High-speed trains are common throughout the world, but America is far behind. Changing this will require investment and ...

A series of earthquakes has rattled the Pacific Northwest in recent weeks, raising concerns. A local expert says it's nothing ...

A January report from the Federal Railroad Administration recommends restoring Amtrak routes across the West, including ...

From faster trips to lower emissions, electrified trains are proving their worth. Is it time for Minnesota to rethink its ...

A pair of storms pummeling the Pacific Northwest are expected to dump more rain in two days than some areas have seen the entire month so far, threatening avalanches in mountain areas and flooding ...

Conspiracy theories flanked a dark structure in the middle of the Pacific Ocean but scientists unraveled the truth behind it. According to the National Geographic Society, a ring-shaped coral reef or ...

Several tropical systems will affect the Coral Sea and South Pacific Ocean over the coming week ... there is a high chance that this system will be Tropical Cyclone Alfred or Bianca dependent on if a ...

SEATTLE – The third powerful atmospheric river storm to impact the Pacific Northwest since the end of last week blasted portions of Washington and Oregon with hurricane-force wind gusts and torrential ...

Jamie, Lachlan and Ewan Maclean plan to complete a 14,000-kilometre journey from Lima to Sydney. The brothers have custom built a $100,000 vessel using carbon fibre technology, similar to that ...

A map of construction sites along the Northeast Corridor, managed by Amtrak. A map of construction sites along the Northeast Corridor, managed by Amtrak. Amtrak The works have been separated into ...

Plenty of people take the Amtrak train from Portland to Seattle, but how many keep riding all the way to Canada? On this week’s episode of Peak Northwest, our colleague Veronica Nocera recounts ...

Amtrak has published a map displaying many of its major infrastructure investments contributing to a ‘New Era of Rail’ in the US. The map features projects that are planned or already underway, ...