Why a Train Trip Across the U.S. Is the Fastest Way to Slow Down

By Eric Weiner, AFAR, March/April 2018 Issue; March 5, 2018 One afternoon, I find myself at Union Station in Washington,…

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Post-derailment, Oregon passenger rail struggles to get back on track

By Linda Baker, Oregon Business; March 2, 2018 Oregon Amtrak service was on an upward growth trajectory until December 18,…

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Iowa Pacific in Oregon: ‘Train to Christmas Town’ performers finally receive pay, weeks after attraction closed

From KATU News; February 16, 2018 HOOD RIVER, Ore — Santa’s helpers on the “Train to Christmas Town” say they’ve finally…

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Iowa Pacific in Oregon: ‘Train to Christmas Town’ actors say Mount Hood Railroad still owes them money

By Joe Douglass, KATU News 2; February 13, 2018 HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Nearly a month and a half after the…

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Oregon: Subsidized passenger train ridership declines after derailment

By Paris Achen, Capital Bureau, Portland Tribune; January 19, 2018 State-subsidized ridership of Amtrak passenger trains has plummeted in the…

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Iowa Pacific Holdings owned Mount Hood Railroad’s Christmas train derails for 2nd time in month; no one hurt

By Aimee Green, The Oregonian; December 22, 2017 A scenic tourist train carrying families sipping on hot cocoa and listening…

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2 Killed in Amtrak Crash Shared a Passion for Trains

By JULIE BOSMAN, The New York Times; December 19, 2017 Two of the victims of the Amtrak derailment near Tacoma,…

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Amtrak train derailment victim was ‘rail aficionado,’ transit employee

By Katherine Lam, Fox News: December 19, 2017 A transit employee described as a “rail aficionado” was one of the…

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Derailed Washington State train was first of new route, added service

By Daniel DeMay, Seattle PI; December 18, 2017 The train that derailed Monday morning was the first Amtrak Cascades high-speed…

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Cranes moved to site of deadly Amtrak derailment near Olympia, Washington

By Joseph O’Sullivan, Evan Bush and Christine Clarridge, Staff Reporters, The Seattle Times; December 18, 2017 Cranes are being brought…

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High-speed train linking Vancouver, Seattle and Portland could cost $54 billion

By Megan Devlin, Web Journalist, CTV Vancouver; December 17, 2017 A new report on a potential high-speed train linking Vancouver…

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Multiple injuries and fatalities in ‘massive’ Amtrak derailment onto I-5 south of Seattle

By Michael Sheetz; CNBC; December 18, 2017 An Amtrak passenger train derailed Monday southwest of Seattle and landed on Interstate…

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Washington State: Tacoma Dome Amtrak Station opens; two Cascades frequencies added

By Jenna Hanchard, Bernard Ellouk, KING 5; December 15, 2017 A new Amtrak station opened at the Tacoma Dome on…

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Iowa Pacific In Oregon: Train To Christmas Town derails; passengers put on buses

A bumpy ride: Hood River’s Christmas Town Train derails By KOIN 6 News Staff; December 1, 2017 PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN)…

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Iowa Pacific in Oregon: Polar Express canceled

From Hood River News; October 10, 2017 After several months of ongoing negotiations, Rail Events Inc. has announced several U.S.…

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Washington State DOT adds two daily Amtrak Cascades roundtrips starting on December 18

A press release from the Washington State Department of Transportation: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 – 13:00 All trains move to…

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