The south leg of the walking and bike path between Albany Station and Swanson Park was built in 2015. Ever since then, the concrete blocks of the path’s retaining wall have proved irresistible to vandals with their spray cans.
UP’s bridge job on Cox Creek: $2.2 million
Written June 17th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
In case you haven’t had enough yet of this Cox Creek railroad project, here’s more. Today I heard from Aaron Hunt, senior director of public affairs for the Union Pacific in Portland.
Not a trestle, but a temporary platform
Written June 15th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
No, lack of headroom won’t be a problem as the Union Pacific builds a massive structure over the Cox Creek Path in Albany.
New trestle: Wondering about headroom
Written June 14th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
The way the construction crew has been making progress, the new railroad trestle on Cox Creek in Albany should be spanning the bike and walking path there any day now.
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Tags: Cox Creek, Cox Creek path, Railroads, trestles, Union Pacific, UP mainline
Tags: Cox Creek, Cox Creek path, Railroads, trestles, Union Pacific, UP mainline
Crossing Cox Creek: UP makes a move
Written June 10th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
There’s some massive construction work happening on Albany’s Cox Creek, just off the trestle that carries the Union Pacific’s main line. I didn’t know what I was seeing when I went by there a week ago, but now I know a little more.
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Tags: Cox Creek, Railroads, temporary trestles, trestles, Union Pacific, wooden trestles
Tags: Cox Creek, Railroads, temporary trestles, trestles, Union Pacific, wooden trestles
Train temporarily stranded at Albany Station
Written May 4th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Just before 3 on Wednesday afternoon, a southbound train of Amtrak’s Cascades service was parked at Albany Station. I wondered if there was something wrong.
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The mess on Cox Creek got worse
The bike and I took the Cox Creek Path in Albany on Tuesday to see if the Union Pacific had made any progress replacing its trestle across the creek and the path. The video below, with bonus footage of a passing train, shows what I found.
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