Comments on: Amtrak Cascades train 517, the 6:35am departure from Vancouver BC’s Pacific Central station is approaching the CN/BNSF New Westminster Sub at CN Junction mp 155.3. Its locomotives and Talgo coach-set closely match another Cascades train that fatally derailed at a curve near DuPont in Washington state on 18 December 2017. In the lead is Siemens SC-44 “Charger” diesel electric locomotive AMTK 1400 with Washington State DOT (WSDOT) and Oregon DOT lettering, and the Mt. Hood Talgo trainset in the Cascades paint scheme. A GE P42DC “Genesis” AMTK 85 in ordinary Amtrak scheme is at the rear (it lead into Vancouver). Note the short articulated sections with single axle wheel sets of the passively-tilting Talgo coach-set. The end transition sections with HEP and baggage compartment were styled to merge with F59PHi locomotives originally purchased for Cascades service. The bridgework of Vancouver’s Millenium Line Skytrain can be seen, it parallels the New Westminster sub for several miles, starting here. A view of this train from the front: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment

Comments on: Amtrak Cascades train 517, the 6:35am departure from Vancouver BC’s Pacific Central station is approaching the CN/BNSF New Westminster Sub at CN Junction mp 155.3. Its locomotives and Talgo coach-set closely match another Cascades train that fatally derailed at a curve near DuPont in Washington state on 18 December 2017. In the lead is Siemens SC-44 “Charger” diesel electric locomotive AMTK 1400 with Washington State DOT (WSDOT) and Oregon DOT lettering, and the Mt. Hood Talgo trainset in the Cascades paint scheme. A GE P42DC “Genesis” AMTK 85 in ordinary Amtrak scheme is at the rear (it lead into Vancouver). Note the short articulated sections with single axle wheel sets of the passively-tilting Talgo coach-set. The end transition sections with HEP and baggage compartment were styled to merge with F59PHi locomotives originally purchased for Cascades service. The bridgework of Vancouver’s Millenium Line Skytrain can be seen, it parallels the New Westminster sub for several miles, starting here. A view of this train from the front: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=34014 http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 18:00:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1