Classic route
Amtrak Cascades
Vancouver → Eugene · Canada · United States
Salish Sea beaches, Puget Sound ferries and Willamette farmland: the Pacific Northwest’s green corridor train, re-equipping with new Airo sets in 2026.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 10322759 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 31 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 10 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: the railway’s own site — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Amtrak Cascades?
The Amtrak Cascades runs 752 km from Vancouver to Eugene. It runs through Canada and the United States.
How long does the Amtrak Cascades take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 11 h for the 752 km. That is an average of 68 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 127 km/h.
Who runs the Amtrak Cascades?
Amtrak and WSDOT & ODOT, with Siemens Airo (from 2026).
How old is the Amtrak Cascades?
The line has been in service since 1998. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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