Train line from Portland to Salt Lake City would bridge rural and urban gap, advocates say

PORTLAND— In November 2023, Baker City resident Matt Krabacher helped organize a petition pushing to restore a train line ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

New passenger Amtrak trains serving Oregon, Northwest coming in 2026

The 2021 Federal Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act paid for the new trains. The Amtrak Cascades line serves the I-5 corridor. Amtrak Cascades takes passengers between Eugene and Vancouver, B.C., ...
KOIN 6

‘Dripping with opulence’: National Geographic names Oregon train station among most beautiful

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – National Geographic released a list on Monday of the eight most beautiful train stations in the United States, including one Portland landmark. With stations ranging from New ...

Portland, rail authority, MaineHealth at odds over potential new Amtrak station location

Stakeholders have advocated for building a new Downeaster station on St. John Street, near Northern Light Mercy Hospital. But ...
Mass Transit

Amtrak completes accessibility upgrades at five North Dakota stations

Amtrak has made $30 million in accessibility upgrades to five North Dakota stations. The Amtrak Empire Builder stops twice ...
Warriors Wire

What's that construction happening at Eugene Amtrak Station?

Usually, the sounds associated with Eugene’s Amtrak Station are regular train horns and the rhythmic chug of wheels on tracks as railcars pass over them. Now, the sound of heavy machinery crunching ...
East Oregonian

Train line from Portland to Eastern Oregon and Salt Lake City would bridge rural and urban gap, advocates say

Advocates from Oregon, Idaho and Utah want to bring back the Pioneer, a train line discontinued in 1997 because of funding ...