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Originally Posted by Jakz
The Albina yard is mostly used for train assembly and barge to train loading. It doesn't have the infrastructure needed for train to truck transfers. As urban rail yards go, it's a pretty good candidate for relocation.
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That is true, I was more referring to the Brooklyn Yard. With the Albina Yard, it is a very isolated area that I am not sure is a good candidate for redevelopments to anything other than what it is being used for now. Terminal 2 and The Squish would be a better candidate for redevelopment.
Now if Trimet were to be aggressive with expanding light rail, I could see a spur come off the Yellow line, run through the Albina Yard and out to St John's. If that were to happen, then it would definitely make sense to redevelop that area into a new urban district.