Amtrak to continue running two trains a day into Vancouver.

Common sense at last. Amtrak will continue to rumble Seattle to Vancouver route twice daily   By Susan Gilmore, Seattle TimesAugust 18, 2011     The Amtrak Cascades train from Vancouver to Seattle. Photograph by: Vancouver Sun files, . The second daily Amtrak Cascades train between Seattle and Vancouver, which was scheduled to end in […]

Plans for a New, Six Lane Pattullo Bridge Revealed – TransLink’s Next Fiasco!

TransLink once again proves that its highly paid bureaucrats just can’t think out of the box or “think three minutes into the future.” As well, TransLink, which alsoAi??Ai??known by many as, ‘Transclunk‘, has firmly shown its true colours as a ‘rubber on asphalt’ organization, whichAi??Ai??only builds a few ‘showcase’ metro systems to pretend they are […]

Daily trains from Seattle to Vancouver could double – From the Vancouver Province

Good news for rail travel in the Pacific North West. Despite critics, it seems Amtrak’s Cascades passenger rail service is very popular and they are wanting to add two more returns. The provincial government must be embarrassed asAi??Ai??our jet setting PremierAi??Ai??has not shown any interest in passenger rail service, in fact detest rail altogether, as […]

And Now: The Green With Envy Award – Washington to get $590 million for high-speed rail improvements

In BC and Canada, there is little money for railways to improve passenger service, yet there are billions of dollars for new highways and bridges. The sad fact is, in BC and Canada new highways and bridges win votes, while the railways are considered a ‘yesterdays’ transit mode. Just $500 million would buy us a […]