Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rail riding takes riders on an adventure along the tracks in places they have never seen before. There are now four rail riding ...

Bill Habjan, a retired doctor from Lebanon, Oregon, makes the 160-mile round trip to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland’s Central Eastside twice a week to work on an old engine. “When a steam ...

The original MAX rail cars are retiring — just short of their 40th birthday — and TriMet is throwing them a Portland goodbye ...

The Rail Ridge Fire in central Oregon has set over 61,000 acres ablaze and is 0% contained. The wildfire was discovered on September 2, according to USA TODAY's data. It's located in Dayville, around ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The historic Mount Emily Shay, a 100-year-old steam engine that once carried logs to lumber mills in Washington and LaGrande, Ore., pulled into its new home at the Oregon Rail ...

Rail preservation often comes with challenges, and the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation (ORHF) is no exception. Yet despite challenging times, the organization continues to find times for celebration - ...

From a dream at age 18, to a community staple, an Aloha coffee shop is celebrating a decade of big flavors and decadent beverages. Fashionistas looking to freshen up their wardrobe, while helping a ...

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 ...

Passenger rail “is always going to lag and struggle unless we want to put in dedicated resources,” says ODOT rail division chief. Oregon Amtrak service was on an upward growth trajectory until ...

A barge heads west on the Columbia River after being loaded with grain at the Port of Morrow. A unique rail-to-barge grain facility at Oregon’s Port of Morrow is expanding with help from a $2 million ...

Kim Melten and his wife brought a new way to enjoy the outdoors to Oregon more than 10 years ago. They coupled their love of bikes and the outdoors into an accessible activity: rail riding. The ...