Mayors back Amtrak rail preference
Written April 15th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
With one exception caused by a thief in California, Amtrak trains have been arriving in Albany more or less on time this week. But the mayor is worried that a proposed change in federal regulation would weaken the law that says railroads must give passenger trains preference on their tracks.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Amtrak, Amtrak Cascades, Coast Starlight, ODOT-Rail, Surface Transportation Board
Tags: Amtrak, Amtrak Cascades, Coast Starlight, ODOT-Rail, Surface Transportation Board
On Railroad Day, service in doubt
Written May 9th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Saturday was Amtrak Railroad Day in Albany, as the video shows, and at Albany Station people could look at a few displays and pick up some swag. But the future of expanded passenger rail in the Willamette Valley is anything but a sure thing.
Posted in: Commentary, Videos
Tags: Albany Station, Amtrak, Cascades trains, ODOT, Oregon legislature, Railroad days
Tags: Albany Station, Amtrak, Cascades trains, ODOT, Oregon legislature, Railroad days
Keep passenger trains rolling
Written March 4th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Amtrak may not make sense in dollars and cents, but I’d hate to see Albany and much of the country lose passenger train service. So I’m glad the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed HR 749, the Amtrak funding bill. As Oregon’s Congressman Peter DeFazio said on the floor of the House, without passenger trains we’d […]
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More passenger rail: Wake up to the price
Nobody would blame you for having nodded off during the prolonged planning for Oregon Passenger Rail. Time to wake up, though, for now there are some startling figures at hand regarding the costs.
Tags: Albany Station. ODOT, Amtrak, Cascades trains, Oregon passenger rail