Amtrak Cascades rolls along the scenic Puget Sound as it passes through University Place, WA.

Talgo Series 8 cab car "Mt. Bachelor" heads up southbound Cascades train 509 as it glides along the Puget Sound at Steilacoom in last light.

Amtrak Cascades passes golfers enjoying a beautiful day in this scenic setting.

Amtrak Cascades passes some scenic country along the Puget Sound.

An Amtrak Cascades set rolls southbound along scenic Bellingham Bay near last light of the day.

A perfectly matched Amtrak Cascades set rolls along Puget Sound.

The interior ceiling of the Talgo Bistro (or Cafe) car on this Amtrak Cascades train has a neat geographical mural of the region with accent lights. I wasn't able to see the inside of the newer Se... (more)

An Amtrak Cascades train makes its way through the scenic Pacific Northwest. Tunnel, water, mountains and million dollar homes... this place has it all!

An Amtrak Cascades train makes its way through the scenic Pacific Northwest with a Talgo Series 8 train set cab car leading the way.

An Amtrak Cascades train makes its way through the scenic Pacific Northwest with a Talgo Series 8 train set. Note the lack of the unique "fins" that are found on the Series 7 sets.

One of Amtrak's ugly Talgo cab cars departs Seattle with a southbound Cascades train.

An Amtrak Cascades service train rolls south over a trestle at a marina near White Rock, BC in June 2000. This is the afternoon run from Vancouver, BC to Seattle, WA.

On its evening trek between Eugene, OR and Seattle, WA, Amtrak Cascades train 508 races north through the farmlands of the Willamette Valley.

Southbound Cascades #517 crosses Chuckanut Bay just a few miles south of Bellingham at the end of a beautiful spring day on Washington's northern coast.

An Amtrak Cascades crosses the Steel Bridge as it approaches its stop at Portland Union Station.