but an Amtrak official says 'everything is still conceptual.' The proposed site for a new passenger train station in Portland has hit a snag with a key property owner saying he’s not on board.
The Portland stop would be along the Seattle to Denver route, stretching across 1,647 miles in about 40 hours.
Federal Railroad Administration / Federal Railroad Administration Amtrak Daily Long ... bus service in northeastern Oregon The new train route between Denver and Portland is not guaranteed.
Amtrak operated the Pioneer route from 1977 to 1997. Before Amtrak, which was founded in 1971, there was regular passenger rail service through Northeastern Oregon for many decades.
The Federal Railroad Administration has sent a report to Congress that calls for restoring a daily passenger train route from Portland to Denver, passing through Baker City.
The line served over 985,000 passengers in 2024, up from 746,000 in 2023. “Furthermore, the Vancouver-Seattle segment saw its ...
Washington state lawmakers have introduced legislation seeking to significantly increase Amtrak Cascades service in the ...
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers are aiming to emerge from the current legislative session with a major new transportation package in tow, one that will hopefully address the Oregon Department of ...
Passenger rail ended in the region in 1997 after Amtrak’s Pioneer line was discontinued. From 1977 until 1997, the route ran from Seattle to Denver through Portland, The Dalles, Pendleton ...