Memories #PiethagramTravels March 2012
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Amtrak Cascades train laying over in Eugene.

A clear December day in Eugene. #amtrakcascades

🛳️ Mickey's Boat - Day 5
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🛳️ Day 5 – Mickey’s Boat Today we finally got to sleep in a bit after the busy travel days.

🛳️ Day 5 - Mickey's Boat
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🚂 Train to Vancouver - Day 4
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🚂 Day 4 – Train to Vancouver Today we traded city streets for scenic rails!

🚂 Day 4 - Train to Vancouver
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Ridership is up despite serious reliability issues and equipment shortages. When the new trains show up next year and frequencies increase, I suspect ridership will explode even more

#buildthedamntrains
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Connect between rail and transit during the Week Without Driving Monday, September 29 – Sunday, October 5, 2025

Imagine your life without driving. We are joining organizations across Washington State to celebrate the #WeekWithoutDriving! Will you be participating by #AmtrakCascades or #SounderRail ? Check out our guide to rail and transit connections at www.aawa.us/week-without... Post your stories!

They're running older cars on #AmtrakCascades 506 today. It's also a sold-out train, so no room to stretch out this evening.

What started out as a fun first ride on #AmtrakCascades central line from Seattle to Portland—on Train 505—has turned into a nightmare. We sat for three hours in a dead train, without any ventilation, power, working toilets, mobile signal, or WiFi, somewhere between Napavine and Vader.

I am only passing DuPont, but I already think the railway needs more grade-separated crossings and more double-tracked segments (or be completely double-tracked). #AmtrakCascades

New Amtrak Cascades train after it left the factory glides through California countryside with threes and brush on the surrounding hills.

New Amtrak Cascades cab car and all the new train cars pass under a rail bridge after leaving the factory.

New Amtrak Cascades train after it left the factory glides through California countryside with threes and brush on the surrounding hills.

The new Amtrak Cascades train on railroad tracks under blue sky!

Big news! The brand-new Amtrak Cascades trainset is on the move! It's en route to Pueblo, Colorado! Many thanks to rail fan Hudson Sheats @centralvalleyrailfan8311 who captured these amazing images! More info in comments.
#AmtrakCascades #NewTrains

Sneak Peek: New Airo Trains Coming to Amtrak Cascades in 2026 » The Urbanist # A part of a major Amtrak order in 2022, the sleek new Siemens trains will be rolling out in the Pacific Northwest ahead of other parts of the country. The new Airo trainsets come at an uncertain tim...

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An Amfleet cafe car is followed by four Horizon coaches in the consist of the Chicago-bound _Borealis_ on Aug. 10, 2024. Amtrak has removed the Horizon cars from service because of corrosion issues. David Lassen * * * CHICAGO — Amtrak trains on several routes have been cancelled after the company removed its fleet of Horizon passenger cars from service because of concerns over corrosion, raising the possibility of long-term service disruptions. In a statement issued at 9 a.m. today (March 26, 2025), the company said, “We discovered corrosion in several Horizon railcars and, while working with the manufacturer, decided to remove the equipment from service after learning of additional areas of concern from intensive inspections of multiple cars. The removal of this equipment from service will affect services on several routes: _Downeaster_ , _Hiawatha_ , _Borealis_ , and _Amtrak Cascades_. Some trains, such as the _Downeaster_ , will operate with fewer cars, while other services will be provided substitute transportation until a long-term plan is developed.” A total of 70 cars — 61 coaches and nine food-service cars — are affected. They are part of a fleet of 104 cars ordered from Bombardier — now part of Alstom — in 1988, with delivery completed by 1990. Those cars are based on Comet commuter rail cars built for NJ Transit and its predecessors. The key difference is that the Horizon cars have end vestibules while the commuter cars use a center door for entry and exit. In the Pacific Northwest, 26 cars were sidelined, leading to the cancellation of all but one of the seven daily round trips for the _Cascades_ in the Vancouver, British Columbia-Seattle-Portland-Eugene, Ore., corridor. The single round trip continuing to operate will be a Seattle-Eugene, Ore., round trip — trains Nos. 503 and 508 — using the Cascades’ lone operable Talgo trainset; a second such Series 8 train has been sidelined since November after striking a tree during a storm. [see “Amtrak deals with Cascades mechanical woes …,” Trains News Wire, March 24, 2025]. The Washington State Department of Transportation said in a statement that buses had been secured to substitute for the trains through March 30. Beyond that, the statement said, “Amtrak is determining how to replace the grounded Horizon trains by redistributing other trains in its national fleet. Amtrak will notify the states of Washington and Oregon as soon as a plan is in place to move replacement trains to the Pacific Northwest. Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, operator of the _Downeaster_ , said in an email to _Trains_ News Wire that the train had been operating for several months with one Horizon car and three Amfleet cars. “I was informed last night that the Horizons were being pulled from the service immediately due to the corrosion issue,” Quinn wrote. “Effective today, _Downeaste_ r service is operating five round trips daily with three Amfleet coaches in each consist.” Today’s _Borealis_ has been cancelled in both directions between Chicago and St. Paul, Minn., according to the train status feature on Amtrak’s website, with alternate bus transportation provided because of “equipment unavailability.” Those trains have mostly operated with Horizon coaches along with an Amfleet cafe car, although some recent service has seen substitution of a Superliner trainset. Three of the six _Hiawatha_ round trips between Chicago and Milwaukee have also been cancelled with a bus substitution. The _Hiawatha_ fleet has included a mix of Siemens Venture, Horizon, and Amfleet cars. While some internet discussion of the situation has indicated a Federal Railroad Administration order was involved, the removal of the cars from service was an Amtrak decision, an FRA spokesman told News Wire. _— Updated at 12:25 p.m. CT with number of cars involved; updated at 12:36 p.m. with information from Washington State Department of Transportation.__Revised to reflect later information at 12:53 p.m. Correspondent Bob Johnston contributed to this report. _ A Horizon coach being ferried to the Pacific Northwest for _Cascades_ service is tucked between the locomotives and baggage car on the westbound _Empire Builder_ on March 13, 2025. _Cascades_ service will be badly disrupted by the sidelining of the Horizon fleet. David Lassen

Well... Shit.

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Sunny layover. #amtrakcascades #EUG

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Why I take the #train over driving on I-5 south of Seattle on my Friday #commute .

#amtrak #amtrakcascades #pnw #Seattle

Here are some others, this is a Cascades Train bound for Vancouver blowing through a Grade Crossing in the Skagit Valley
#Amtrak #AmtrakCascades

The #AmtrakCascades 🇺🇸 #Talgo8 comes with a @diningcar.at and a kitchen/bar car called #Bistro. #Talgo cars are comparatively short, hence the accommodation of the bar/kitchen area and the dining room in adjacent cars. The latter one also serves as the business class lounge.

A ride on board an #AmtrakCascades 🇺🇸 #Talgo 8 trainset from #Everett to #Seattle today: the line is very scenic, running mostly alongside #PugetSound and the (originally Spanish) design of the #Talgo is quite unique.
#Siemens “Chargers” provide motive power.

I love the @Amtrak_Cascades it's the best way to Portland. #AmtrakCascades

I love the @Amtrak_Cascades it's the best way to Portland. #AmtrakCascades

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