Amtrak
Expand Amtrak Cascades Passenger Rail Statewide
“It's not planning for today. This is a vision that's planning for where the region is going to be in twenty years. If we...
Transpo Notes: Bike Helmet Law Repeal, New Water Taxi Routes Report, Amtrak Cascades to...
This week’s Transpo Notes highlights include: repeal of King County's bike helmet law, return of cross-border Amtrak Cascades train service, preliminary report of King...
Midweek Video: Canada’s Incredible New Intercity Trains
RM Transit shows off Via Rail's new Siemens Venture class equipment, which is also coming to Amtrak services like Cascades.
Amtrak Cascades to Add Cross-Border Bus Service in December, Train Service in 2022
Amtrak Cascades train service north of Seattle remains suspended, but bus service will be offered in early December. This will allow Amtrak passengers to...
Amtrak Service Returns to Point Defiance Bypass on November 18th
Amtrak services will return to the Point Defiance Bypass on Thursday, November 18th, the company announced late this afternoon. The bypass is expected to...
All Aboard Washington Releases New Passenger Rail Vision Map
The map visualizes more rail connections throughout the Northwest, including both cities and rural areas.
With all of the transit developments happening in the...
Senate Compromise Torches Most Progressive Elements of Biden Infrastructure Plan
When President Joe Biden's $2.25 trillion jobs plan proposed $20 billion for a Reconnecting Communities fund that could be used for urban freeway removal...
Amtrak Cuts Deal with Siemens for ‘Venture’ Trainsets, Replacing Cascades Equipment
Amtrak has cut a major $7.3 billion deal with Siemens Mobility, a Germany-based manufacturer, to produce 83 trainsets at its Sacramento, California plant. The...