Amtrak

Yakima is located in the central part of Washington state and deserves to have access to public passenger train service once again. 🚂

Now, travelers have another way to make it home for the holidays.

(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 ...

183 people boarded an Amtrak train in Seattle headed to Los Angeles on Sunday and are now trapped on the Train since Sunday because of tree that fell on the tracks and because of all of the snow in the area...

A conductor was riding in the engine of the Amtrak train that derailed near Olympia on Dec. 18 and now is has filed a lawsuit.

Now there are questions about tracks that has been replaced, and speed ratings.

Amtrak, the government run railroad, has rarely ever operated in the black, and it's subsidies are among the cuts proposed in President Trump's America First budget just released this week. If they go through, train service to and from Pasco would likely be cut.