Anyone who frequents inner southeast Portland is familiar with the persistent—yet unpredictable—freight train bottlenecks near railroad crossings in the area. Union Pacific freight trains ...

Local News 1 dead after being struck by freight train in Portland The incident happened near the intersection of Northeast 112th Avenue and Northeast Fremont Street.

Oregon authorities and hazmat crews are investigating a freight train derailment in Portland, which occurred at the Steel Bridge.

Oregon authorities and hazmat crews are investigating a freight train derailment in Portland, which occurred at the Steel Bridge.

Emergency crews are responding to the scene after a bicyclist was apparently struck by a MAX train in southeast Portland.

View of the tracks looking west from Bob Stacey Crossing toward SE 12th Avenue and downtown Portland. (Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) People are fed up with being at the mercy of Union Pacific ...

Freight trains are getting longer, and Southeast Portland drivers often have no escape options when a crossing is blocked. PBOT hopes federal grant money can help.

All rail traffic along the major rail line that runs past Portland’s Union Station has been halted after a freight train derailed near the west end of the Steel Bridge early Saturday afternoon ...

It happened near Southeast Division and 8th Avenue. It appears that the bicycle rider was using the street, not the bike path. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office says the rider was headed north on ...

Five years ago, the average Union Pacific freight train was 8,000-feet long. Today, it’s more than 9,000 — with many extending as long as 15,000-feet.

LIVERMORE, CA — A person was fatally struck by a Union Pacific freight train on the tracks near the intersection of N. L Street and Railroad Avenue, the train operator confirmed to Patch.

A Union Pacific freight train derailed on the east end of the Steel Bridge this morning, forcing the closure of the entire bridge, Portland Fire & Rescue said.