By Kristin Jackson, Seattle Times Oct. 25--Amtrak is riding high, with a record number of train passengers in the Pacific Northwest and nationally. The Amtrak Cascades service, which includes trains from Seattle to Portland and Vancouver, B.C., was particularly successful.

By Edwards, Denny If this column were being written far a Passenger Issue of the DTJ in the late 1940s, most of the stories would be about passenger trains and buses because that is the way the great majority of Americans traveled back then.

By Hunter T. George, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Aug. 5--Limited Amtrak passenger service is expected to resume Monday between Eugene, Ore., and Seattle.

By Kristin Jackson, Seattle Times Aug. 3--Amtrak has suspended much of its train service in the Pacific Northwest this weekend because of equipment problems, including most Seattle-Portland trains.

By A.B. Minthorn Associated Press ABOARD THE EMPIRE BUILDER -- The Empire Builder snakes through Montana's Rockies, past evergreen forests and mountaintops that glisten with snow even in the warm months. It's a glorious morning in my transcontinental railway journey.