Choo-Choose Amtrak Cascades for your next PNW adventure
(Image: Richard Schmitz)
It's a misty morning in the PNW as the Amtrak Cascades train rolls into the station. The sound of its whistle is heard first, moments before the outline of the big engine is seen coming down the tracks to a full stop.
We're gathered with fellow travelers on the platform, our breath forming small cloud puffs as we exhale, rising to mix with the foggy air. There are no snaking security lines. Strangers greet each other with nods and smiles. A little chatter breaks up the calm. In fact, it seems the only thing missing (if you can call it that) is the stress so often linked to traveling.
We approach the waiting passenger cars, pulling up the e-tickets on our phones, as the assistant conductor greets us with, "Welcome aboard!"
