Portland’s Union Station is one of the most beautiful places to catch a train, according to National Geographic. National ...

Indeed, some Amtrak stations are better than the trains themselves, including Portland, Oregon's famous Union Station, but Oregon, a key state for Amtrak, is also home to an overlooked station ...

The first new generation Amtrak Cascades train has left the factory, and is now being tested ahead of its 2026 service launch ...

It is still lower from 2019 when ridership peaked at 753,000. Amtrak has since added additional service between Portland and Seattle to accommodate the increase in passenger travel.

Aaron Hunt with Union Pacific stands in front of the Abraham Lincoln Train 1616 at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland, May 10. 2025 (KOIN) “We love their organization.

The 2021 Federal Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act paid for the new trains. The Amtrak Cascades line serves the I-5 corridor. Amtrak Cascades takes passengers between Eugene and Vancouver, B ...

An Amtrak train at Union Station in Portland on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (KATU) According to WSDOT, Cascades saw significant jumps in ridership year-over-year between 2021 and 2023.