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CBC
07-04-2025
- CBC
Amtrak trains to and from Vancouver back on the rails
26 passenger cars from Cascades route had briefly been removed from service over corrosion, age concerns Image | Amtrak Downeaster Caption: Amtrak temporarily removed 26 passenger cars from service that usually operate on the Cascades line between Vancouver and Eugene, Ore., due to issues with corrosion. (Robert F. Bukaty/The Associated Press) Open Image in New Tab Passenger train service is largely back on the rails in Vancouver, including to and from Seattle and Portland, after Amtrak briefly pulled more than two dozen train cars from service over corrosion concerns. U.S.-based Amtrak removed the cars last week after saying recent inspections had found issues with aging and corrosion on 26 of them. Passengers were bused to and from their destinations instead, with the option of a refund, rebooking or reimbursement if the passenger had paid for business class. The Cascades route has 18 stops, including its northernmost terminus in Vancouver and southernmost in Eugene, Ore. WATCH | Amtrak to and from Vancouver off the rails: Media Video | Amtrak cancels some train trips between B.C. and Oregon Caption: American passenger rail corporation, Amtrak, is replacing most of its railcars with buses along its Cascades route. The fleet was pulled after inspectors found corrosion on the railcars. As Jon Hernandez reports, train passengers weren't too thrilled to see their travel plans upended. Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. On Sunday, Amtrak spokesperson Kelly Just confirmed that the trains were restored and now operating on schedule. "Since each replacement train is running with a limited number of cars and fewer available seats, we encourage customers to book in advance," she wrote in a statement. Amtrak said the Bombardier-built passenger cars have been in service since 1989. Across its entire operation, the company temporarily removed a total of 70 of the Bombardier Horizon cars. "During daily routine inspections, we spotted some corrosion and so we pulled some of the fleet and had them undergo more intensive inspection, and came to the conclusion that the corrosion was to a level that we worried about the structural integrity during a crash," Just said at the time of the cars being pulled.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Amtrak trains to and from Vancouver back on the rails
Passenger train service is largely back on the rails in Vancouver, including to and from Seattle and Portland, after Amtrak briefly pulled more than two dozen train cars from service over corrosion concerns. U.S.-based Amtrak removed the cars last week after saying recent inspections had found issues with aging and corrosion on 26 of them. Passengers were bused to and from their destinations instead, with the option of a refund, rebooking or reimbursement if the passenger had paid for business class. The Cascades route has 18 stops, including its northernmost terminus in Vancouver and southernmost in Eugene, Sunday, Amtrak spokesperson Kelly Just confirmed that the trains were restored and now operating on schedule. "Since each replacement train is running with a limited number of cars and fewer available seats, we encourage customers to book in advance," she wrote in a statement. Amtrak said the Bombardier-built passenger cars have been in service since 1989. Across its entire operation, the company temporarily removed a total of 70 of the Bombardier Horizon cars. "During daily routine inspections, we spotted some corrosion and so we pulled some of the fleet and had them undergo more intensive inspection, and came to the conclusion that the corrosion was to a level that we worried about the structural integrity during a crash," Just said at the time of the cars being pulled.
CBC
06-04-2025
- Automotive
- CBC
Amtrak trains to and from Vancouver back on the rails
Social Sharing Passenger train service is largely back on the rails in Vancouver, including to and from Seattle and Portland, after Amtrak briefly pulled more than two dozen train cars from service over corrosion concerns. U.S.-based Amtrak removed the cars last week after saying recent inspections had found issues with aging and corrosion on 26 of them. Passengers were bused to and from their destinations instead, with the option of a refund, rebooking or reimbursement if the passenger had paid for business class. The Cascades route has 18 stops, including its northernmost terminus in Vancouver and southernmost in Eugene, Ore. WATCH | Amtrak to and from Vancouver off the rails: Amtrak cancels some train trips between B.C. and Oregon 6 days ago Duration 1:54 American passenger rail corporation, Amtrak, is replacing most of its railcars with buses along its Cascades route. The fleet was pulled after inspectors found corrosion on the railcars. As Jon Hernandez reports, train passengers weren't too thrilled to see their travel plans upended. On Sunday, Amtrak spokesperson Kelly Just confirmed that the trains were restored and now operating on schedule. "Since each replacement train is running with a limited number of cars and fewer available seats, we encourage customers to book in advance," she wrote in a statement. Amtrak said the Bombardier-built passenger cars have been in service since 1989. Across its entire operation, the company temporarily removed a total of 70 of the Bombardier Horizon cars. "During daily routine inspections, we spotted some corrosion and so we pulled some of the fleet and had them undergo more intensive inspection, and came to the conclusion that the corrosion was to a level that we worried about the structural integrity during a crash," Just said at the time of the cars being pulled.
CBC
31-03-2025
- CBC
Amtrak now mostly busing passengers to and from Vancouver after corrosion sidelines railcars
Social Sharing Amtrak says buses are replacing most of its train service between Vancouver and U.S. destinations along its Cascades route, including Seattle and Portland. In a notice posted to the company website, Amtrak says its had to remove 26 passenger cars from the Cascades route after recent inspections found issues with corrosion. "Amtrak has determined its fleet of Horizon trainsets will immediately be taken out of service, due to identified concerns with this aging equipment," reads the alert. "Until further notice, buses have been chartered as substitute transportation for most scheduled trains." CBC News has reached out to Amtrak for comment. The Cascades route has 18 stops, including its northernmost terminus in Vancouver and southernmost in Eugene, Ore. Only one trainset remains in service, according to the company, mostly operating between Seattle and Eugene. Across its entire operation, Amtrak is removing a total of 70 of the Bombardier-built passenger rail cars due to corrosion, and says it is "determining how to replace the grounded Horizon trains by redistributing other trains in its national fleet."
