Author: Pat Dooris, Jamie Parfitt (KGW) NYSSA, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon taxpayers are on the hook for a new rail station in the tiny town of Nyssa along the Idaho border, and the costs have been stacking up amid years ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to approve a House-passed resolution to end the threat of a rail strike. Before that happened, the Senate defeated a measure backed by progressives to offer paid sick leave. Instead, senators ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – The 43rd annual Rogue Valley Railroad Show is chugging into Central Point this weekend. You can find it at the Seven Feathers Event Center at the Jackson County Expo. It’s all things trains, from the latest ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – Railroad unions and companies reached a tentative deal to avoid a strike. The Biden administration announced the consensus Thursday morning. In a statement, President Biden said that the deal would guarantee better pay, improved working conditions, ...
Author: Christine Pitawanich (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — It’s been tough for a lot of families this year, many of whom have struggled to absorb the costs of inflation at the grocery store and elsewhere. Now, with an impending nationwide ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – The Ashland Public Arts Commission held a dedication ceremony for its newest installation on April 23rd. The designer tells us the new sculpture, named Golden Connections, celebrates the transformation the railroad brought to Ashland as well as ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford’s Railroad Park opens Sunday morning for the first time in nearly two years. Volunteers at the park got to work as they prepared to open the gates once again. The park last operated in late October ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Volunteers at the Medford Railroad Park say over $1,000 worth of items were stolen out of a shed Monday night. Volunteers say the situation is unusual. After creating a small hole in the building, the thieves appeared to ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Hundreds are heading to the Jackson County Expo this weekend for the 41st Annual Rogue Valley Railroad Show in Central Point. The show offers a dozen model train layouts, railroad history displays, railroad artifacts, full-size railroad ...
Grants Pass, Ore.– On a small piece of land running over Gilbert Creek, an old wooden railroad trestle is raising some concerns. “Essentially in 2016 we started receiving complaints about the wooden railroad trestle that is in disrepair,” Lt. Todd ...