Explore Amtrak’s most and least traveled routes in Oregon and uncover the reasons behind the striking ridership gap across the state's rail lines.

The Amtrak Pioneer route through eastern Oregon and southern Idaho was a money-loser for many years before it was cancelled in 1997. ... Map of the Amtrak Pioneer route from 1977.

A stalled Amtrak train is finally on the move nearly 40 hours after it struck a fallen tree on the track, leaving its nearly 200 passengers stranded onboard in Oregon. “We’ve had two people ...

Pacific Northwest passenger rail buffs are gathering in La Grande, Oregon, this Saturday to drum up support to bring back part of a long ago canceled Amtrak route, the Pioneer.

An Amtrak train traveling from Seattle to Los Angeles with 183 passengers became stranded in the snowy mountains of Oregon for at least 36 hours, putting a strain on travelers as food, patience ...

The Amtrak train that was stranded in Oakridge, Oregon, is now being pulled by a Union Pacific locomotive back toward Eugene, Union Pacific spokesman Tim McMahan told CNN in an email.

Oregon City (pop. 28,100), is only 15 miles or so southeast of Portland, but hasn’t been on many tourist maps since the 1840s, when Oregon Trail pioneers circled their wagons here at the end of ...

Amtrak Cascades unveiled the design of new trains joining its fleet in 2026, covering routes spanning Vancouver, British Columbia; Bellingham, Washington; and Portland, Oregon. Travel + Leisure ...

The report recommends restoring long-distance passenger rail service to Eastern Oregon. Passenger rail ended in the region in 1997 after Amtrak’s Pioneer line was discontinued. July 1, 2025 ...

Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson, who previously headed up Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, favors a restructuring of the railroad's route map to emphasize more frequent service on short ...