Amtrak Cascades Service discussion

[Harmon Shay]

Why not just unload passengers at Vancouver ( or Portland ) bus to Kelso and let them re board. Train can pass without passengers unless track(s) are blocked. Opposite direction as well. Can anyone give us a detail report of these slides and does it appear that there are more locations slide prone in the same area?

West Point's question is a good one. I'm just afraid Amtrak has become way too willing to use buses to the max, even when it's not fully necessary, and no one's calling them on it.

 

[Willbridge]

Why not just unload passengers at Vancouver ( or Portland ) bus to Kelso and let them re board. Train can pass without passengers unless track(s) are blocked. Opposite direction as well. Can anyone give us a detail report of these slides and does it appear that there are more locations slide prone in the same area?

Somewhere in this thread I've posted an old newspaper clipping discussing slides and flooding from the current location (Felida) up to the Lewis River. The segment from Kalama to Vancouver was built in a hurry and has been problematic ever since.

 

[fairviewroad]

Seems to be some additional work planned this week in the slide-prone area near VanWa.

 

[moosejunky99]

Looks like another train derailment in Portland. 5 empty cars but have not heard about Amtrak delays.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/29/us/train-derailment-steel-bridge-portland/index.html

 

[Harmon Shay]

Bridge problem is fixed now. I didn't hear of any delays of any consequence to Amtrak.

 

[Willbridge]

Bridge problem is fixed now. I didn't hear of any delays of any consequence to Amtrak.

Looks like it was on the tightest curve, leading to or from the Albina Yard. Biggest UP steam engines could not use that directly.

 

[railiner]

I forgot to mention, I had my first ever ride in a Talgo a few weeks ago. I rode in Horizon's from Vancouver to Stanwood, but a day later rode a Talgo from Stanwood to Tacoma.
I'll take a Horizon anytime over a Talgo....

 

[fairviewroad]

Amtrak Cascades train sees record ridership in Oregon in March

https://www.klcc.org/transportation...rain-sees-record-ridership-in-oregon-in-march

 

[Maglev]

I forgot to mention, I had my first ever ride in a Talgo a few weeks ago. I rode in Horizon's from Vancouver to Stanwood, but a day later rode a Talgo from Stanwood to Tacoma.
I'll take a Horizon anytime over a Talgo....

The withdrawn Talgo Series VI had very comfortable seats, and most of the seats faced forwards (they could be rotated at endpoints). I've never been a fan of the surviving Talgo Series VIII trainsets.