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Old railroad track spurs memories of years ago

Written May 16th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
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There’s a short length of rusty railroad track, just south of Crabtree Automotive, that reminds me of stories the Albany paper reported many years ago.

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Bridge completed 100 years ago: No big deal

Written August 2nd, 2021 by Hasso Hering
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Nobody is making a big deal of the 100th anniversary of the construction of the Albany railroad bridge across the Willamette River. That’s fitting, because when it was accomplished in 1921, the job made no splash in the papers of the time.

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Rail bridge reaches its century mark

Written January 19th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
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Watching a freight train crossing the river on the “Toledo District Willamette Bridge” on Tuesday made me realize something: This is a big anniversary year for that steel structure spanning the river at Albany. It was built 100 years ago, in 1921.

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On Benton’s Bailey Branch: Looking to the future

Written June 25th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
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Whether the old rail corridor known as the Bailey Branch can ever again serve the cause of transportation, I don’t know. But clearly some segments, especially the one from Alpine Junction to Dawson in the foothills of the Coast Range, have huge potential as a recreational trail. That’s my impression from joining a smattering of other […]

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When Millersburg was born

Written May 14th, 2013 by
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On a bike ride the other day, I headed out of Albany on Salem Avenue and could not help but notice a spiffy new roadside sign. Welcome to Millersburg, it said, letting me know I had crossed the city limits. “Established 1873,” the sign proudly proclaims. Wait a second, wasn’t there a big controversy when […]

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