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On December 18, 2017, Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501 derailed near DuPont, Washington, United States.The National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) final report said regional transit authority Sound Transit failed to take steps to mitigate a curve at the accident location, and inadequately trained the train engineer.
Amtrak announced the new Amtrak Cascades brand in the fall 1998 timetable; the new equipment began operation in December. [25] [26] The full Cascades brand was rolled out on January 12, 1999, following a six-week delay due to an issue with the seat designs on the Talgo trainsets. [27] [28] Amtrak extended a second train to Eugene in late 2000.
The Amtrak Cascades passenger train was about 70% full when it restarted service from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Sept. 26. The only daily return train leaves Vancouver B.C. at 5:45 p.m ...
A Conrail freight train collided with the Amtrak train. RAR-81-04: March 29, 1982 Benjamin Franklin: Bristol, Pennsylvania: Train collision 0 32 A locomotive sent to rescue the disabled train collided with it. RAR-82-05: June 15, 1982 San Francisco Zephyr: Emerson, Iowa: Derailment 1 27 The train derailed due to flooding of the tracks. RAR-83 ...
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 ...
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Amtrak operates a fleet of 2,142 railway cars and 425 locomotives for revenue runs and service, collectively called rolling stock.Notable examples include the GE Genesis and Siemens Charger diesel locomotives, the Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotive, the Amfleet series of single-level passenger cars, the Superliner series of double-decker passenger cars, and 20 Acela Express high-speed trainsets.
Funds to build the new trains are part of President Biden’s infrastructure package.