Communities across Middle Tennessee ready for Christmas tree lightings

Thanksgiving is this week, but some communities are already shifting gears toward Christmas with tree lighting ceremonies ...
Post Register

Oregon-Utah passenger trains could pass through Idaho

In November 2023 Baker City resident Matt Krabacher helped organize a petition pushing to restore a train line that would ...
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Scooter rider hit, killed by Amtrak Train in SE Portland, police say

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A person on a scooter is dead after a crash with an Amtrak train in southeast Portland on Friday morning, Portland Police officials said. Shortly after 10 a.m., officers ...
Idaho State Journal

Train line from Portland to Pocatello to Salt Lake City would bridge rural and urban gap, advocates say

PORTLAND, Ore. — In November 2023, Baker City resident Matt Krabacher helped organize a petition pushing to restore a train line that would connect Portland and Salt Lake City. By the following ...
Fox 12 Oregon

MAX Type 1: The train that transformed Portland transportation

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - For the next year, FOX 12 is counting down to America’s 250th birthday by sharing stories of Pacific Northwest history. In this segment, FOX 12 takes a ride into Portland’s ...
Oregonian

TriMet video of MAX train near-misses goes viral with safety warning

In one video clip, a bicyclist zooms past light rail tracks before slamming directly into a MAX train. Another shows a man stumbling off a Lime e-scooter right as a light-rail train is about to pass.
Oregonian

Portland is home to one of the most beautiful train stations in the country, National Geographic says

Portland’s Union Station is one of the most beautiful places to catch a train, according to National Geographic. National Geographic put together a list of eight U.S. train stations that the magazine ...
OPB

Michael O’Callaghan, who ran for Portland mayor last year, was killed in MAX train crash

A former candidate for Portland mayor died Wednesday after being struck by a TriMet MAX light rail train while riding a bicycle in Southeast Portland. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office has ...
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Cyclist who died in ‘tragic’ collision with MAX train identified as former Portland mayoral candidate

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One day after a bicyclist died in what transportation authorities called a “tragic” collision with a MAX train in southeast Portland, officials are now identifying the person ...
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Bicyclist dies after ‘tragic’ collision with MAX train in SE Portland, TriMet says

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A bicyclist has died after being hit by a MAX train in Southeast Portland on Wednesday, authorities said. The cyclist was struck by the train, then went under the train, ...
Yahoo

Portland, TN, Chamber of Commerce opens bigger location after membership soars

On the heels of a surge in economic and population growth, Portland, Tennessee, officials and community members recently celebrated the grand opening of a new location for the city's Chamber of ...