Amtrak Cascades

A multi-million-dollar initiative to create a “quiet zone” for downtown Eugene’s railroad crossings appears to be tangled up in a sea of red tape.

Amtrak’s “Horizon” railcars have been pulled from service due to corrosion concerns, affecting nearly all trips on Amtrak Cascades daily service between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Eugene, Oregon.

The Amtrak Cascades saw 14,263 riders in March on the section of the route that runs between Eugene and Portland.

A potential strike by freight railroad workers is threatening to halt passenger trains in Oregon and Washington.

As travel and work engines slowly fire up in Oregon, Amtrak engines too are hoping to get back on track. Amtrak is limiting ticket sales between Eugene…