Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Since 1994, Amtrak intercity trains running in the Pacific Northwest of the US have utilized articulated tilting train sets built by the Spanish company Talgo. In 1999, the Eugene - Portland - Seattle - Vancouver corridor trains were officially branded under the name Amtrak Cascades. With growing service popularity, the Oregon Department of Transportation purchased two Series 8 trains from Talgo to help expand operations. These two trains made their debut in the summer of 2013 and continue to serve the Cascadia Rail Corridor to this day. In this video, we will take a look at both Series 8 trains in action over the last decade. While our focus will be on the northern end of the Amtrak Cascades route, we will take a look at the entire corridor in Oregon and Washington State.
This video was made possible by my supporters on Patreon:
Beyond Aviation
Ben Edrich
Callum McNamara
Clarence Jackson
Cristian C
Hayden M
Jackson Gorski
Jim Walker
John S Greene
Jovanni Cruz
Lachlan B.
Lane's Trains
Laura Foote
Lyle C
Malcom B.
Mateo Estrera
Peter Della Flora
Peter Murphy
Ryan McCann
ShadowSteel18
Thomas Jackson
Vinny G
And many more!
CoasterFan2105 is the home of all sorts of train and railroad related video content. Stop by every Friday at 9 AM Pacific time for an all new railroading adventure and be sure to check out all of my social media pages @coasterfan2105 for even more great railroad content. Thanks, and I'll see you down the line!
©2025 Mike Armstrong Media
Since 1994, Amtrak intercity trains running in the Pacific Northwest of the US have utilized articulated tilting train sets built by the Spanish company Talgo. In 1999, the Eugene - Portland - Seattle - Vancouver corridor trains were officially branded under the name Amtrak Cascades. With growing service popularity, the Oregon Department of Transportation purchased two Series 8 trains from Talgo to help expand operations. These two trains made their debut in the summer of 2013 and continue to serve the Cascadia Rail Corridor to this day. In this video, we will take a look at both Series 8 trains in action over the last decade. While our focus will be on the northern end of the Amtrak Cascades route, we will take a look at the entire corridor in Oregon and Washington State.
This video was made possible by my supporters on Patreon:
Beyond Aviation
Ben Edrich
Callum McNamara
Clarence Jackson
Cristian C
Hayden M
Jackson Gorski
Jim Walker
John S Greene
Jovanni Cruz
Lachlan B.
Lane's Trains
Laura Foote
Lyle C
Malcom B.
Mateo Estrera
Peter Della Flora
Peter Murphy
Ryan McCann
ShadowSteel18
Thomas Jackson
Vinny G
And many more!
CoasterFan2105 is the home of all sorts of train and railroad related video content. Stop by every Friday at 9 AM Pacific time for an all new railroading adventure and be sure to check out all of my social media pages @coasterfan2105 for even more great railroad content. Thanks, and I'll see you down the line!
©2025 Mike Armstrong Media
