Feds Grant $1 Million to Study Cascadia High-Speed Rail and Amtrak Cascades Upgrades
Washington State came up short in its bid for a larger $198 million grant to advance high-speed rail planning.
On Friday, the Federal Railroad Administration...
Amtrak Cascades Launching Two More Daily Seattle-Portland Trips on December 11
Two new daily roundtrips on Amtrak Cascades between Seattle and Portland will start on Monday, December 11. The extra trips will help fill out...
Op-Ed: Amtrak Cascades Needs Track and Service Improvements
A rapid mode shift from planes and lanes to trains is a healthy climate solution.
Many thanks to Stephen Fesler for his reporting on the...
Op-Ed: How Washington’s Trains Can Arrive On-Time
Indonesian Railways' rapid improvement offers hope for turning around floundering Amtrak Cascades service.
Back in April I attempted to take the train from Tacoma to...
Concepts for Amtrak Cascades Service Growth Have Arrived
Preliminary concepts for Amtrak Cascades service growth have surfaced, offering an early look into the potential direction of frequencies and infrastructure enhancements to support...
I-5 Interchange Redesign Near DuPont Benefits Sound Transit-Owned Rail Line
Sound Transit is partnering with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for a grade-separation project in Pierce County. The project is being led...
Amtrak Cascades to Chart Next 20 Years of Service
Participate in the online survey and influence decades of future Amtrak Cascades passenger rail service.
Work has begun on the first phase of the Amtrak...
In 2023, Cascadia Rail Could Take Lessons from 1953
On the whole, 2022 was not a bad year for intercity passenger rail service in the northwest. In March, the Washington State Legislature allocated...