Wouldn't it be great if Tri-Citians could take a train directly to Seattle and back?
How many of us remember riding the train from Yakima or Pasco through the Yakima River Canyon and Stampede Pass to Seattle? The first 'named' passe...
How many of us remember riding the train from Yakima or Pasco through the Yakima River Canyon and Stampede Pass to Seattle? The first 'named' passenger train was the Northern Pacific's North Coast Limited, which inaugurated service in April 1900. Around 1970, Amtrak combined the train with the Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha routes and continued service to Seattle through Yakima and Stampede Pass as the North Coast Hiawatha. The Hiawatha made its last run from Pasco to Seattle in 1979, replaced by the Empire Builder.