Genesee & Wyoming

Work upgrades trestle on P&W line

Written January 23rd, 2018 by Hasso Hering

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For weeks there’s been heavy construction on the Portland & Western’s long trestle bridge across the Calapooia River and its floodplain outside Albany. The work is upgrading and strengthening the structure and will probably make it last many decades more.

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Tags: Calapooia River trestle, Genesee & Wyoming, Portland & Western

It may look bad, but don’t worry

Written May 23rd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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Well, that big crack in Pier 1 of the Willamette River railroad bridge in Albany is one less thing we have to worry about. It looked ominous to me when I published this photo in March. But an independent engineer has told the Portland & Western Railroad and its parent company that the pier is […]

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Tags: Genesee & Wyoming, ODOT Raild, Portland & Western, RailStar Engineering, Willamette River bridge

A piece of railroad history

Written October 8th, 2013 by

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There’s a story behind this passenger rail car, which was parked under the Albany overpass a few days ago. To get it, I went to Bob Melbo, who has had the answer to every railroad-connected question I have ever asked him. The lettering says the car belongs to the California Northern, a subsidiary of RailAmerica. […]

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Tags: Appekunny Mountain, Bob Melbo, California Northern, Genesee & Wyoming, Portland & Western, RailAmerica

HASSO HERING

Work upgrades trestle on P&W line

It may look bad, but don’t worry

A piece of railroad history