AROUND OREGON: Amtrak stops service between Eugene and Sacramento after wildfire damages tracks

The Lava Fire, still burning near Mount Shasta in Northern California, damaged a portion of the Union Pacific Railroad on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The damage has forced freight traffic to reroute, created delays and cancellations for Amtrak passengers, and has left Klamath Falls without passenger rail service.

The Coast Starlight train will not serve stops between Eugene and Sacramento until at least mid-July, according to Amtrak.

South of the fire, the Coast Starlight will…