The Albina Yard is a rail yard located in the

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, currently operated by the

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. One of several yards operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in Portland, as of year 2000 the Albina yard processes an average of 1,200 rail cars a day. The south end of the train yard features a distinctive brick smokestack that is easily visible when passing over the

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. Originally built in 1887 for

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, the smokestack was refurbished in 2008 along with the addition of night lighting. In 2009, the 50-year-old Union Pacific building adjacent to the yard was dismantled. In 2019, a Union Pacific train derailed in the yard and cracked a support beam of the Going Street bridge overpass.

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