State lawmakers are also considering setting performance targets for the route, including 2 1/2-hour travel times between Portland and Seattle.

Washington state is considering making new and improved performance targets for the Amtrak Cascades train service.

While Amtrak announced a “ridership record” for FY2024, this figure is misleading. In reality, Amtrak only transported 6.54 billion passenger-miles in FY2024. This is a decrease of 3.40% since FY2013.

Lunchtime, our last meal on the Empire Builder, was with John and Guy, who were traveling from Minnesota for a long weekend ...

Wanting to uncover the scenic beauty of the USA's national parks but deterred by the lines of cars? Skip the pain of parking ...

Is Portland in an Urban Doom Loop? Economic experts discuss whether Portland’s decline is temporary or part of a worsening trend.

The parade route has been entirely on the eastside since 2022, but it will make its way through downtown Portland once again.

Linking the Mardi Gras capital of New Orleans in Louisiana and the waterfront city of Mobile in Alabama, Amtrak’s Gulf Coast train is set to become one of the USA’s great rail routes once more ...