Amtrak Cascades
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Oct 2, 2026
Paige BrowningHOST
This week, light rail arrived in Seattle's Pinehurst neighborhood.
Paige BrowningHOST
State-of-the-art trains are rolling on the Amtrak Cascades route.
Paige BrowningHOST
And Seattle Pizza joins collabed with other popular chains to bring us some specialty pizzas.
Paige BrowningHOST
UW marketing professor Jeff Shulman and Seattle Now producer Vaughan Jones are here to break down the week.
9 MINS LATER
Paige BrowningHOST
It was kind of a big week for train fanatics, actually, which I learned are called rail fans.
Paige BrowningHOST
Amtrak just launched its most state of the art train cars ever, the Aero trains, and they debuted of all places.
Paige BrowningHOST
On the Amtrak Cascades route.
Paige BrowningHOST
Quick question.
Brett RechampHOST
Amtrak riders in the Northwest got a new ride today.
Brett RechampHOST
KXL's John Eric Smith reports on the debut of a whole new train on the Cascades route.
John Eric SmithCORRESPONDENT
These new trains departed Seattle this morning, made their way down to Portland.
John Eric SmithCORRESPONDENT
They will end their day in Eugene.
NoahSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It was clean.
NoahSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I am so glad that these trains are in service.
John Eric SmithCORRESPONDENT
The Northwest Cascades route is the first in the nation to carry passengers aboard these new trains.
John Eric SmithCORRESPONDENT
John Eric Smith, FM News 101.
Paige BrowningHOST
We're back to the train tracks for our next story for a big debut today.
Paige BrowningHOST
Amtrak started rolling out its new Aero trains right here on the Cascades route.
Paige BrowningHOST
Two Aero train sets have started running four trips a day in the Pacific Northwest.
Paige BrowningHOST
They feature larger tray tables, accessible bathrooms, upgraded cafe cars, and power outlets at every seat.
Paige BrowningHOST
Amtrak's interim president Bill Herman says the new trains are part of a nationwide system modernization, but launched here first.
Bill HermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And while Arrow begins here in the Pacific Northwest, its impact will reach far beyond this corridor.
Bill HermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Amtrak Cascades is the first step in a broader rollout across the entire country.
Paige BrowningHOST
More Arrow train sets will enter service next year, eventually replacing the entire Amtrak Cascades fleet.
Matt SternGUEST
I mean, yeah, just being in Philadelphia, like you said, it's, it's, it's incredibly, uh, fortunate that [laughs] we're based here because, uh, you know, especially when it comes to Amtrak locomotives and, and cars, you know, basically everything that Amtrak orders comes through Philadelphia.
Matt SternGUEST
You know, it's no secret in the railfan community that everything from the new Acelas to the, uh, Amtrak Cascades, Chargers, and, uh, Arrow cars have been coming through Philadelphia.
Matt SternGUEST
And, uh, also in our announcements from this summer, we're, we're doing the Cascades Arrows.
Matt SternGUEST
I mean, the...
14 MINS LATER
Ray ArnottHOST
What else you got for us on new releases from Bachmann?
Matt SternGUEST
Yeah, I mean, like I mentioned, we, uh, just released our mid-year announcements at the Anna Marie National Show a few weeks ago.
Matt SternGUEST
So, uh, like I mentioned, we've got the HO scale Siemens Arrow and, uh, ALC-42E coming out for Amtrak Cascades.
Matt SternGUEST
Locomotive's also coming out for, uh, Am- an Amtrak Phase 7 as well, so you can probably guess where that's gonna l- lead with the passenger cars.