Here’s the thing: America’s largest miniature train circuit isn’t a theme-park ride, it’s a landscape-scale hobbyist railroad built and maintained by people who treat railroading like a craft. Train ...

There’s a train in Hood River that moves through the landscape like it’s being pulled by invisible fairy godmothers instead ...

Oregon has one of the smallest Black populations in the U.S. A history of exclusion laws and ongoing systemic racism play major roles.

This summer, if all goes well, Amtrak will roll out the first clutch of trains in its shiny new Airo fleet, an $8 billion ...

From towns that once housed outlaws to those built around the railroad, many of the small historic towns in Wyoming could ...

Finding new places to ride has been my quest since I rode my first ATV 34 years ago. One of the best sources for new trails ...

The average Social Security check is $2,071 per month. While these Pacific Northwest towns aren't the cheapest, they ...

Tucked away amid clearcuts and logging roads in the Coburg Hills outside Eugene, the McGowan Creek Environmental Education ...

I live in southeastern Idaho, a corner of the state full of charming small towns and several bucket-list-worthy destinations. Towns like Blackfoot, Rigby, and Island Park can draw in quite a crowd, ...

Continuing our series of articles from The Astorian’s 1973 special edition celebrating our own centennial, this is legendary editor Fred Andrus’ interpretation of city history up to ...

People who care about climate — which should be everyone — have been alarmed about lack of mountain snowpack and a warmer-than-usual winter that’s already on the wane in the Pacific Northwest.

By 1810, the American experiment was well underway. It was a time when the Founding Fathers were not just still alive, but ...