Amtrak Cascades facts for kids
The Amtrak Cascades is a passenger train in the United States and Canada. It goes up and down the Pacific Northwest, from Vancouver to Seattle to Portland to Eugene, Oregon. It takes its name from the Cascade Mountains.
The train is run by Amtrak and gets money from Washington and Oregon. It stops in 18 cities. The Cascades name started being used in 1998; trains were already running under different names.
Images for kids
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The Mount Rainier in 1974. Note the dome car and coaches still bearing pre-Burlington Northern liveries.
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Departure board at Seattle's King Street Station in 1981, listing the Mount Rainier, the Pacific International, and other since-discontinued trains
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The Northwest Talgo at Portland in August 1994
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Amtrak Cascades consist in Portland, Oregon, with NPCU at the head of the train.
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Amtrak Cascades travels by Commercial–Broadway station in Vancouver, British Columbia
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A Talgo Series 8 trainset departs Portland Union Station with the engineer controlling the train from the cab located inside the power car.
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Inside a Talgo Series VI bistro car with a map of the Pacific Northwest (where the route travels) on the ceiling
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Brand new Siemens Charger locomotive in February 2018
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Amtrak Cascades train No. 505 in September 2020 with Horizon cars
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