US EditionAmtrak Cascades trains pulled for repairs, disrupting rail travel from Eugene to B.C.
- Amtrak canceled several routes, including the Cascades, Downeaster, Hiawatha, and Borealis lines, on Wednesday due to safety concerns discovered during a routine maintenance inspection related to corrosion in Horizon railcars.
- The decision to pull the Horizon railcars, 70 nationwide with 26 affecting the Amtrak Cascades route, is expected to have a major impact on regional services, prompting a fuller inspection of the entire Horizon fleet to ascertain whether similar conditions are present.
- To mitigate disruptions, Amtrak has secured buses to transport passengers through at least March 30, with only trips #503 and #508 between Seattle and Eugene being served by the one remaining non-Horizon train.
- Gordon Matthews, an Amtrak customer planning a 500-mile trip from Vancouver, Washington, to Wenatchee, Washington, on Wednesday morning, was informed at the station that the Cascades service was canceled and was refunded his $100 ticket, leading him to plan to drive instead.
- Amtrak is working with the manufacturer to develop a long-term plan, including redistributing trains in its national fleet, while new Siemens-built Airo railcars are expected to arrive for the Cascades route in 2026 as part of a larger infrastructure project.
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Amtrak Cascades trains pulled for repairs, disrupting rail travel from Eugene to B.C.
Amtrak Cascades has only one train set that will serve the #503 and #508 trips traveling daily between Seattle and Eugene. The service usually runs 12 trains daily between Seattle and Portland.
Amtrak Cascades now down to one train after Horizon fleet taken out of service
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- There will now only be one train set in service on the Amtrak Cascades route, affecting service to 18 stops between Vancouver, B.C. and Eugene, the company announced Wednesday. According to Amtrak, its fleet of Horizon train sets will be taken out of service immediately, because of concerns over aging equipment. A total of 70 passenger cars across the country are affected, including 26 on the Amtrak Cascades route. …
Corroded railcars lead to Amtrak service disruptions through Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE — Several Amtrak passengers in Milwaukee may be travelling on buses until further notice after multiple railcars were removed from service for safety reasons. Amtrak says it discovered corrosion in several of its Horizon railcars during inspections. “We discovered corrosion in several Horizon railcars and, while working with the manufacturer, decided to remove the equipment from service after learning of additional areas of concern fro…
Amtrak pulls most of its Cascades railcars out of service due to corrosion
Round-trip train service via Amtrak Cascades is down to just one train set in the Pacific Northwest, affecting nearly all daily service to its 18 stops between Eugene, Ore., and Vancouver, B.C.
Passengers frustrated by sudden switch after Amtrak trains canceled due to corrosion
Kathy James and her husband traveled by bus to Milwaukee from Chicagos Union Station after their train was canceled due to safety issues.Exhausted. Exasperated, said James about the trip. They said they were working on the train lines, but we didn't know that until we got to Chicago. A spokesperson for Amtrak said in a statement to TMJ4 that they discovered corrosion in several Horizon railcars while working with manufacturers, which resulted in…
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