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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 ...
Amtrak Cascades train No. 505 in September 2020 with Horizon cars. In August 2019, the Federal Railroad Administration awarded WSDOT up to $37.5 million to purchase three new trainsets for the route, allowing the replacement of the older Talgo VI trainsets. [70] The Talgo VI trainsets were withdrawn in June 2020. [71]
The Amtrak Cascades route between Seattle and Vancouver was scheduled to resume Sept. 26 after it was suspended for 30 months due to COVID. 10 days before it resumes, Amtrak Cascades service ...
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.
It was opened for Amtrak service on December 18, 2017, but the first Cascades train derailed at speed on a bridge over Interstate 5 while traveling southbound near DuPont. Amtrak service was rerouted to the old line until passenger service resumed on November 18, 2021.
Horizon cars on the Amtrak Cascades No. 503 on June 18th, 2023 As of November 2020 [update] , the Horizon coach cars primarily are used on trains based out of Amtrak's Chicago division including the Illinois Service ( Carl Sandburg , Illini , Illinois Zephyr , Lincoln Service & Saluki ), Michigan Services ( Blue Water & Wolverine ), Hiawatha ...
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.
Shipments of the cars to Amtrak should begin by the end of 2024. The $4.9 billion Amtrak contract with Siemens Mobility Inc. is the largest in the company’s history. All the construction is ...