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In 1994, Amtrak began a six-month trial run of modern Talgo equipment over the Seattle–Portland corridor. Amtrak named this service Northwest Talgo, and announced that it would institute a second, conventional train on the corridor (supplementing the Mount Rainier) once the trial concluded. [13] [14] Regular service began on April 1, 1994. [15]
Portland Union Station is a train station in Portland, Oregon, United States, situated near the western shore of the Willamette River in Old Town Chinatown.It serves as an intermediate stop for Amtrak's Cascades and Coast Starlight routes and, along with King Street Station in Seattle, is one of two western termini of the Empire Builder.
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
The Union Pacific Railroad opened its East Olympia depot (originally named Chambers Prairie) on January 16, 1916, as part of a new Tacoma–Portland main line that was shared with the Northern Pacific and Great Northern. [7] Northern Pacific also had a station at Kyro, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of the current station.
Amtrak's long-distance routes form the backbone of the US national rail network, providing an alternative to intercity drives or flights. They are also noted for their scenery, and are popular as vacations and experiential travel. [4] A few routes provide direct service to National Parks, [note 1] with Amtrak Thruway buses reaching many more. [5]
The restoration of Amtrak service on the Point Defiance Bypass was tentatively scheduled for 2020, after agreements with local officials and the arrival of new Talgo trainsets, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [66] [67] Amtrak service resumed at Tacoma Dome Station on November 18, 2021. [68]
The Pacific Northwest rail corridor is used by several Amtrak and local commuter rail services. Amtrak operates the Amtrak Cascades service over the length of the corridor, as well as the Coast Starlight from Seattle southward. The Empire Builder uses the corridor on short segments, via two sections in Seattle and Portland.
On May 1, 1971, Amtrak took over national passenger services from private railroads, including several operated by the Burlington Northern Railroad (the successor to Northern Pacific) that stopped at Union Station. [7] [8] The Tacoma offices relocated to Seattle and Amtrak built a new Tacoma station on Puyallup Avenue east of Freighthouse ...