For years, architects and design experts have resisted safety changes at Seattle’s Gas Works Park, but after a teenager died there this summer, his parents want it declared a public nuisance.

Hollenbeck’s advocacy swayed legislators, and in 1981 the state purchased the remaining portion of the rail, from Easton to Idaho, for $1.9 million, calling it the John Wayne Pioneer Trail in honor of ...

Our travel columnist took the California Zephyr during the Thanksgiving rush. And would do it again, with ear plugs.

Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot in Washington about two blocks from the White House. Officials said ...

The Empire Builder crosses mountains, lakes, plains, reservations and river valleys on its 2,200-mile run from Seattle to ...

For holiday travelers, there are a number of choices, but at D.C.’s Union Station, rail riders made the case for hopping all aboard an Amtrak train.

I booked private roomettes on a 46-hour Amtrak train ride from Chicago to Seattle. We liked having beds, but there were a few ...

Sound Transit is considering cutting the Avalon Station from the West Seattle light rail extension to save costs amid ballooning expenses.

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenians on Sunday rejected in a referendum a law that allowed terminally ill patients to end their ...