Amtrak Opening Up Northwest With Even More Seattle-Vancouver Service
Amtrak's Northwest Corridor, already busy in anticipation of the 2010 Olympics, just got a little bit busier. As of August 19th, the train company has added a second daily train to the Seattle-Vancouver portion of their Cascades route, a network of rails that bind Portland to Vancouver and back. The new train means that travelers now have direct daily round-trip service starting all the way at the bottom of the route and all the way till the end.
Amtrak Cascades connects Portland to Seattle with four daily round-trips, and then travelers are routed to their final destinations accordingly. They're celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, with the expanded Seattle-Vancouver route being a part of that. For the rest of the celebrations, which include promotions and events, there's even a dedicated 10th anniversary page.
It's a coincidence, but a very convenient one, that the Vancouver Olympics are falling so close to the anniversary. Apparently the Olympics are kind of a Thing around the world, so even booking sites like Rail Europe are facilitating Cascades purchases for their customers.
If everything goes smoothly, look for Canada to link up with more Amtrak routes. Future expansions are already in the works, with Canadian politicians eagerly eying Amtrak's super-busy Northeast corridor next.
[Photo: Peterhuocean11/Wiki Commons]
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· Amtrak Cascades [Official Site]
· Train Travel Coverage [Jaunted]
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