Amtrak Route - Cascades CorridorAmtrak Cascades CorridorAmtrak Route - Cascades CorridorCurrent Amtrak Routes - Cascades CorridorThis listing included current and discontinued routes operated by Amtrak since May 1, 1971. Some intercity trains were also operated after 1971 by the Alaska Railroad, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Georgia Railroad, Reading Company, and Southern Railway. The Southern Railway and D&RGW routes were taken over by Amtrak in 1979 and 1983 respectively. | Name | Indicates Amtrak's name for the train, or in some cases the pre-Amtrak name for trains operating prior to November 14, 1971 | | Route | The endpoints and major intermediate stops for the train. Changes to terminal stations within the same city, as well as route changes that did not modify the endpoint cities, are not shown. | Service
Began | The date Amtrak began operating the train | Service
Ended | The date Amtrak ceased operating the train | | Notes | Additional information concerning name changes and prior operators | | ‡ | Trains conveyed to Amtrak either on May 1, 1971, or afterward | | † | Trains that are currently operating | | †‡ | Trains conveyed to Amtrak that are currently operating | Current Amtrak Route - Cascades CorridorAll regional service between Vancouver, British Columbia and Eugene, Oregon has been known as Amtrak Cascades since 1998. Prior to this, individual trains or services had unique names. This table includes only trains that did not operate beyond the corridor. | Name | Route | Service
Began | Service
Ended | Notes | Amtrak Cascades
(train) † | Vancouver - Eugene | May 17, 1998 | present | Replaced Cascadia, Mount Adams and Mount Baker International.
Name did not appear until the 1998 timetable. Service formally began in 1999. | Cascadia
(Amtrak Cascades train) | Seattle - Eugene | October 29, 1995 | May 16, 1998 | Renamed from the Mount Rainier. Merged into Amtrak Cascades | Mount Adams
(Amtrak Cascades train) | Seattle - Portland | October 1, 1994 | May 16, 1998 | Replaced the Northwest Talgo. Merged into Amtrak Cascades | Mount Baker International
(Amtrak Cascades train) | Vancouver - Seattle | May 26, 1995 | May 16, 1998 | Merged into Amtrak Cascades | Mount Rainier
(Amtrak Cascades train) ‡ | Seattle - Portland | May 1, 1971 | October 29, 1994 | Inherited from an unnamed Burlington Northern Railroad train. Unnamed until 1971.
Southbound ran to Eugene from 1980 to 1981 as the return from a Willamette Valley trip. | | Seattle - Eugene | October 30, 1994 | October 29, 1995 | Renamed Cascadia. | Northwest Talgo
(Amtrak Cascades train) | Seattle - Portland | April 1, 1994 | September 30, 1994 | Replaced by the Mount Adams | Pacific International
(train) | Vancouver - Seattle | July 17, 1972 | September 30, 1981 | | Puget Sound
(Amtrak Cascades train) ‡ | Seattle - Portland | May 1, 1971 | June 7, 1977 | Inherited from an unnamed Burlington Northern Railroad train. Unnamed until November 14, 1971.
Replaced by the Pioneer. | Willamette Valley
(train) | Portland - Eugene | August 3, 1980 | December 31, 1981 | | |
