Point Defiance Bypass
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The Point Defiance Bypass is a 14.5-mile-long rail line between the cities of DuPont and Tacoma in Pierce County, Washington. It was originally built by the Northern Pacific Railway – the Tacoma–Lakew
A section of the Point Defiance Bypass in Lakewood, seen from Lakewood station
Amtrak Cascades
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The Amtrak Cascades is a passenger train route in the Pacific Northwest, operated by Amtrak in partnership with the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. It is named after the Cascade mountain range t
A Cascades trainset in Vancouver, Washington, 2021
The Mount Rainier in 1974. Note the dome car and coaches still bearing pre-Burlington Northern liveries.
Departure board at Seattle's King Street Station in 1981, listing the Mount Rainier, the Pacific International, and other since-discontinued trains
The Northwest Talgo at Portland in August 1994