Amtrak’s first Airo trainsets entered service Wednesday on the Amtrak Cascades line, launching four daily trips between Oregon, Washington, and Canada.

New Amtrak Cascades trainsets take maiden service voyage up and down coast

A new era in American passenger rail travel is getting under way this week as the first of 83 Siemens Mobility-built “Airo” trainsets enters service on Amtrak’s Cascades route in […]

Two Airo trainsets will starting running four times a day on the Amtrak Cascades beginning Wednesday. They include improved seats, larger tray tables, accessible bathrooms and power outlets at each seat.

I booked a $50 coach seat on an Amtrak Cascades train from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Seattle, and I preferred it over economy air travel.

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The service reductions were first announced in January, as a state transportation funding package crumbled in the face of a Republican-led grassroots revolt.

Does the region still care about TriMet and ensuring a strong public transit system, asks public transit design and policy consultant Jarrett Walker. While leaders face many competing priorities, the ...

The $8-billion Airo fleet promises cleaner, more reliable service as passenger rail enjoys record ridership — and faces an uncertain future in Washington.