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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

There are currently 12 runs a day in each direction between Eugene and Portland, counting Amtrak, POINT, Greyhound, and Flix Bus. Considering positive rail bias and the faster schedule on the train, ...

According to a new ranking from travel site TheTravel, two of the busiest Amtrak routes in the U.S. are ones that have stops in the Rose City. TheTravel says it looked at the train service’s ...

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 10, 2025 ...

Nuxoll said the advocacy campaign in Washington state could be instructive for Oregon. -----What: Public forum to "Bring Amtrak Back to Boise and the Blues" When: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Saturday ...