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Amtrak
303 S Jackson St - (call (206) 341-9370)
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Amtrak-sea
303 S Jackson St - (call (206) 382-4125)
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Coast Starlight Experience - 3 Night/4 Day Tour
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Widely regarded as one of the most spectacular of all train routes, the Coast Starlight links the greatest cities on the West Coast. En route daily between Seattle and Los Angeles, the Coast Starlight passes through Portland, Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Barbara. The scenery along the Coast Starlight route is unsurpassed. The dramatic snow-covered peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Shasta, lush forests, fertile valleys and long stretches of Pacific Ocean shoreline provide a stunning backdrop for your journey. Exclusive Amenities Rediscover the Coast Starlight. This legendary train will feature enhanced Coaches and Sleeping Cars, along with exclusive new amenities. The Dining Car will offer fresh, regional cuisine, while the Arcade Room will entertain kids of all ages with a great selection of arcade-style video games. Sleeping Car passengers can enjoy Happy Hour specials and a daily tasting of local wines in the refurbished Pacific Parlor Car, which also will offer a specialty coffee bar, onboard theater and alternative dining venue. |
Empire Builder Experience - 5 Day/4 Night Tour
- (call 877-929-7245)
Just a few generations ago, the route of the Empire Builder was wilderness, roamed by Native Americans and buffalo. Later, fur traders and gold miners visited it. And still later, it was developed by merchants, timber men, farmers and – most dramatically – by railroaders. Scheduled for scenery, the Empire Builder's historic 2,206 mile journey takes you from Chicago to Seattle through unforgettable, eye-popping scenery of the majestic North and Pacific Northwest of the United States. |
Sound Transit
401 South Jackson Street Seattle, WA 98104 - (call (206) 398-5000)
Sound Transit operates the Sounder Commuter Rail, a commuter rail service between Everett and Seattle, and between Seattle and Tacoma. There are currently 7 peak-direction and 2 reverse-commute round-trips daily between Tacoma and Seattle and 4 peak-direction round trips between Everett and Seattle. Sound Transit will eventually run up to 18 daily round-trips from Tacoma once all trackwork is completed by BNSF Railway. They also plan on extending service to South Tacoma and Lakewood by 2012. |
The Alaska Railroad Corporation
5615 W Marginal Way SW - (call (206) 767-1100)
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Visiting Washington State by Train
Washington State is located on the Pacific north coast of the United State; it's bordered by British Columbia (Canada) in the North, by Idaho State on the East side, and by Oregon State in the South.
The state can be divided into 6 geographic land a [...] (Read Article)
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May 16 2012 - Thieves rob Sound Transit of $250K in copper wire
Thieves stole 22,000 feet of copper cable from a tunnel inside the elevated light rail track between Seatac and Seattle, Sound Transit said Friday. The 70,000 pounds of copper has a street value of around $250,000. "Our best evidence is ...it was cut down into into chunks...50-60 pounds a piece...then carried out," said Ron Griffin, chief of the Sound Transit police force. "There's no danger to ... |
May 16 2012 - Sound Transit completes $1.9B Seattle rail tunnel link
Sound Transit contractors have connected the University Link light rail tunnels with the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (DSTT). The tunnel boring machine, nicknamed "Brenda," recently completed its one-mile trip on the second tunnel between Capitol Hill and downtown. |
May 12 2012 - Maritime week: Where the rails meet the sails
The Puget Sound ports are only as strong as the railroads that link them to the rest of the country, as well as to the interior of Washington. Tacoma -- "where the rails meet the sails" -- won the first transcontinental railroad, the Northern Pacific . Then Seattle got the Great Northern . Eventually the Union Pacific and Milwaukee Road arrived, too. Now, after decades of consolidation, the main ... |
May 08 2012 - Sound Transit buys 37 miles of rail right-of-way for East Link project
Sound Transit and the Port of Seattle today announced they have finalized Sound Transit’s purchase of 1.1 miles of former BNSF track in Bellevue for construction of East Link light rail, as well as easements for future access to 37 miles of the Eastside rail corridor. |
May 08 2012 - Sound Transit completes purchase of rail line
Sound Transit has finalized a purchase of 1.1 miles of former BNSF track in Bellevue for construction of East Link light rail, as well as easements for future access to 37 miles of the Eastside rail corridor. The land was owned by the Port of Seattle. |
May 08 2012 - Light rail boring machine to dig under I-5
A machine digging a tunnel for a Sound Transit light rail line crosses another tricky point Monday night as it passes under Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle. |
May 06 2012 - Firefighters say ‘thanks’
Members of the Crescent City Volunteer Fire Department recently raised $3,300 for the Leukemia and Lymphona Society as part of the 21st Annual Scott Firefighter Stairclimb held in Seattle in March. We would like to give a special thanks to the management and residents of the Surf Apartments for providing a place to train and to all of our sponsors including: California Auto Image, Tim Haban ... |
April 27 2012 - FC Barcelona to develop United States’ Lionel Messi. FC Barcelona and AASEI have scheduled 16 Soc
FC Barcelona sets out to develop United States’ Lionel Messi. FCBarcelona and AASEI open FCBarcelona Soccer Camps in the U.S. to train and develop youth Soccer enthusiasts of the United States of America in New York, New York; San Antonio, Texas; Los Angeles, California; San Jose, California; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington.Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 25, 2012 FC Barcelona sets out ... |
April 27 2012 - About Folks You Know
Ray and Rose Cheff and grandson Lance recently enjoyed taking a train trip to Seattle, Washington, where they spent five days while Ray attended a Society of Mine Engineering Annual meeting. While Ray was at the annual meeting, Rose and Lance enjoyed taking in the sights around Seattle. |
April 13 2012 - Ospreys get a new home across from the Ballard locks
Seattle Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Seattle City Light, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railroad, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, built and installed a nesting platform for ospreys in Commodore Park near the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard. The new platform provides a safe nesting habitat for breeding ospreys. The four foot by four foot platform is ... |
April 12 2012 - Mudslide-delayed Amtrak passengers reach Seattle
Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Los Angeles, carrying 246 passengers, hit a tree on the tracks in the Cascade Range, and a mudslide then derailed the baggage car, Amtrak spokeswoman Christina Leeds said. No injuries were reported. |
March 28 2012 - Mudslide halts Amtrak train in S. Oregon
An Amtrak spokeswoman says a train bound from Los Angeles to Seattle hit a tree lying across the tracks in southern Oregon's stormy Cascade Mountains, triggering a mudslide that derailed the baggage car and stalled the 246 passengers for hours. |
March 28 2012 - Amtrak train hits tree, triggers mudslide; car derails
An Amtrak spokeswoman says a train bound from Los Angeles to Seattle hit a tree lying across the tracks in Southern Oregon’s stormy Cascade Mountains, triggering a mudslide that derailed the baggage car and stalled the 246 passengers for hours. |
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