The Engineer of Amtrak Train #513 slowed the train to a stop at Edmonds, WA about 5 minutes late. These days, I've seen more passengers at the Edmonds Station taking Amtrak when compared to last year due to gas prices and leisurely traveling. Looks like our SoCal 454 is leading the Cascades following a shortage of our Cascades Locomotives, which 3 of ours is at Chicago for repairs from the December Snow Storm.
From Vancouver, BC, to Eugene, OR, this route runs along stretches of Puget Sound and the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. The TALGO trainsets that were the line's backbone for many years were withdrawn from service after they were cited in the 2017 crash
With two sections of the Empire Builder, the Coast Starlight, Seattle, the Cascade Mountains, Columbia Valley and Puget Sound, Washington state offers rail buffs plenty of variety and beauty.
