3rd Oregon train derailment in 18 days: 7 rail cars fall off the tracks in Eugene Sunday

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

Amtrak offers first look at fancy new trains. Here’s when they’ll debut in the Northwest

Amtrak is rolling out a fleet of fancy new trains, and Oregon riders at the front of the line to try them out. The rail ...
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After 183 stuck on Oregon train since Sunday, stranded Amtrak finally moving, Union Pacific says

Passengers stranded on an Amtrak train for more than a day in a remote and snowed-in part of Oregon said the train was moving again Tuesday after it got stuck when it hit a tree that fell on the ...
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Bill moves forward despite concerns over Safe Routes and rail program funding

In addition to the reallocations from Safe Routes and Community Paths (a program that’s, ironically, funded in part by revenue from Oregon’s $15 tax on new bicycles), the -3 amendments to SB 1601 ...
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Oregon-Utah passenger trains could pass through Idaho

PORTLAND, Ore. — In November 2023 Baker City resident Matt Krabacher helped organize a petition pushing to restore a train line that would connect Portland and Salt Lake City. By the following January ...
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'We're stranded': Amtrak train stuck in Oregon since Sunday night after hitting downed tree

OAKRIDGE, Ore. — An Amtrak Coast Starlight train stranded 40 miles east of Eugene since Sunday night was towed back to Eugene Tuesday morning after passengers were stuck for more than 36 hours. "It’s ...
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The all-new Amtrak trains to debut in the US in 2026

Brand-new Amtrak trains are set to make their debut in 2026, though unfortunately not in time for the Fifa World Cup. Later this year, eight new Airo trainsets will enter service on the Amtrak ...