HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Rail activity at reloading site: What’s up?

Written April 22nd, 2024 by Hasso Hering

On my bike ride to Millersburg Saturday, I happened to see, from a distance, railroad cars sitting under the giant crane at the Mid-Valley Intermodal Center, which otherwise has remained unused since it opened in December 2022.


Millersburg intermodal center: Working on it

Written October 26th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Since the Mid-Willamette Valley Intermodal Center in Millersburg opened with great fanfare last December, people have been wondering why it isn’t operating and when it will start doing so.


Governor helps open Millersburg reloading center

Written December 15th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

The speeches have been made and the ribbon has been cut, and any day now the Mid-Willamette Valley Intermodal Center in Millersburg should start handling freight.


Under construction: Truck/rail reloading hub

Written April 21st, 2021 by Hasso Hering

It was in 2017 that I wrote my first story about what seemed, at the time, an unlikely idea: To turn the vacant site of the demolished Millersburg paper mill into a multimodal reloading center that would connect the mid-valley to the world.


 
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