KGW8

'I want people to be able to rely on rail': Oregon lawmakers push for rail funding in transportation package

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 ...
KTVZ

$42.7 million in federal funds for Oregon rail safety projects include $1.6 million to City of Prineville Railway

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday that $42,712,400 in federal funding is coming to Oregon for five projects to improve railroad safety, efficiency, and ...
East Oregonian

Train line from Portland to Eastern Oregon and Salt Lake City would bridge rural and urban gap, advocates say

Advocates from Oregon, Idaho and Utah want to bring back the Pioneer, a train line discontinued in 1997 because of funding shortfalls In November 2023, Baker City resident Matt Krabacher helped ...
OPB

Portland’s rail museum raising money to ensure future excursions

In this supplied photo, the Polson #2 steam engine heads southeast from Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Southeast Portland. kLik / Oregon Rail Heritage Center Portland’s railway museum is about to buy ...
OPB

Federal report recommends bringing Amtrak service back to Eastern Oregon

The Pioneer line route through northeastern Oregon, discontinued in 1997, is one of the routes identified by the Federal Railroad Administration's report "Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study," ...
AOL

Train line from Portland to Salt Lake City would bridge rural and urban gap, advocates say

Portland Union Station is a train station in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Mia Maldonado/Oregon Capital Chronicle) PORTLAND— In November 2023, Baker City resident Matt Krabacher helped organize a ...