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==Rail Operators== | ==Rail Operators== | ||
* [https://www.amtrak.com/home.html AMTRAK] | |||
* | ** [Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada] - Seattle. [https://www.amtrak.com/cascades-train ''AMTRAK Cascades''.] International service from Vancouver (Canada) to Seattle entering Washington state north of Bellingham. | ||
* | ** [Seattle - Centralia - Vancouver, WA - [Portland - Los Angeles] - [https://www.amtrak.com/coast-starlight-train The ''Coast Starlight'' between Seattle and Los Angeles. Enters Oregon at the bridge over the Columbia River south of Vancouver, WA. | ||
** Seattle - Spokane - [Chicago] [https://www.amtrak.com/empire-builder-train the ''Empire Builder.''] Operates between Seattle and Chicago, exiting Washington state east of Spokane. Note that a portion of the ''Empire Builder'' starts from Portland, OR. See next entry | |||
** Portland, OR - Vancouver, WA, Spokane - [Chicago] [https://www.amtrak.com/empire-builder-train the ''Empire Builder.'']. The train Enters Washington state at the bridge over the Columbia River south of Vancouver, WA. It combines with the Seattle portion (see previous entry) at Spokane. | |||
===Sound Transit=== | ===Sound Transit=== | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 27 September 2025
State Details
See Wikipedia; also see United States for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator Amtrak.
Maps
Washington is covered by the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Pacific North West.
Rail Operators
- AMTRAK
- [Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada] - Seattle. AMTRAK Cascades. International service from Vancouver (Canada) to Seattle entering Washington state north of Bellingham.
- [Seattle - Centralia - Vancouver, WA - [Portland - Los Angeles] - [https://www.amtrak.com/coast-starlight-train The Coast Starlight between Seattle and Los Angeles. Enters Oregon at the bridge over the Columbia River south of Vancouver, WA.
- Seattle - Spokane - [Chicago] the Empire Builder. Operates between Seattle and Chicago, exiting Washington state east of Spokane. Note that a portion of the Empire Builder starts from Portland, OR. See next entry
- Portland, OR - Vancouver, WA, Spokane - [Chicago] the Empire Builder.. The train Enters Washington state at the bridge over the Columbia River south of Vancouver, WA. It combines with the Seattle portion (see previous entry) at Spokane.
Sound Transit
Sound Transit operates commuter rail services on two routes between Everett and Seattle and Seattle and Tacoma and two light-rail routes around Seattle.
- Infrastructure: see national details.
- Journey planner with map: map page
- Timetables: schedules page
- Service disruptions: service changes pages
Note: The Sound Transit routes between Everett, Seattle and Tacoma are also used by Amtrak services.
Tourist Lines
See Wikipedia
Metro and light rail systems
Seattle
Infrastructure
- Gauge: standard
- Electrification: overhead
- Rule of the road:
Information
- Journey planner and map: see page
- Engineering work and service disruptions: service changes pages
See also UrbanRail.
Recent and Future Changes
Recent Changes
on 10 May 2025 SOUND Transit opened a 5.4km extension of Line 2, running from the previous terminus at Redmond Technology and adding two new stations at Marymoor Village and Downtown Redmond.
Future Changes
See [ https://www.soundtransit.org/system-expansion system expansion pages]
Updated May 2025
Obscure or Sparse Passenger Services
See USA - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services - Washington State.
