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by Aaron Hockley
Due to mechanical problems with the Talgo trainsets, Amtrak is using a variety of older equipment to maintain service on the Cascade Corridor between Eugene and Seattle. On Saturday, Train 516 departed Vancouver with the Cascades F59 and NPCU acting as bookends to the older silver cars.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
I can’t decide if I like the extra 45 minutes the Talgo sets shave off the trip or the smoother and questionably more comfortable seats the Amfleet cars provide. I’ve made two trips so far and I feel torn between the two. Both are exceptionally nice.
On the southern stretch I’ve also noticed that they are running one of the round trips between Portland and Eugene with only 2 coach and 1 lounge car instead of the PDX - SEA setup of 4 coach with a single lounge in between the 4. Then of course, even the 2 coach and 1 lounge car consist I’ve heard is more energy intensive, and somewhat more costly to run, than an entire 10 car 220 person Talgo train set.
Oh the agony of deciding.