Malfunctioning railroad crossing gates near Woodfords Corner in Portland have been disrupting sleep, snarling traffic and creating public safety hazards for months. The clanging goes on for hours, ...

If the Pacific Northwest is ever to operate the world’s fastest trains, it must bolster and improve a currently unacceptable ...

Clackamas County authorities are investigating after a pedestrian was killed by a northbound Amtrak train Sunday morning.

When I booked a sleeper car for my 16-hour Amtrak ride, I could choose a roomette, bedroom, bedroom suite, or accessible bedroom. I went with the roomette, which was the smallest sleeping ...

But that still leaves many sizeable Oregon cities with no connection. Some of them used to be served by a fourth route called Amtrak Pioneer, which ran from Seattle to Portland and then followed ...

CLACKAMAS Ore. (KPTV) - A woman was hit and killed by an Amtrak train Sunday morning, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the scene on the Union Pacific rail line ...

Add westbound Empire Builder for today (Feb. 19, 2025) to Amtrak’s cancellation list, making for a fifth straight day that ...

Washington state is considering making new and improved performance targets for the Amtrak Cascades train service.

State lawmakers are also considering setting performance targets for the route, including 2 1/2-hour travel times between Portland and Seattle.

and Vancouver, B.C. The service is jointly funded and managed by WSDOT and the Oregon ... WSDOT and Amtrak added two additional daily round trips between Seattle and Portland.