Amtrak Empire Builder

(Washington, DC) -- Amtrak says they will begin suspending service for The Empire Builder, which runs through Pasco on a route between Portland and Chicago starting Tuesday. According to a statement from the national rail carrier: "Amtrak is closely monitoring the ongoing freight rail – rail labor contract negotiations. The ... Read More ...

Amtrak now facing a lawsuit from the wife of a man killed in last weekends deadly derailment of a Seattle-bound train. Rebecca Schneider said her husband Zach's death was a "preventable tragedy." The lawsuit says Zach Schneider was in the viewing car and the accident caused him to be "violently tossed about inside ...