Amtrak Cascades
The Amtrak Cascades is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak. It is named after the Cascade mountain range that the route parallels. The Cascades covers a 446-mile (718 km) rail corridor and connects 18 cities in the Pacific Northwest from Eugene, Oregon to Vancouver, British Columbia. However, no single train covers the whole distance from Vancouver, BC to Eugene, OR. As of February 2016, two daily trains operate between Vancouver, BC and Seattle or Portland, four daily trains operate between Seattle and Portland, and two trains operate between Eugene and Seattle or Portland. Further expansion of service between Seattle and Portland was halted in late 2017 due to a fatal accident in December that involved a train falling off the tracks near Seattle. Check the schedule for exact times. In addition to the above, the Amtrak Coast Starlight offers an additional train along the same route from Seattle to Eugene with the same stops except Tukwila and Oregon City. The Coast Starlight then continues from Eugene to Los Angeles with two additional stops in Chemult and Klamath Falls, Oregon before crossing into California.
Stations
From north to south:
British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver – Pacific Central StationA connection can be made here to The Canadian. Thruway bus connections to Seattle by Cantrail and to Victoria by Wilsons Transportation Ltd.
Washington
Bellingham – Fairhaven StationA connection can be made here to the Alaska Marine Highway System
Mount Vernon – Skagit Transportation Center
Stanwood– Stanwood StationGateway to Camano Island
Everett – Everett StationA connection can be made here to the Empire Builder.
Edmonds – Edmonds StationA connection can be made here to the Empire Builder.
Seattle – King Street StationA connection can be made here to the Empire Builder. Thruway bus connections to Vancouver by Cantrail and to Port Angeles by Olympic Bus Lines.
Tukwila – Tukwila Station
Tacoma – Tacoma Station
Centralia – Centralia Station
Vancouver – Vancouver StationA connection can be made here to the Empire Builder.
Oregon
Portland – Union StationA connection can be made here to the Empire Builder. Thruway connections to Eugene is operated by Cascades Point and to Astoria by NW Point, both operated by MTR Western.
Oregon City – Oregon City Station
Salem – Salem Station
Albany – Albany Station
Eugene – Eugene Springfield StationThruway connections to Portland is operated by Cascades Point