First Impressions of Amtrak in the USA 🇺🇸 Amtrak Cascades Seattle to Portland 

Thanks for sharing

Haven't been on a long train trip in US. Thanks for showing this, Laura. Would like to try the Pacific Surfliner in California someday.

Cool , you're in my state, I'm on the Eastside though. 🙂 Enjoy beautiful Laura!

A lot of smells 😅 I always forget to look at train options, so thanks for the reminder. I’ve only been on Amtrak twice, from Vancouver to Seattle and Savannah to Tampa. All I really remember were that there were delays. But, it is nice that you can get up and walk around and stretch your legs on a train.

I've been following you since Mexico, but I love seeing you check out things in the PNW. I'm from Vancouver, WA. Enjoy it here!

I took that train about 2 years ago! Unfortunately, when I arrived there was a huge line to get on the train so I spent my 20 minutes or so just standing in line and I wasn't able to explore or appreciate the station in Seattle. I was actually going a bit further south to Albany, OR and we had a half-hour pause just south of Portland for some reason. But, I wasn't in a hurry and I had a book so it was just fine. I do wish that the service ran a bit more frequently and was more predictable.

I love your vlog Laura! Trains are my passion.Thanks for sharing!

Try taking a compartment on the coast starlight and take it all the way to Los Angeles. There’s beautiful scenery. Also, another train trip is the California zephyr from Emeryville to Denver. Again beautiful scenery.

Your train on the way down was a talgo (spanish company) series 8 built only 10-15 years ago. They don't seem very well maintained though, and only a few trainsets of that type exist. The horizon fleet you had on the way back are much more common and it was built between 1988 and 1990. Probably renovated in the meantime though. It used to be heavily served by talgo series 6 but after a derailment and NTSB report they were withdrawn from service in 2020. The long term plan is to replace these trains with amtrak siemens venture cars, similar to those you see on Czech and Austrian railways. A few weeks back I did SAN -> SEA by train which was cool, but delayed by 6 hours and I had to sleep in my chair for a night.

Insightful and informative review...thank you for the "First Impressions" video.

Hey Laura, if you guys are making your way down to San Francisco let me know and I will give you the locals tour! 😊🍻🌉

The only Amtrak I have done was from Boston MA to Stamford CT 2 or 3 times to visit clients. Two return trains had problems: one had no electricity during lightening storm and one was canceled leaving me to find a rental car to get home. I used Mohegan Sun Casino as a "pit stop" with dinner and winnings!! That was it for 6 months of visits I drove down (from NH) on Sunday having lunch at casino and back on Thurs having dinner at casino. Did not always gamble, great restaurants and people watching and wicked clean bathrooms.

I am glad you chose to do a video on Amtrak. The train lines from Eugene to Vancouver are among the top corridors in the country. We definitely need to invest in high speed rail in this country, but we should also look for ways to cut down on delays. Freight takes priority on the rails.

Im from Portland. I love a love/hate relationship LOL, hate the weather and huge influx of people, thankful for the green. Never understood what the hype is about the food, always felt its mediocre. My favorite food spots one is a chain and one is a south american restaurant. Still hope you have a great experience!

Did trains for years in Italy & Germany, never USA

Welcome to my hood. PNW

I've taken the train from Portland to Seattle plenty of times. I like to zone out to music and look out the window. It's a decent alternative to driving for sure. I find Amtrak kind of dirty like a Greyhound bus ride.

SMELLS ? I'm Out.