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November 10, 2021

Amtrak to Resume Cascades Service on Point Defiance Bypass (Progressive Railroading)

August 13, 2021

Amtrak May Bring Back Pioneer Route (Channel 13, Salt Lake City)

July 1, 2021

Northwest Rail News/Washington Rail News

Northwest Rail News is the All Aboard Washington (AAWA) and Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates (AORTA) joint newsletter, published quarterly starting in 2020. Washington Rail News was published quarterly by AAWA through 2019.

May 30, 2021

Fired Amtrak Engineer Opens Up About 2017 DuPont Crash (Seattle Times)

May 29, 2021

High-Speed Rail Can Reduce Congestion Crisis (Eugene Register-Guard)

January 17, 2021

Amtrak Testing Trains at Point Defiance Bypass for First Time Since Deadly 2017 Derailment (KIRO, Seattle)

January 14, 2021

Amtrak to Begin Testing Trains on Point Defiance Bypass (Seattlepi.com)

December 2, 2020

Amtrak Cascades Sets Timeline for Point Defiance Bypass Restart and New Trains (The Urbanist)

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