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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Something makes this locomotive special

Written August 17th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

That, my friends, is no ordinary train engine you are looking at here.


At Albany Station, one fewer train

Written March 29th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

It had been some time since I stopped at Albany Station on a bike ride. I did that Saturday and noticed that the second half of the new passenger platform had been completed, probably months ago. I was taking pictures of the platform with my phone when suddenly: When I posted this video clip on […]


What, another train? Already?

Written September 24th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Yes, there’s no shortage of trains on the Union Pacific’s western Oregon mainline. And if you move around Albany much at all, whether on four wheels or two, or on foot, trains and you are often going to cross paths.


Just in time to watch another train

Written September 16th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

It has been a few weeks since you last saw a train on this site. So let’s make up for lost time.


Interlude at a small railroad crossing

Written June 19th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

It’s rare that the Burkhart Street bike and pedestrian railroad crossing in Albany is blocked by a stationary train, but on Wednesday afternoon it was.


Skip the news and watch a train go by

Written October 20th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Guess what: It’s time to watch another Portland & Western freight train make its way, slowly, past the Sixth Avenue crossing in Albany.


Crossing on Queen to be fixed next week

Written September 23rd, 2022 by Hasso Hering

The Queen Avenue railroad crossing, long the bane of Albany motorists because of its extreme bumpiness, is finally going to get fixed starting next week.


 
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