This day in history: Group lobbies for better Amtrak schedules in Spokane; Escaped convicts use beadsheets, springs to build ladder

A citizens group called the Washington Association of Rail Passengers was lobbying for more convenient Amtrak schedules for Spokane.
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Amtrak restores Empire Builder service to Spokane, Chicago

After three days of waiting out the weather, Amtrak is running trains east from Seattle, Edmonds and Everett again starting Monday. Service on the Empire Builder line was suspended between Seattle and ...
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Spokane man killed on tracks at Pasco station

PASCO, Wash. (AP) -- The man found dead on the railroad tracks near the Amtrak station in Pasco has been identified as 39-year-old Ricky Mash of Spokane. The Franklin County coroner told KNDU Mash was ...