Although we take it for granted, one of Vancouver’s greatest advantages is that it lies at the end of a transcontinental railroad. The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway was completed in 1908 ...

What makes railroading through the "Grand Canyon ... Horsethief Lake State Park, Columbia River Gorge, OR Multiple spots are at one’s disposal to watch and photograph trains along BNSF ...

Chase Gunnoe photograph What makes railroading through the “Grand Canyon of the ... Horsethief Lake State Park, Columbia River Gorge, OR A westbound BNSF coal train crosses the causeway in Horsethief ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. — The Columbia River is at a crossroads. Negotiations between the U.S. and Canada over the river's benefits are stalled. Thirteen runs of salmon and steelhead are threatened ...

After completing his boyhood job delivering newspapers, Gaps and his dad would drive out to the Columbia Gorge ... the “Crooked River Railroad” is a storybook of their lives: a miniature ...

Negotiations over the Columbia River basin could affect the environment in Canada and electrical generation and flood control in the United States. Negotiations of a 60-year-old treaty between ...

The Columbia River Gorge has no shortage of natural wonders, but its newest attraction stands out for being human-made yet stunningly integrated with the landscape. In a recent episode of the Peak ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A commercial fisherman turned up an exceptionally rare find on the Columbia River last month when he caught a Chinese mitten crab, which is prohibited in Oregon. The invasive ...

The Columbia River hosts some of Washington’s best fisheries—big salmon and steelhead runs, impressive summertime Chinook, giant sturgeon, and abundant whitefish. Equally notable are its non ...

A move by federal water managers to pause a landmark environmental review of the Columbia River hydropower system has become a Rorschach test that leaves utilities, salmon advocates, commercial ...