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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 ...
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At 07:33 a.m. local time (15:33 UTC), the leading locomotive and twelve cars of the southbound Amtrak Cascades number 501 passenger train derailed southwest of DuPont. [11] DuPont is about 40 mi (64 km) south of Seattle and about 5 mi (8 km) south of the Joint Base Lewis–McChord (JBLM) main gate.
The Cascades service started in Fall 1998 with four Series VI trainsets, two were owned by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and two were owned by Amtrak. Each trainset was built with 12 cars and a six-car spare set, including a baggage car, service car, lounge car, café car and two "coach class" coaches, was also built.
[27] [28] The restoration of Amtrak service on the Point Defiance Bypass was then tentatively scheduled for 2020, after agreements with local officials and the arrival of new Talgo trainsets. [29] [30] Passenger service on the bypass resumed on November 18, 2021, following delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [31] [32]
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 Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study was created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to be completed by the Federal Railroad Administration.Its purpose is to evaluate the restoration and addition of discontinued and new long-distance passenger services, as well as the upgrading of tri-weekly long-distance services to daily operation.