Serving Vancouver, Bellingham, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Eugene, and intermediate points
Amtrak train numbers: 552 and 750 through 763
Predecessor railroad train numbers: None
Cascades is Amtrak's umbrella title for trains on the Vancouver-Seattle-Portland-Eugene corridor, developed as a high speed rail corridor with funding assistance from the states of Washington and Oregon. Service is provided by Talgo train sets which tilt going around curves, allowing the trains to run somewhat faster than conventional equipment.
The Cascades name replaced various individual train names in 1998, after the Talgo trains had begun providing all service in the corridor (with the exception of the Coast Starlight, which provides additional service between Seattle and Eugene on its way to Los Angeles).
Condensed historical timetables (2002):
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(751) (761) (753) (755) (763) TRAIN NUMBER (760) (750) (552) (752) (762) (754)
----- ----- ----- ----- 6:00P Dp Vancouver Ar 11:40A ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
----- 10:20A ----- ----- 7:30P Bellingham 9:52A ----- ----- ----- 8:00P -----
7:30A 12:45P 1:45P 5:25P 9:55P Seattle 7:45A 12:15P ----- 4:00P 5:30P 9:45P
8:18A ----- 2:33P 6:13P ----- Tacoma ----- 11:17A ----- 3:02P ----- 8:47P
11:00A ----- 5:30P 9:00P ----- Portland ----- 8:45A 12:05P 12:30P ----- 6:15P
----- ----- 8:05P 11:35P ----- Ar Eugene Dp ----- 5:45A 9:30A ----- ----- -----
The Amtrak Train Names Project