Reader Max Hoefer saw all the construction activity at the west end of the Jefferson bridge. “What is going on?” he asked. So on Sunday the Answer Man went to take a look.
Albany log yard: The story behind it
Written May 7th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Sawmills disappeared from Albany decades ago, but a part of the business has returned in the form of a small company that buys logs and resells them to mills in Oregon and as far away as China.
A century later, it still does the job
Written September 1st, 2017 by Hasso Hering
On my way back from Shedd on Thursday, I was glad to see that my favorite railroad bridge has not yet been replaced. I like all bridges, but this one especially because it shows that a simple design properly built can do a hard job for more than a hundred years.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Linn County scenery, railroad bridges, Southern Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific
Tags: Linn County scenery, railroad bridges, Southern Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific
Saving space on Interstate 5
Written August 5th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Here’s another reason to welcome double-stacking of containers on Union Pacific’s mainline through Albany: Think of the additional congestion prevented on Interstate 5 that the trains represent.
Queen crossing to remain bumpy
Written July 31st, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s busiest railroad crossing on Queen Avenue will be improved for safety one of these days. But it won’t be soon, and when it’s done it will still be a bumpy ride for cars.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: ODOT-Rail, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing, Rick Shankle, Union Pacific
Tags: ODOT-Rail, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing, Rick Shankle, Union Pacific
Site seen as valley’s link to big ports
Written February 7th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
The sprawling Millersburg site where International Paper shut down and demolished the Albany Paper Mill still sits mostly empty, presumably awaiting a buyer. But some local officials have visions of turning the place into an intermodal shipping hub that would bypass the troubled Port of Portland and link the valley to the world.
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Tags: intermodel hub, International Paper, Millersburg site, transportation, Union Pacific
Tags: intermodel hub, International Paper, Millersburg site, transportation, Union Pacific
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A memorial to a troubled man
Dozens of times over the last few months, I’ve ridden the bike past a roadside memorial where the Cox Creek Path comes out on Salem Avenue. Wind and weather have reduced the shrine to a small pile of rubbish, but you can still tell for whom it was put up.
Tags: Albany police, Donald Keith Sawyer, roadside memorial, Union Pacific