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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.
Salem station is an Amtrak train station in Salem, Oregon, United States. It is served by Amtrak Cascades corridor trains going to and from Portland, Oregon, as well as the long-distance Coast Starlight. Greyhound Lines and some regional buses also stop at the station.
Three Amtrak routes provide service to Oregon: The Coast Starlight, running from Seattle, Washington to Los Angeles, California provides service to Portland, Salem, Albany, Eugene, Chemult, and Klamath Falls. [23] The Amtrak Cascades, running from Vancouver, British Columbia to Eugene, serves Portland, Oregon City, Salem, Albany, and Eugene. [24]
However, in 1994, Amtrak extended the Seattle-Portland Mount Rainier to Eugene on a trial basis. This proved successful enough that the train was renamed the Cascadia in 1995. The Cascadia was merged into Amtrak Cascades along with all of Amtrak's other Pacific Northwest services in 1998, and a Portland-Eugene round trip was added in 2000.
Albany station is an Amtrak intercity rail station in Albany, Oregon, United States. It is served by the Amtrak Cascades and the Coast Starlight passenger trains, and is the westernmost Amtrak station. [3] Albany station also serves as the hub for local transit.
Salem, Falls City and Western Railway: SP: 1901 1915 Southern Pacific Company: Seashore Road Company: GN/ NP: 1893 1897 Astoria and Columbia River Railroad: Sheridan and Willamina Railroad: SP: 1907 1913 Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway: Southern Extensions Railway: UP: 1906 Des Chutes Railroad: Southern Pacific Company: SP SP 1887 1969
Merged into Amtrak Cascades: Mount Rainier ‡ Seattle – Portland May 1, 1971 October 29, 1994 Inherited from an unnamed BN train; unnamed until 1971. Southbound ran to Eugene from 1980 to 1981 as the return from a Willamette Valley trip. Seattle – Eugene October 30, 1994 October 29, 1995 Renamed Cascadia. Northwest Talgo: Seattle – Portland
Positive response led to Amtrak to retain this service, and the Coast Daylight name was dropped on May 19, 1974. [8] An additional train, the Spirit of California, ran the section of the route between Sacramento and Los Angeles on an overnight schedule from October 25, 1981, to September 30, 1983. [10]