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The first new generation Amtrak Cascades train has left the factory, and is now being tested ahead of its 2026 service launch ...
Amtrak Cascades has only one train set that will serve the #503 and #508 trips traveling daily between Seattle and Eugene. The service usually runs 12 trains daily between Seattle and Portland.
An Amtrak train headed to Los Angeles from Seattle had been stuck on the tracks near Eugene, Oregon since Sunday after hitting a tree that fell onto the tracks.
Amtrak resumed all trips on Amtrak Cascades trains over the weekend. Most trains -- including 503, 505, 506, 507, 508, 511, 516, 517, 518 and 519 -- were running.
Amtrak's first NextGen Acela trains officially enter service this month along the Northeast Corridor, marking the first major ...
The resulting disruption affected service to 18 stops between Vancouver, B.C. and Eugene. Meanwhile, a total of 70 passenger cars across the country were affected, including 26 on the Amtrak ...
Amtrak trains have been troubled by delays and other problems. A few days ago, one of the Cascades trains, No. 507, got to Eugene more than an hour late due to locomotive problems south of Albany.
Amtrak continues to see post-pandemic growth in the Northwest, with ridership rising 41% last year on its route between Portland and Vancouver, British Columbia. The Amtrak Cascades route carried ...
The report recommends restoring long-distance passenger rail service to Eastern Oregon. Passenger rail ended in the region in 1997 after Amtrak’s Pioneer line was discontinued.