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An Amtrak train headed to Los Angeles from Seattle had been stuck on the tracks near Eugene, Oregon since Sunday after hitting a tree that fell onto the tracks.
Amtrak Cascades has only one train set that will serve the #503 and #508 trips traveling daily between Seattle and Eugene. The service usually runs 12 trains daily between Seattle and Portland.
Amtrak has restored round-trip train service on its Cascades route, although with shorter trains. “Since each replacement train is running with a limited number of cars and fewer available seats ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration issued a report in January to Congress recommending long-distance passenger rail service return to Eastern Oregon. Passenger rail ended in ...
There will now only be one trainset in service on the Amtrak Cascades route, affecting service to 18 stops between Vancouver, B.C. and Eugene, the company announced Wednesday.
The first new generation Amtrak Cascades train has left the factory, and is now being tested ahead of its 2026 service launch ...
President Bush has proposed to cut federal funding for Amtrak, and this would cause problems for Oregon, according to the state's passenger rail official.