Advocates want to resurrect train line from Portland to Salt Lake City

The Pioneer was an Amtrak passenger train that operated from 1977 until 1997, when it was cut because of budget shortfalls.

Portland, rail authority, MaineHealth at odds over potential new Amtrak station location

Stakeholders have advocated for building a new Downeaster station on St. John Street, near Northern Light Mercy Hospital. But ...
Des Moines Register

Oregon sues Trump to stop deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland

Oregon and the City of Portland are suing the Trump administration over what they say is the unlawful deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland to perform functions of federal law ...
Oregon Capital Chronicle

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

PORTLAND— In November 2023, Baker City resident Matt Krabacher helped organize a petition pushing to restore a train line ...