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Amtrak Cascades service increase announced


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EXCITING NEWS! On March 7, a second Amtrak Cascades daily roundtrip will begin connecting Vancouver, BC to 13 train stations throughout western Washington ...

Amtrak and Partners Receive Federal Grants to Improve and ...

Amtrak and its partners have been awarded more than $2.1 billion to improve existing routes and advance plans to expand Amtrak service ...

FRA Announces $227 Million for Passenger Rail Projects

... improve rail safety for Amtrak's Wolverine service, which carries ... Amtrak Cascades fleet, and improve onboard amenities. Wisconsin ...

Amtrak Cascades Ridership in the Eugene-Portland Corridor

In May, ridership began to increase slightly, but has fluctuated since then. The service will continue with the single roundtrip and allowing for 50% capacity ...

Amtrak Cascades from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., postponed ...

Amtrak will postpone restoring its Cascades passenger-train service between Seattle and Vancouver, BC, until a target date of December.

Amtrak to restore daily service for Pacific Northwest routes in May as ...

In another hopeful sign that the travel industry is bouncing back in Washington after pandemic-induced lows last year, Amtrak announced that ...

New Amtrak options for travel between Seattle and Portland added

“This significantly increases capacity for riders traveling between the two busiest stops on the Amtrak Cascades route every morning and evening ...

Washington Announces Potential Cascades Corridor Investments

Eventually, the service will be increased from four daily roundtrips between Portland and Seattle to 13, and four trips extending to Vancouver, ...

Cascadia bullet train stuck at the station as feds dole out big bucks ...

Skeptics of the costly project breathed a sigh of relief and urged a refocused effort to upgrade existing Amtrak Cascades service between ...

Amtrak Cascades adds two more daily round-trips between Seattle ...

“As we increase options for our Pacific Northwest customers, we are thrilled to expand scheduled service to meet customers' rising demand for ...

Amtrak Cascades unveils new trainsets coming in 2026

A new fleet of Northwest-themed Amtrak Cascades trains will transport passengers in style between Seattle, Vancouver, BC, Portland and other ...

Cascadia Bullet Train Going Nowhere as Feds Give Big Bucks for Rail

Moyer and like-minded rail advocates want Washington and Oregon to prioritize ramping up service on the state-supported Amtrak Cascades line to ...

Washingtonians favor both improving Amtrak Cascades and ...

Evergreen State voters are supportive of making major investments to improve Amtrak Cascades intercity rail service as well as building a more ...

Amtrak Cascades Ridership Is Up 12 Percent Since Last Year

The Amtrak service that runs through Centralia has become quite the popular way to get to and fro in Western Washington.

WSDOT issues RFI for Cascades service

Amtrak is still losing money on the Cascades service as they are on almost all state corridors. There is still a federal subsidy component for ...

Amtrak Doubles Seattle-Portland Service, Enhances Features

Amtrak Cascades is expanding its service between Seattle and Portland, increasing from six to twelve round-trip trains.

All Things Cascades incl Vancouver - RAILROAD.NET

Kummant, Amtrak President and CEO. "This project allows us to advance corridor development along an already highly successful Amtrak route. We look forward to ...

'It's just negligence:' Advocates decry state leaders' failure to use ...

This comes soon after Amtrak announced that the Cascades line was restored to its full pre-pandemic service and that the company would add ...

Amtrak Cascades from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C. ... - Nelson Star

Amtrak will postpone restoring its Cascades passenger-train service between Seattle and Vancouver, BC, until a target date of December.

Amtrak Announces Its First-ever Electric Bus Option - Travel + Leisure

Amtrak and the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) are replacing a diesel-powered bus with an electric vehicle, ...