Amtrak Cascades train 501, lead by a Talgo Series 8 cab car with an EMD F59PHI providing the power, pulls into the station platform at Centralia, WA.

Today, December 18th 2017, started out as a day of celebration for the first runs of the Amtrak Cascades and the Starlight on the recently finished Lakewood Sub. Instead, it was a day of tragedy... (more)

Cascade train 501 runs around Willbridge Yard.

Amtrak 501 rolls into Portland Union Station with the new Seahawks Cab Car. Are you ready for some football?

Amtrak Cascades is planned to no longer run over some of the most scenic parts of the route (such as this location) once the inland "commuter route" is completed, which is supposed to save some mi... (more)

If only it were a matched consist... wah.

The Talgo set is the Mt. Baker.

Perhaps the most questionable design of cab cars.

With Amtrak 112 in the lead, southbound Cascades 510 passes through Titlow Beach near Tacoma, WA. In the background you can see the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

Two Amtrak Cascade trains wait for their departures early in the morning. The train in the foreground is AMTK 510 with service to Vancouver BC and in the background is AMTK 501 with service to Por... (more)

*sniff sniff sniff*

While the Talgo sets underwent emergency repairs, the Amfleet and Horizons dominated the Cascades Corridor for a few weeks. This is a photo angle that one could legally get only once a year, durin... (more)

Running a little late, Cascades #501 makes the shortest station stop I've ever seen; under 45 seconds. In a rare turn of events, P42 #144 is pushing up the rear. The historic Centralia Station w... (more)

The interior of the dining car on the Amtrak Cascades Mt. Olympis trainset made by Talgo (Spain). On Seattle-South trains, its open for anyone to go into, but on Seattle-North trains its used for... (more)