by Jeff Smith
Concerning the recent discussion of "is it worth it?": KGW.com
Is commuting by Amtrak train a better option to avoid I-5 bottleneck between Vancouver and Portland?
Amtrak has added more trains to its daily schedule between Vancouver, Washington and Portland. The cost? $5 a ride. Is hopping on a train the better commute option?
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Amtrak’s Cascades service recently added two additional trains to the daily schedule, for a total of six round trips a day. It runs from Vancouver, British Columbia, all the way down to Eugene, Oregon.
The ride from the Amtrak station in Vancouver, Washington, near downtown Vancouver to Portland Union Station in Old Town costs $5 each way. If all goes well, it's a 26-minute ride.
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News Anchor Tim Gordon and KGW photographer John Helm bought tickets for the 8:51 a.m. southbound train from Vancouver to Portland. The train was ten minutes late getting to Vancouver, and then, river traffic kept them from crossing the bridge for trains across the Columbia River by another ten minutes.
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Next stop, Willoughby
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