As state leaders in the Pacific Northwest grapple with how to respond to crude oil exports shipped via rail from the interior U.S., politicians at the federal level also are looking into the issue.

Share this article! After decades of neglect and shrinking influence, short-line railroads are showing their relevance once more to Oregon’s economy. But as communities like Coos Bay win plaudits from ...

An oil train sits at a terminal on the Columbia River near Clatskanie. (Rob Davis/The Oregonian) Three railroad companies have complied with a federal order and told Oregon first responders where they ...

Emily Schwing / OPB For the second time since 2015, the Oregon Legislature has stripped language out of a bill that would have increased the state’s regulation of oil trains. Oregon has the weakest ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Historical Society and the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation announced Friday the permanent transfer of the Mount Emily Shay #1 steam locomotive from the City of ...

PORTLAND — Two railroads ran a total of three oil train cars per week through Oregon’s most populous county, a disclosure railroad companies fought to keep from public release. Documents released ...

CORBETT, Ore. — Some getaways are as close as your own backyard, and I recently met a couple who can prove it. Gary and Jonette Lee share a love affair with Oregon’s railroading past and they bring it ...

BEND, Ore. — Moving thousands of pounds of cargo isn’t typically an issue for the trains that use the city of Prineville Railway in Oregon, but what about when the cargo is the train itself? That’s ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad says they are facing thousands of dollars in damage after a break-in and railroad tie thefts within a couple weeks. The Garibaldi-based train ...