Franklin County Sheriff's Office got reports of a small car stuck on the train tracks near Mesa Washington, posted pictures of the car, and the internet erupted!
Rail service in central Washington could improve thanks to a budget proposal in Olympia. Governor Jay Inslee has included nearly $15 million in funding in his recently released 2023-25 Budget for the Connell Rail Interchange Project. That pr...
(Walla Walla County, WA) A runaway train car caused quite the commotion in Walla Walla Tuesday. Employees at a yard were attempting to hook the car up to a train at around 1pm when it was bumped and began rolling downhill. The car reached speeds of over 50 MPH as it sped west alongside Highway 12
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(Seattle, WA) -- Sound Transit is investigating an incident that left dozens of passengers stranded in a light rail tunnel following Friday night's Apple Cup game in Seattle. According to the transit agency, a train was disabled around 8:30pm Friday between the University of Washington Station and U District Station
Passengers were left stranded on the train with no communication from transit
(Joplin, MT) -- The Amtrak passenger train that derailed in central Montana last month was operating at a safe speed, and its emergency braking system was in good working order--according to investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board
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SEATTLE, Wash.-- Amtrak is pausing service between Seattle and Minnesota following Saturday's deadly derailment of a Seattle-bound passenger train in northern Montana. Three people were killed in Saturday's derailment near Joplin, Montana, and dozens more were injured
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JOPLIN, Mont.-- An investigation is ongoing into the deadly derailment of a Seattle-bound Amtrak train in Montana. Authorities say the train called the Empire Builder was headed from Chicago to Seattle with 147 passengers and 13 crew members onboard when it left the tracks near the city of Joplin Saturday afternoon
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