U.S. passenger\u002Drail operator Amtrak is restarting its picturesque Seattle to Vancouver Cascades train after two years of COVID\u002D19 delays.
The U.S. passenger rail operator said this week it will resume once-daily service on the picturesque route starting Sept. 26, after being shut down since 2020 due to COVID-19 border closures, which is welcome news to the tourism sector on this side of the border.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Canada reopened its border to U.S. tourists on Aug. 9, 2021, and all international visitors last Sept. 7, with requirements that visitors be vaccinated against COVID and submit documentation via its ArriveCan app. Now, starting Sept. 26, the Amtrak Cascades will depart from Seattle’s King Street Station at 7:45 a.m. daily, with scheduled arrival at Vancouver’s Pacific Central Station at 11:45 a.m. The return trip is scheduled to depart Vancouver at 5:45 p.m., arriving in Seattle at 10:10 p.m.
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