Passenger rail

Find rail plans, reports, updates, and information on how we manage trains in Washington. Also, learn about train safety and the rules to remember when traveling by train.

How we manage the trains

Trains travel to 18 cities on the 1-5 corridor between Vancouver, BC (Canada), Seattle, Portland and Eugene. Amtrak Cascades passenger trains are paid for primarily by ticket revenue, and by sponsorship from WSDOT and ODOT.

Rail plans, reports and projects

Read the latest rail plan, view Amtrack Cascades performance reports, and learn about our projects and studies.

Train safety

It is very important to stay away from railroad tracks. If you must cross tracks, only do so at designated crossings while following all the safety signage and rules.

Performance highlights from the Gray Notebook

Traffic fatality crashes on Washington public roadways

increased 56% in March 2021 compared to March 2020.

11,906 incidents responded to

by WSDOT’s incident Response teams during the third quarter of 2021, nearly 6% more than same quarter in 2020.

WSF ridership was nearly 5.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022,

which was 1.6 million (38.3%) higher than the corresponding quarter in FY2021