transportation

Amtrak is moving train cars to the Northwest from other parts of the country to swap in for 26 cars abruptly pulled from service in late March due to corrosion problems.

House Bill 848 would create a “Big Sky Rail Account” within the state special revenue fund. It would appropriate $2 million annually to the new rail account and would come from a tax on certain railroad cars.

The City of Missoula is working with transportation officials to ensure grants already approved by the federal government come through amid the Trump administration's cuts.

Transportation between cities in Montana can be difficult without a car and a new bill in the Senate would seek to study the issue.

A washout has closed the only access road to the Olympic National Park’s popular Hoh Rain Forest since December.

Jim Elliott writes, "They would get it registered right away, meaning they would have to drive to Helena, the county seat, to do it, a 150-mile round trip."

Gov. Bob Ferguson and Washington State Ferries will pause further hybrid-electric conversions of jumbo ferries after completing one.

The Department of Public Works and Mobility sat down with members of the City Council this week to discuss Missoula's sidewalk program and if, or how it should continue.

A proposal to impose a 4% tax on the sale of new car tires could send $20 million a year to the Oregon Department of Transportation

The result of recent studies and input now includes a menu of potential alternatives for both the corridor and individual intersection.