Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rail riding takes riders on an adventure along the tracks in places they have never seen before. There are now four rail riding ...

The Federal Railroad Administration, which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, is investing more than $40 million in rail funding for Oregon. Projects span the state and include work in ...

Seven empty boxcars on a Union Pacific train derailed around 12:15 p.m. Sunday in the company’s rail yard in Eugene, the ...

SUMPTER, Ore. — The beauty of traveling Oregon’s back roads and byways is the unexpected treasure that you may find along the way – not just the scenery, but interesting lessons about Oregon’s past.

Matt Wiederholt remembers the boom days of the sawmills in Prineville. Trucks hauled logs out of the Ochoco National Forest to seven mills in town. Multiple trains a day rolled through town, blowing a ...

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday that $42,712,400 in federal funding is coming to Oregon for five projects to improve railroad safety, efficiency, and ...

Santiam Excursion Trains is based in Lebanon and recently added a new railbike adventure in Sweet Home. The 6-mile Sweet Home Branch line railbike tour offers scenic views, glimpses of abandoned ...

Portland Union Station is a train station in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Mia Maldonado/Oregon Capital Chronicle) PORTLAND— In November 2023, Baker City resident Matt Krabacher helped organize a ...

Kids who dream of taking a ride on The Polar Express can get their wish on a local holiday train ride this season. Several historic railroads host special rides for the holiday season, some with ...

Kim Melten and his wife brought a new way to enjoy the outdoors to Oregon more than 10 years ago. They coupled their love of bikes and the outdoors into an accessible activity: rail riding. The ...